Hi, when I first mounted a road bike (about 8 months ago) I was told I had to get used to the feeling of the saddle. Now, after riding about 3000 miles I've started to feel pain on my sit bones, right where the blue spots are on the image I've uploaded. My saddle is the stock one that comes with the Fuji Roubaix 3.0 I do Olympic distance triathlon and was advised to get the Selle SMP saddles, and I think the Fi:zi'k Arione Tri 2 may be a good choice, what's your advise? Answers will be appreciated! P.D.: I'm about 173cm tall and weight 67kg If that's of use.

Does your shop have a saddle "test drive" program? That will be easier than getting an internet opinion, and certainly easier than dropping a LOT of money on saddles.

You said triathlons. Are you doing a lot of time in clip on aerobars? Sometimes the angles of road bikes aren't well suited to aerobars, depending on your lower back flexibility. This can lead to pelvic pressure.

It might be your saddle but it's likelier to be a problem with your riding position https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...tion-Discovery

I really like the SMP saddles though.

I used to have issues with my saddles until I learned to sit with my pelvis tilted forward with adequately long reach and lower bars, now I have no issues with the same saddles.

I was having the same problem when riding on the aero bars after losing some more weight. OEM saddle was fine until the weight came off, mostly from my butt. I just purchased an ISM Adamo Prologue saddle and it was love at first touch to my sit bones. Even in the aero bars, the saddle is super comfortable and after two hard, 30 mile rides, I still feel as if I haven't been on a bike in days. I got this saddle because I know of a lot of people that have and swear by them. I'm not saying that this is the one for you, but it is worth trying it out.

You need to test saddles - the shop near me has a test program and they apply the "rental" charge to your purchase so it's quite reasonable assuming you end up liking one of them.

Everybody's butt is different and so is the riding style.

I bought two SMP Hybrid saddles and returned them promptly. They have thicker foam, but it's not dense at all. I can easily compress the foam to the seat pan with moderate hand pressure. I am sold on Specialized Sonoma seats. They are more heavily padded than most and the padding is dense enough that it never collapses all the way to the seat pan. Your butt may vary. Lots of people love Specialized Toupe saddles. My Tarmac had one when I first got it, and it bruised my butt after a 20 mile ride. Seats are a highly individual thing. They are expensive too, so it's no fun getting it wrong.

I went through a series of saddles before I found my dream one. There used to be a thread on this site for saddle swapping. I did that several times for only the cost of shipping to try out a bunch of saddles.

Thanks!, that post was of great help! The "rock my hips forward" totally helped with my riding position, seems like I also need longer reach and lower bars (long arms, normal length legs). Finally went for a Selle SMP Stratos from Bike24.com, as soon as I try it I'll post my opinion on this one!

Do you mean sexually?