Old 05-24-19 | 02:50 PM
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tomtomtom123
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I tried a few of the Selle Italia saddles but they weren't comfortable for me because they're too narrow. Most of their models are between 13.5 to 14.5cm wide, with a deep falloff to the sides, so the effective width that actually supports you is much narrower. I tried the Novus Endurance, but it has a small mini beak on the bridge of the nose that creates pressure. I also tried the man gel flow, but it was too narrow. I then tried the lady gel flow because it said 160mm but was actually closer to 150-155mm, and although it supported my sit bones, the saddle had a slight hammock shape with the sit area tilted slightly down so I had to raise the nose to stop myself from slipping forward, which added perineum pressure.

Today I tried again with the Ergon ST Core but that confirmed my memory of it being too soft. I was sinking into the foam, and the displaced material was pressing into the flesh forward of the sit bones.

I see on the Ergon website that their new models have wider versions now. A few of them go up to 160mm, so I might experiment with a few of the stiffer models.
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