Been mainly riding my gravel bike for two years now and trying to figure out the saddle before my first 100 miler in a month. Current bike is a motobecane phantom outlaw. My riding history isn't steller, few times a week maybe 1-2 hours tops. I have done one ride in the past year that was over 2 hours.
Saddle that came on it was a no-name basic saddle with a bit of a curve in the center. Hurt sit bones/inner glutes hurt after 50 miles or so.
-Tried out the Fizik Areone fit well or so I thought till I did a long ride and I had pain afterwards for 48 hours in my soft area
-Next tried a Fizik Antares, initial ride didn't go well, nose kept brushing up against my thighs, I knew chafing would be a concern but this was the first time I felt my sit bones actually sit on top of the saddle.
-Currently borrowing an older bontrager race lite saddle. After a few 1 hour rides sit bones hurt but no pain in the soft area, I'm going to try some chamos cream to see if that might help. Pain in sit bones is gone after I'm done riding.
I have been playing around with the angle and moving the saddles. At this point I'm thinking I just do my long ride tomorrow with the bontrager see how it goes, if it fails than I might end up going back to the no-name saddle.
So my questions are what are my next steps? Do I need to HTFU a bit on the sit-bones? Do I try a saddle with a cut out? Am I giving these saddles enough time (2-4 rides)?
Saddle that came on it was a no-name basic saddle with a bit of a curve in the center. Hurt sit bones/inner glutes hurt after 50 miles or so.
-Tried out the Fizik Areone fit well or so I thought till I did a long ride and I had pain afterwards for 48 hours in my soft area
-Next tried a Fizik Antares, initial ride didn't go well, nose kept brushing up against my thighs, I knew chafing would be a concern but this was the first time I felt my sit bones actually sit on top of the saddle.
-Currently borrowing an older bontrager race lite saddle. After a few 1 hour rides sit bones hurt but no pain in the soft area, I'm going to try some chamos cream to see if that might help. Pain in sit bones is gone after I'm done riding.
I have been playing around with the angle and moving the saddles. At this point I'm thinking I just do my long ride tomorrow with the bontrager see how it goes, if it fails than I might end up going back to the no-name saddle.
So my questions are what are my next steps? Do I need to HTFU a bit on the sit-bones? Do I try a saddle with a cut out? Am I giving these saddles enough time (2-4 rides)?
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AndysStrongAle: Apr 19, 19 9:30