Originally Posted by
442dude
FWIW: I have 3 bikes with 3 different saddles. 2 used to give me sores and one does not. Strangely enough, the one that doesn't give me saddle sores is the drop bar gravel bike. My 2 more upright bikes both did it. I found a tip on the brooks website that said to rotate the saddle ever so slightly towards the side where you get the sores...like 1-2 degrees. It's so slight that it's hard to see that it's even been rotated. Once I did that on the 2 more upright bikes I never had a problem again.
For all of the bikes though - I always wear padded shorts and if I'm going longer than 25 miles or so I'll also lube up with Chamois Butt'r...
Thank you for posting the tip to rotate the saddle toward the side of discomfort. I've been ramping up spring miles and found myself getting "saddle sore" on both of my bikes, both have Brooks Cambium C15 saddles. Have been playing around with saddle height and had some success but still a level of discomfort during and after rides. Rotated my saddle on one of the bikes this morning, like you said only about a degree toward the sore side, and had a comfortable 25 mile ride. Thanks again for posting this tip!