ThisHead down to a Specialized shop and get your sit bones measured, that's the place to start. Guessing a saddle might be comfortable without getting your ass bones measured is just wasting your $$$.
They do loan saddles but usually 'never' have the one you want, so they tell you to buy one and they offer a 30 day no questions asked money back so you can try for 30 days then get your money back (as long as it has zero signs of damage)
I ride 155mm Spesh Romins and Power (shortened version of a Romin) saddles on all 6 bikes and have done now for about ~6-7 years.
You can also do this without getting moist by sitting on a corrugated cardboard.....Measuring your sit bones is the best place to start after that it’s up to your arse on what it prefers, mine likes the WTB pure.
As for measuring your sit bones if, like me, and don’t have somewhere close by that measures; you can do it yourself:
Get a nice firm flat chair (wooden dining ones work great) spray a light mist of water on there with a spray bottle. Get a blank piece of A4 paper and place it on there then sit on it. You should get two wet spots (hehe) using a text or pen put a mark in the centre of your wet spots then measure, then you will have your sit bone width.
I did this and found my saddle was too narrow went to a wider width and found instant comfort.
NoReally liked my specialized henge. But like my ergon sme3 more. I'm of the opinion your ass will eventually get used to any saddle...
Nope. A seat is either comfy or it's not (an exception might be a leather seat that needs to take shape and wear in). Anyone who says this clearly hasn't suffered.Really liked my specialized henge. But like my ergon sme3 more. I'm of the opinion your ass will eventually get used to any saddle...
It always heads in the opposite direction unless you have not ridden in a while, then the saddle will feel better after several rides.Really liked my specialized henge. But like my ergon sme3 more. I'm of the opinion your ass will eventually get used to any saddle...
The problem is there are still so many saddles out there and even testing one brand might not get you there. I found a really good fitting saddle and the next season Bontrager decided to stuff around with the range and now I'm back at square one. So far I've resorted to turning over gumtree saddles to try and I even on sold two saddles to the same bloke who appears to be doing the same thing!Decent saddle manufacturers offer a trial program through their dealers so you can test different saddles & find out what's going to suit, without the expense of buying lots of saddles until you find the right one.
I mean, you say this, but due to recommendations on here I was able to put together what I felt was pretty good shortlist and do some targeted investigation/shopping.Internet recommendations for saddles aren't worth a pinch of ant shit. what one person will swear by, someone else will swear at. The only arse that will know what's going to work for it is your own, so no option but to do the hard trial & error yards. Decent saddle manufacturers offer a trial program through their dealers so you can test different saddles & find out what's going to suit, without the expense of buying lots of saddles until you find the right one.
So it seems there really is a first time for everything....This may finally be a thing I'm not fussy about... Huh.
It's like they want to lose customers.they changed the widths a couple years ago and I can't get a straight answer on a direct replacement