blair1

I'm new to riding (very new), and I am experiencing pain from my saddle after about 20 minutes into my ride. I've looked at the other threads involving saddle comfort, but I don't think I've found an adequate answer.

I've go approximately 100 miles of riding under me, and I don't know how much of the pain I'm experiencing is from being new to riding and having to become accustumed to the feel, or if the pain is from the saddle itself.

Anyway, I was wondering how long I should give my self to become used to the feeling, or if I should go ahead and try out a new saddle.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

johnny99

Take the bike back to the shop and ask them to check your fit. Most of the time, saddle pain is caused by incorrect saddle position (usually too high or tilted incorrectly or too far forward). Sometimes pain is also caused by poor pedalling technique or by sitting on the wrong part of the saddle. Also make sure you have the right kind of saddle for your riding; an overweight weekend warrior should not be trying to use an ultralight racing saddle.

nobrainer440

Is it a bruise-like pain, or is it sharp, like something is getting pinched? If it's the former, that's pretty normal for the first few rides, especially if you aren't wearing padded cycling shorts. If it feels sharp, like a pinched nerve, that's a problem.

dk21

Bingo, I was considering a new saddle as well but the owner of my LBS talked me out of it. He spent a good 45 minutes with me making slight adjustments (mostly saddle height). End result...everything is much more comfortable and I even trimmed off some time from my usual loop. At the moment I don't ride more than an hour or hour and a half, so who knows if my opinion will change as I ride longer, but it really did make a huge difference.

The only problem is they have the Speialized Toupe, which seems to be calling my name, but since my saddle is working fairly well for me, I'm going to pull the trigger on clipless pedals and shoes first!

Good luck!

theshoemaker

specialized toupe seemed to feel a bit too hard my first couple of rides on it. After that I've never even had to think about my saddle.

Toupe is awesome!!

af2nr

My wife just bought me the Specialized Toupe as well, I have been riding the Avatar. I just don't know that I am going to keep it. I don't really find that I could possibly get the benefits from it to justify the extra $100 it costs of my saddle. I could think of lots of things to spend that money on...

-VELOCITY-

IF minor adjustments and time don't do the trick I would defenitely consider getting a new saddle. My personal favorite is the Brooks B-17. Most comfortable saddle I've ever ridden.