additional SADDLE help - info
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additional SADDLE help - info
Looking into getting a new saddle - decided either to get a brooks (either B17, Pro, or Swift) or a Sella Italia SLR (or a rolls classic - just seems like the SLR is the favorite)
I don't race. I commute and my handlebars are lower than my saddle, but not extremely low.
My current really cheap saddle is:

My issue with this saddle is that it puts a lot of pressure on the inner part of my sit bones.
- I know the B17 is cheap and it works well with the majority of the people who use them, but they are for more upright positioned riding.
- Between the Pro and the Swift, I know they're both used more for the racing type position with handlebars a lower than the saddle, I know the swift is more expensive, lighter, but both still take the same amount of time to break in (which isn't an issue for me)
- As far as the Selle Italia SLR and the Rolls classic (or any other saddle from that company, I don't know too much) I just know the Selle Italia SLR is really thin, and light - heard a lot of good things about it.
My one very specific question: If I were to get the saddles I mentioned above to eliminate my current issue (too much pressure on the inner part of my sit bones), which one would suit me the best? (As far as brooks, I know I won't be getting the narrow ones)
Thanks all
I don't race. I commute and my handlebars are lower than my saddle, but not extremely low.
My current really cheap saddle is:

My issue with this saddle is that it puts a lot of pressure on the inner part of my sit bones.
- I know the B17 is cheap and it works well with the majority of the people who use them, but they are for more upright positioned riding.
- Between the Pro and the Swift, I know they're both used more for the racing type position with handlebars a lower than the saddle, I know the swift is more expensive, lighter, but both still take the same amount of time to break in (which isn't an issue for me)
- As far as the Selle Italia SLR and the Rolls classic (or any other saddle from that company, I don't know too much) I just know the Selle Italia SLR is really thin, and light - heard a lot of good things about it.
My one very specific question: If I were to get the saddles I mentioned above to eliminate my current issue (too much pressure on the inner part of my sit bones), which one would suit me the best? (As far as brooks, I know I won't be getting the narrow ones)
Thanks all
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Bikes: Cinelli Supercorsa, Nagasawa Special, Moots Compact, Gunnar Roadie
What was wrong with the other thread you started?
You want some advice? Go to a shop and sit on some. That's the only way you'll know what's going to fit you. Asking people here is only going to twist your brain into a knot.
You want some advice? Go to a shop and sit on some. That's the only way you'll know what's going to fit you. Asking people here is only going to twist your brain into a knot.





