Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Fifty Plus (50+)
Reload this Page >

just starting again

Search
Notices
Fifty Plus (50+) Share the victories, challenges, successes and special concerns of bicyclists 50 and older. Especially useful for those entering or reentering bicycling.

just starting again

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 01-30-15 | 07:31 PM
  #1  
Thread Starter
Newbie
 
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
From: sw florida

Bikes: cannondale killer v 900 ht

just starting again

I'm just getting back into biking after a long layoff, I have a cannondale killer v 900ht that i'm setting up to tool around on. I do 40 to 50 mile trips on street tires and love it. The only problem i have is sore butt, any recommendations for saddle?
tboyd is offline  
Reply
Old 01-30-15 | 07:43 PM
  #2  
GlennR's Avatar
On Your Left
 
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 8,373
Likes: 2,438
From: Long Island, New York, USA

Bikes: Trek Emonda SLR, Sram eTap, Zipp 303

Saddles are very personal. What works for me might not work for you.

I have a Bontrager Paradigm RXXL.
GlennR is offline  
Reply
Old 01-30-15 | 10:03 PM
  #3  
climberguy's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 348
Likes: 3
From: central ohio

Bikes: better than I deserve

I can't really recommend a saddle. Check a with a knowledgeable local bike shop.

I would say, though, that if you can do 40-50 mile rides when you are just getting back to cycling, imagine what you will do when you've built up some endurance and gotten into better form!
climberguy is offline  
Reply
Old 01-31-15 | 01:01 AM
  #4  
digibud's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 2,000
Likes: 3
From: Further North than U

Bikes: Spec Roubaix, three Fisher Montare, two Pugs

If you are doing that distance with your current saddle and want to try others I'd suggest trying some saddles from a shop that will loan you a saddle for a few days with a full refund policy. Trek/Bontrager does so and many shops have liberal return policies. Pay attention to the curvature/shape of those that seem to work for you. Recommendations from other folks really is next to meaningless. A lot of us have a half dozen saddles because weight, ability, distance and other factors change over the years. Good luck.
digibud is offline  
Reply
Old 02-01-15 | 12:55 PM
  #5  
Junior Member
 
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 19
Likes: 0
Agree, find a shop that has a test program and an ass-o-meter to measure your sit bones. One thing to remember when you get the new saddle, contrast it against your old one and take note of your position on the old one and start to adjust your new one from the same point... if that makes sense. I had a new bike and could not get the saddle position right until I put my old seat on. Then when I went back to the new one I adjusted it to it matched my sit bone position - not the angle, not front to back...
Chucka is offline  
Reply
Old 02-01-15 | 02:19 PM
  #6  
RonH's Avatar
Life is good
Titanium Club Membership
20 Anniversary
 
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 18,208
Likes: 14
From: Not far from the Withlacoochee Trail. 🚴🏻

Bikes: 2018 Lynskey Helix Pro

There are a few of us in the Southeast Regional subforum (lotsa FL folks) and several 50+ folks who ride on Selle Anatomica saddles. Got one on both of my bikes.
__________________
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - Psalm 103:8

I am a cyclist. I am not the fastest or the fittest. But I will get to where I'm going with a smile on my face.
RonH is offline  
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
B.W.L.
Hybrid Bicycles
4
05-14-17 07:20 AM
jareed58
Road Cycling
2
07-21-14 09:01 PM
pauld3
Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
10
05-27-13 05:25 PM
himebaum
Road Cycling
25
08-09-12 04:55 PM
Lewis_Moon
Road Cycling
13
04-09-12 10:48 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.