Anyone ever make a cut-out in a regular saddle?
09-05-13, 11:52 AM
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@531Aussie, what you need is the Dremel Tool (Used to be called the Dremel Mototool, I think) www.dremel.com. It has all kinds of fittings for any sort of cutting and smoothing job. The steel cutting wheel would likely do well on the shell and the abrasive attachments would allow you to do the smoothing. Your comment about the adductors is just what I was saying about taking out too much near the edge.
09-05-13, 03:37 PM
#102
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This. If the saddle fits you the cutout is irrelevant.
If the saddle doesn't fit you, the cutout won't help.
While people msy find that cutout saddles work for them, it's not due to the cutout. It's because the saddle supports their weight correctly.
You're supposed to sit on your sitz bones, not your perineum. If the saddle supports you correctly, there's no pressure in the area that's cutout on some saddles cutout or no.
If the saddle doesn't fit you, the cutout won't help.
While people msy find that cutout saddles work for them, it's not due to the cutout. It's because the saddle supports their weight correctly.
You're supposed to sit on your sitz bones, not your perineum. If the saddle supports you correctly, there's no pressure in the area that's cutout on some saddles cutout or no.
Machak is to some extent right that better core strength, flexibility, etc would solve these issues, this amounts to a totally idiotic proposition. The idea that I should quit cycling and spend a year doing yoga and core exercises, just so I can comfortably cycle is absurd. I have a Selle SMP Dynamic and it made a huge difference in terms of numbness.
09-06-13, 02:33 AM
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Machak is to some extent right that better core strength, flexibility, etc would solve these issues, this amounts to a totally idiotic proposition. The idea that I should quit cycling and spend a year doing yoga and core exercises, just so I can comfortably cycle is absurd.
No one here suggested quitting cycling and spending a year doing yoga and core exercises.
Most of the rest of us incorporate core exercises into our regular activities along with cycling. It only takes about 6 weeks of regular core exercises, approx. 10-15 minutes a day, to build up a decent core. You can even do that while watching TV.
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09-06-13, 10:27 PM
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I purchased a super light 165 gram Carbon saddle that needed a bit of comfort ...
Modifications included a dozen 3/4" diameter holes bored through the underside shell.
Modifications included a dozen 3/4" diameter holes bored through the underside shell.
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