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> > "Dave" <
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> > > "Gearóid Ó Laoi, Garry Lee" <
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> > > > Have you tried her on a Brooks Countess.
> > > >
> > > > The only saddles my wife can tolerate are leather.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > She says she wasn't bought up in an era where women could go and
discuss
> > > their 'wimmins bits' with 12 year old spotty youths in shops!!...hence
> the
> > > interest in a 'bent trike ;-)
> > >
> > >
> >
> > May or may not be of interest, but www.gearshift.co.uk do a 'box of saddles' - put down a
> > deposit, and they'll send you a box of various
> womens
> > (or mens) saddles for you to try to help you work out what saddle suits best. It's not mentioned
> > on their website that I can see, so you'd have
> to
> > phone them (or get hold of a catalogue, which is where I spotted it).
> >
> > Velvet
> >
> >
> Like the sound of that Velvet. I'll discuss with her....mind you, it'll
then
> give the game away that I've been discussing the subject
globally....ooops!
> Cheers, Dave. ;-)
>
>
Something else you might want to consider is that she may find womens saddles uncomfortable for a
number of reasons, one of which might be excessive width, oddly enough. If that's the case, she
could try some that probably look like they'd be torture, like lady-specific racing saddles. That's
what I have at the moment (selle italia octavia lady), and it's more comfortable than my old
traditional cycle as a kid, with one of those armchair ladies saddles on
Velvet
Velvet