Ow! My butt!
I rode straight for around 2 hours today in the saddle that came stock with my Marin Belvedere. If I wasn't wearing my new lightly padded bib shorts, I'm sure I'd be bleeding right now! ;)
Anyway - here's the problem: I'm a 5'9", 250 lb dude packing the butt of a 90 lb Supermodel. I can't keep pants up (thanks again bib shorts!), and more importantly...I have very little "natural" padding on the posterior. I need a new saddle engineered for those lacking a bottom. Any suggestions within a reasonable price range? |
Did you get a saddle fit done to make sure the two match up?
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No - I just bought the bike off of craigslist to get started riding a couple weeks ago. I didn't know there was such a thing! :)
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I would start there. Your local bike shop should be able to help you out. As far as a recommendation, I would go with the Specialized Avatar saddle. Well built and reasonably priced.
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Thanks for the tip, I'll try and get my rear sized sometime this week.
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Yeah, A Specialized Dealer has a little pad of Memory foam on a thin board to measure the width of your sit bones. It's called the Ass-O-Meter, and I'm really NOT kidding about the name. :eek:
I second the Avatar OR a Brooks if you don't mind a bit of break in time. Once you get the Brooks broken in, you'll have a sweet saddle if you go that route. |
Highly recommend the Specialized Avatar Gel. I too am blessed with a gut and no arse. I had always just saddle about 155 wide. I had the Specialized width test and found out I needed a 143 wide. Big difference now. I don't have any of the rubbing pain I used to get now.
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Originally Posted by Athanasius
(Post 6014623)
No - I just bought the bike off of craigslist to get started riding a couple weeks ago. I didn't know there was such a thing! :)
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