Saddle Advice

Ed Montufar said:

I just bought a new Trek 5200 and it came with a Selle San Marco Era Luxe saddle. I've only ridden
it for about 100 miles and can't adjust it properly. Any advice on what good saddle to upgrade to.

What do you mean you can't adjust it properly? Maybe you mean that you can't adjust *to* it
properly. I have pretty much the same saddle, San Marco Era Pro, sitting on an older Trek 5200. At
first it was awful and I thought I'd give it some time. However it didn't seem to get any better and
I bought a new Selle Italia Genuine Gel. It was very nice at first, but then it seemed like the Gel
started moving around to where it shouldn't be and it got very uncomfortable. I switched back to my
original saddle and now it started feeling really great and I just loved it. The only thing I really
did when switching back was setting the nose a little lower maybe.

The funny thing however is that I just replaced my saddle after a crash and bought the same San
Marco USPS saddle. Expecting to have to wear it back in I was very surprised today when I went for a
60 km ride. It felt just like my old saddle.

So I guess it really is a matter of how quick our butt adjusts and not the saddle so much 😉))

--
Perre

You have to be smarter than a robot to reply.

Good advice. Note though, that almost every Selle Italia model has a "Genuine Gel" version.

"Per Elmsäter" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Ed Montufar said:

I just bought a new Trek 5200 and it came with a Selle San Marco Era Luxe saddle. I've only
ridden it for about 100 miles and can't adjust it properly. Any advice on what good saddle to
upgrade to.

What do you mean you can't adjust it properly? Maybe you mean that you can't adjust *to* it
properly. I have pretty much the same saddle, San Marco Era Pro, sitting on an older Trek 5200. At
first it was awful and I thought I'd give it some time. However it didn't seem to get any better
and I bought a new Selle Italia Genuine Gel. It was very nice at first, but then it seemed like
the Gel started moving around to where it shouldn't be and it got very uncomfortable. I switched
back to my original saddle and now it started feeling really great and I just loved it. The only
thing I really did when switching back was setting the nose a little lower maybe.

The funny thing however is that I just replaced my saddle after a crash

and

Quoted message said:

bought the same San Marco USPS saddle. Expecting to have to wear it back

in

Quoted message said:

I was very surprised today when I went for a 60 km ride. It felt just like my old saddle.

So I guess it really is a matter of how quick our butt adjusts and not the saddle so much 😉))

--
Perre

You have to be smarter than a robot to reply.

Nick Burns said:

Good advice. Note though, that almost every Selle Italia model has a "Genuine Gel" version.

You're right. When I looked closer I see it is a Selle Italia Flite.

--
Perre

You have to be smarter than a robot to reply.

ed-<< I just bought a new Trek 5200 and it came with a Selle San Marco Era Luxe saddle. I've only
ridden it for about 100 miles and can't adjust it properly. Any advice on what good saddle to
upgrade to. >><BR><BR>

Most uncomfotable saddles are from poor bike fit, not saddle design. Can the bike shop do a
fit(think I know the answer)? Don't think ya need a saddle but a well fitting bike. It isn't about
standover...

Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535 vecchios.comvecchios.comOpen ↗ "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

I have to agree with Peter...Having recently gone through hell after a lil' 50 mile bike ride I
believe bike fit is the solution to your problem...This includes possibly adjusting your saddle,
height and angle. I adjusted the height of my saddle and angled the nose of the saddle down a bit
and this seems to be a solution for my problems....Whatever you do don't go on any long rides until
you're comfortable on your bicycle...Otherwise the result could be...numbing...to say the least and
that isn't any fun...

Cordially, Arous

"Qui si parla Campagnolo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

ed-<< I just bought a new Trek 5200 and it came with a Selle San Marco Era

Luxe

Quoted message said:

saddle. I've only ridden it for about 100 miles and can't adjust it properly. Any advice on what
good saddle to upgrade to. >><BR><BR>

Most uncomfotable saddles are from poor bike fit, not saddle design. Can

the

Quoted message said:

bike shop do a fit(think I know the answer)? Don't think ya need a saddle

but a

Quoted message said:

well fitting bike. It isn't about standover...

Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535 vecchios.comvecchios.comOpen ↗ "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"