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I've had terrible trouble finding a good position on my saddle and after some measuring, the other half and I have come to the conclusion that it's because my sit-bones are fairly far apart. So I'm looking for a bigger saddle - any suggestions about where to start (brands etc)?
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Re: Saddle help [Scheherazade] [ In reply to ]
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this article is long but it covers pretty much everything. FWIW, the ISM Adamo Century is very wide, padded, and might be the kind of thing you're looking for . . .

http://www.cervelo.com/...f-road-saddles-.html
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Re: Saddle help [kiki] [ In reply to ]
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Thanks; I'm going to go harass the local florist for some flower foam :-)
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Re: Saddle help [Scheherazade] [ In reply to ]
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You can search both this forum and the TRI forum for multiple conversations about good saddles for women. That might give you some ideas as well.

BrokenSpoke
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Re: Saddle help [Scheherazade] [ In reply to ]
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Scheherazade wrote:
I've had terrible trouble finding a good position on my saddle and after some measuring, the other half and I have come to the conclusion that it's because my sit-bones are fairly far apart. So I'm looking for a bigger saddle - any suggestions about where to start (brands etc)?

Get a good bike fit first to make sure its a saddle problem and not a fit problem?
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Re: Saddle help [blackthugcat] [ In reply to ]
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I picked up the Oura (specialized) today. I had my sit bones measured and came in at a whopping 155mm* - knowing that, the last saddle was clearly the wrong size. I had my fit double checked as well and it was all good. The 90 minute ride I did this afternoon was a revelation; I might actually start liking this cycling stuff.

Thanks everyone for taking the time to respond.

*according to that article 148mm is 95th percentile; I'm trying not to feel sensitive about my big butt.
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Re: Saddle help [Scheherazade] [ In reply to ]
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Good job - I have to admit I'm a Specialized saddle fan.

You can always go with 'child bearing hips' rather than big butt :-)
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Re: Saddle help [Scheherazade] [ In reply to ]
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Very interesting. I'm over 6' tall with bones to match and had a lot of saddle issues in the past. How did you measure the distance between your sitz bones? Calipers? Who did you go to for the measurement? It sounds pretty personal to me!

~~ kate
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Re: Saddle help [dreaming~big] [ In reply to ]
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Hi Kate,
The boyfriend measured me at home first; it involved a tape measure and a fair bit of giggling. He was about 5mm off in his measurements from the bike store guys.
The guys at the bike store had an ass-o-meter like in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMbZ2Q8VqOo and they used that.
The article linked to in the first reply to my original post suggests doing something similar with flower foam from the florist.
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Re: Saddle help [Scheherazade] [ In reply to ]
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I love my Specialized saddles & have very wide sitbones as well. I'm glad you found something that worked.

Most bike shops should have some kind of gel pad to measure sit bones.
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