Originally Posted by
abrown3mtg
She had the width of her sit bones measured and we knew from the start that the saddle on the bike with very unlikely to work. A very good local female shop employee/fitter gave it a once over and seemed to share my sentiments.
Visually I'd say that a slightly shorter stem would be ideal but she hasn't complained of any shoulder or neck pain. The saddle seems to be her only point of discomfort. We are going to try a saddle that better supports her before I explain fully that it's the hardest part of this sport to get dialed for most people.
Cyclists don't sit on their sit bones, they sit on the narrower ischium, which is impossible to measure because it is dependant on pelvic angle. Please stop using Specialized's marketing to select saddles. We have plenty of customer with 150 sit bones comfortably riding out 135mm wide saddle.