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Probably opening a can of worms here, but saddles....

  • 09-05-2013 10:27PM
    #1
    Darkstrike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 476 ✭✭


    I'm certain it's subjective, and down to personal taste/shape, but I'm curious about replacing my saddle. I'm just starting out though, and I understand that at first there's going to be pain that just has to be worked through, still I feel a wider saddle could help me no end. After 10 minutes yesterday, I could hardly sit on the thing, and I'm far from comfortable/capable standing off the seat as I cycle.

    Anyway, been looking at the saddles on Halfords, and I haven't a clue really, I tried searching for reviews without much, if any luck, the BikeHut, San Marco(most seem too slim though, maybe besides the Blaze) and Lookin saddles all look good. Not sure if one with suspension would help or hinder me either.

    I looked up them gel covers you just pop over your saddle, but for everyone who says they're great, there's another that says they're no help at all. I assume they're probably good if you already have a suitable saddle?

    Any input?


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  • #2
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,318 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    Do you wear padded shorts whilst cycling?


  • #3
    Briando
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 691 ✭✭✭Briando


    Ism Adamo. I used to get pain until i got one of these. They are expensive if you are a Lidl kind of shopper, but worth every penny. 5 hour cycles with padding are no problem for me now.

    Saddles are quiet a personal thing, what works for one person wont always work for another.


  • #4
    Darkstrike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 476 ✭✭Darkstrike


    Not yet with the shorts, planning on getting them ASAP, hopefully tomorrow.


  • #5
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,318 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    Darkstrike wrote: »
    Not yet, planning on getting them ASAP, hopefully tomorrow.

    Try the shorts for a bit before you change saddle. I never cycle anywhere without padded shorts.


  • #6
    Zyzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭Zyzz


    Darkstrike wrote: »
    Not yet with the shorts, planning on getting them ASAP, hopefully tomorrow.

    You have no idea how much an impact padded shorts/tights have..


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  • #7
    Darkstrike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 476 ✭✭Darkstrike


    Raam wrote: »
    Try the shorts for a bit before you change saddle. I never cycle anywhere without padded shorts.
    Sounds like a plan really, certainly don't want to be rash with the saddle.
    Zyzz wrote: »
    You have no idea how much an impact padded shorts/tights have..
    Not a clue, really. Before this week I didn't even know they came with padding, thought they were only for friction, or building up layers.


  • #8
    shaka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,086 ✭✭✭shaka


    Darkstrike wrote: »
    Not yet with the shorts, planning on getting them ASAP, hopefully tomorrow.

    No shorts? Omg :( forget new saddle for now and get a pair of shorts and I'd have to say real shorts , by that I mean the lidl/aldi stuff has very thing padding so get something comfy. Comfy doesn't have to break the bank either:)
    As for wider saddle , I don't know about a wide saddle on a long haul I have found in past I tend to slip off bigger saddles..


  • #9
    Darkstrike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 476 ✭✭Darkstrike


    A lot of my reasoning behind the wider aspect of the saddle is due to the fact that I'm a big fellow, not just heavy, but naturally large and wide.


  • #10
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    If you don't have shorts I presume you are not cycling long... A few months and your barse area will adapt, but it really is just about getting time in the saddle.


  • #11
    Darkstrike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 476 ✭✭Darkstrike


    mloc123 wrote: »
    If you don't have shorts I presume you are not cycling long... A few months and your barse area will adapt, but it really is just about getting time in the saddle.
    Days, but I had a bike a few years ago, and don't remember pain like this despite cycling much longer distances and routes, even off road.

    EDIT: What I had was a mountain bike back then, this is a hybrid I have now.


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  • #12
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    I swear by the Charge "Spoon". Lovely saddle and cheap as chips!

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/charge-gum-spoon-saddle-griddle-grips-with-free-bag/


  • #13
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,438 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Darkstrike wrote: »
    Sounds like a plan really, certainly don't want to be rash with the saddle.
    Indeed. Saddle rash. Not good...


  • #14
    Zyzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭Zyzz


    Fizik 00 carbon is what I'm after next :)

    @ OP, before you do anything about your saddle, get a pair of padded shorts/tights etc and go on another cycle or two..then report back


  • #15
    Darkstrike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 476 ✭✭Darkstrike


    endacl wrote: »
    Indeed. Saddle rash. Not good...

    Which is why I'm half afraid to just go and buy a wide saddle, in case I go too wide.



    Shorts are first priority now.


  • #16
    Darkstrike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 476 ✭✭Darkstrike


    I ended up getting both at once, as I don't get to go shopping all too often.

    I did spin about a bit with the shorts before swapping saddles, the shorts were a revelation, but I still felt I needed a touch of support, so I swapped the new saddle in, and between them I feel 100% better whilst cycling.


  • #17
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    Your saddle should feel pretty good without shorts IMO (and I don't mean naked). Using shorts to prolong the inevitable isn't the way to go. A new saddle should feel better within a few seconds of trying it. Which you just discovered. So why am I still typing, bored I suppose.


  • #18
    Darkstrike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 476 ✭✭Darkstrike


    Hey now, lets not rule anything out, naked cycling could be fun!

    I'm happy enough with the saddle now that I would indeed be quite happy to use it without the shorts. I can imagine situations where I'd want to cycle sans shorts, so it's a win-win for me.


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