Ok This is the topic of many posts but I have a tad specific request in my question. Ok I need a new saddle, my Taint is killing me after 20 or so miles. I sat on a Brooks and HAVE NO IDEA how people ride those things but I heard its a break in process. I Ride a Bianchi Giro and do a lot of medium rides like 20 miles and then other times I will go 2 days in the damn thing. I also at time will be pulling a beer cart.... With that info What would be a nice cozy saddle and I weigh around 210 give or take "hopefully dropping soon". Sorry if this is beating a dead horse... OHHHHH and side question anyone user the moustache bar and how do they like them...????



Cheers

Coconut

I have a moustash bar, thinking about another, barend shifters and non aero brake levers.Funky,but it works well for it's intended pourpose.

You do need to break in a Brooks saddle a bit, more so for the Team Professional than a B17. I started using a Team Professional a few weeks ago and have found it comfy since day one, and it just keeps getting better (it's up to about 120 miles now). No discomfort at all on 20-50 mile rides.

If you don't want to go that route, the Fi'zi:K Aliante would be my next suggestion.

As always though, any of the plastic saddles will need to be tested to make sure they fit your sit bones. A leather saddle will break in to fit you, whereas a plastic saddle will pretty much stay the way it is. I strongly recommend visiting your LBS and testing them out before you buy.

Pardon the French but my LBS have dick for saddles so its a pain to find something I like. I have always been curious on the brooks they look hideous and pain full at times but you always hear people swear by them. eh maybe I might drop some cash and see what my ass thinks....


Cheers

Hi,
I am very impressed by my new saddle. It's a Selle Italia Trans Am FLX (NOT the gel version, the roughly $30 plain one).
https://www.selleitalia.com/products/...php3?itemid=22

I have tried stock saddles, and several different split saddles. I got me a Brooks team pro. a little while back. I was a skeptic, but this saddle has made a convert out of me. I have about 200 miles on it and it just keeps getting better. I rode 57 miles the past two days and it just seems to disapear under my bottom. I also notice this saddle seems to soak up some of the road vibrations that come through the aluminium frame.

I have a pro link trans am and a serfis Ti saddle I would let go cheep!

Sit bones, I have some and they must be far apart. I can't use a "racing saddle" as my tain't bears all the weight. My b-17 took 20 miles to become the most comfortable seat I've ever riden.

I also feel the more upright you ride, the bigger seat yu need.

My recently completed Kona mtb with a rigid fork, moustache bars, barend shifters, & a B-17 saddle......can't get any sweeter than that. Actually, made me a better mtb biker using this setup....

George

I swear by my Fizik Aliante. I was on a Fizik Pave before (another great saddle, btw) and the Aliante is downright nutty comfortable. So comfy, in fact, that it's hard to adjust!

On my previous saddles I was able to get them dialed-in in just a few minutes of riding. With the Aliante, it was like, "Gee, that's really good, but maybe I'll point it down more... Gee, that's pretty great, too! But what if I point it up more? Damn! Still cozy! Maybe back down again..." 3 days of that crap! But that says a lot for this saddle.

Pricy! Even off of Ebay. But waaayyyyy worth it. I also lucked-out in that it fits my sit bones, too.

I'm 5'-11", 150 lbs, 30" waist. Any stouter types using this saddle to good result to give Nofx a better comparison?

NoFx,

Have you seen my 1/2 hour in hell thread? no?
here it is:
https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycling/43546-half-hour-hell.html
Now, a bit of an update.
My B17 was usually pushed as far back as I could get it
given the rails, so I figured the Team Pro should be the
same. WRONG. what a difference 1/2 cm can make.
Saddle kind of dissapeared. Sure its still stiff, but I can
see where it is gonna be VERY comfortable. One thing to
consider is the shape of the TOP of the saddle, the B17 is essentially flat out to the sides, the Pro is gently curved. I think some of us Skinnyassed guys don't have enough padding to lift the taint above the leather of some saddles, not sure of this its just a theory.
Do yourself a favor, start with a B17, if its good and you
want to lose weight/bulk there is always the Pro, Swift
and Swallow (if you got the scratch for it).
Check Wallingford Bikes ( www.wallbike.com ) they have
a six month money back no questions asked guarantee on all Brooks saddles. Buy em now, prices going up
substancially soon.
Marty

It rode my B17 about 10miles/day in 2 commuter sessions. After about 2 weeks, I had definate sit-bone depressions. Up till then you feel a bit slidey-about sitting on top. After a couple more weeks, the saddle was fully compliant with my own shape.

I wouldnt recomend any long hard rides on a new saddle. Go easy on the miles, and on any treatments to the leather.

I just picked up a Selle Italia Prolink and LOVE it. I'm still breaking it in on my trainer, so I'll reserve final judgment until the snow clears. It's a bit wider than most saddles and MUCH better than the stock Specialized torture device that came with my Allez Comp.

Have you tried adjusting your saddle position and angle? That can REALLY help. However, I agree that us bigger guys need bigger saddles. The B17 is great in that respect.

I know this may be scoffed at since it's not a true or traditional race saddle, but i have a Specialized Milano seat on my bike and I doubt I will ever sit on anything else. It's not as light, not as sleek as the Italian models but certainly not a big, fat, springed comfort seat by any stretch either. It's a sharp looking seat that I can sit on for 30 miles and not even think about my naughty bits.

Selle Italia Rolls.

Lighter than a Boooks, takes less breaking in, very comfy

www.belfastandbeyond.com

Came to the conclusion after much pondering there's no such thing as a cosy saddle. Sitting on a bike for 3 hours or more is a totally unatural pastime. Whatever saddle used you're going to become fatigued because of the concentration of a lot of weight in a relatively small, hard area.
Loads of people blame their saddles for their arse feeling sore when all along it was their fault through lack of good hygiene.
Make sure your shorts are washed before and after every use so bacteria can't get to work on your nether regions.
I also use vaseline. Lubricates, reduces sweat which causes sores.

This is an old thread--hopefully you're still checking in on occasion. I'd like to know what kind of brake levers you're using with the moustache bar. I have a cyclocross bike with a moustache bar, but would like to have mountain bike levers rather than road bike.
Sincerely,
Molly