Woman's saddle for better support

[geardad]

My wife has a Terry Liberator which isn't providing her with the best support, plus is causing soft-tissue pressure.

She tried a saddle which featured adjustable-width "pads" but that was a disaster as the parts wobbled, and dug her in the thighs.

She commutes to work on her bike every day year round, and we take occaisional 20 mile trips and it'd be a huge benefit to her to find a saddle which didn't cause such pain.

Any suggestions?

thank you!

 

[Eden]

Sounds like she needs to go to a shop and get measured for the correct saddle width. If your sit bones are your main support you should be more comfortable. For some of us its not enough just getting the right size though. My saddle also is a cutout variety to alleviate any soft tissure presssure that is left. She might have to experiment with different sizes/shapes of cut out to find one that works for her. Try to find a shop that will be open to allowing her to return a saddle if it does not work out (wrap the rails in electrical tape to prevent scratches and you she should be able to ride on it for a little while without causing any wear)

 

[geardad]

Sounds like she needs to go to a shop and get measured for the correct saddle width...Try to find a shop that will be open to allowing her to return a saddle if it does not work out (wrap the rails in electrical tape to prevent scratches and you she should be able to ride on it for a little while without causing any wear)

all sounds good... is measuring one's sit bones a...um..an embarassing, inelegant procedure?

gdad

 

[Eden]

all sounds good... is measuring one's sit bones a...um..an embarassing, inelegant procedure?

gdad

It's not as bad as it sounds - usually you sit on a squishy pad, marked out in mm, that holds it's shape for enough time to read off what size saddle you want to buy. You can do it at home by sitting on a piece of paper on a fairly firm surface. Your sit bones will make dents in the paper and you can measure the distance between them, but the devices that they have in the shop are a bit easier to get an accurate measurement with.

 

[bicyclerubber]

have a look at the Selle SMP TRK Ladies

it might do what she needs