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I'm awaiting delivery of my new Steamroller frame set and have gathered all the pieces for the build minus one - the saddle. I want leather and am leaning toward the Selle Anatomica. My question is for any fellow Clydesdale out there with experience with this brand of saddle : I'm 250# + and am wondering if I should purchase the model without the cutout, the NSX, or go for the X series which has the cutout. I've watched a video on YouTube that said the cutout was okay for riders 200#+, yet also saw a chart online that indicated riders 250# and above should use the NSX. Will a 250# rider cause the X series to flare and cause it to dig into the thigh or can the tension bolt eliminate that?

As always, any and all feedback/direction is appreciated.

Me and a bunch of club buddies, cyldesdales included, got in on their annual Christmas sale one year and bought what is now known as their X and T series.

A heavier rider will cause premature stretching of the saddle leather. The anatomic cut out further exacerbates that problem by removing a lot of material from the structure of the saddle. You're trading long term durability for comfort.

It's a process that culminates in the rider's weight causing the leather to sag when being ridden on. Necessitating the use of the tensioning bolt at the nose to further stretch the leather over the saddle rails. However, the provided bolt will eventually reach its maximum length, where further tensioning of the stretched leather is no longer possible.

You should get the one without the cutout.

Even if you end up getting the X series with the cutout, you might experience "pinching" of your perineum mid-ride, by both sides of the cutout flexing down-/in- ward into a pinch point as the leather warms up to your body heat and becomes more pliable.

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Originally Posted by Leukybear (Post 18822511)

Me and a bunch of club buddies, cyldesdales included, got in on their annual Christmas sale one year and bought what is now known as their X and T series.

A heavier rider will cause premature stretching of the saddle leather. The anatomic cut out further exacerbates that problem by removing a lot of material from the structure of the saddle. You're trading long term durability for comfort.

Thanks for the advice Leukybear

It's a process that culminates in the rider's weight causing the leather to sag when being ridden on. Necessitating the use of the tensioning bolt at the nose to further stretch the leather over the saddle rails. However, the provided bolt will eventually reach its maximum length, where further tensioning of the stretched leather is no longer possible.

You should get the one without the cutout.

Even if you end up getting the X series with the cutout, you might experience "pinching" of your perineum mid-ride, by both sides of the cutout flexing down-/in- ward into a pinch point as the leather warms up to your body heat and becomes more pliable.

I'm going to give the NSX a whirl and see what happens. So many positive comments have been made about the comfort of these saddles I feel I should give it a shot. And along the way I'll hopefully be changing my Clydesdale status so that the saddle will last a bit longer :o). Thanks for your input Leukybear.