Saddles for comfort

[madjh]

SDG bel air is quite confortable. Fizik plateau is another confortable saddle.

 

[daugs]

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sometimes even the same make and model, one can be great and another "average". I guess with some second hand older saddles foam and gel etc deterioates.

On a separate question if widowmaker doesn't mind, anyone got any good recomendations for a WSD saddle, the Mrs is finding the spare one I put on her "new" Kona for work challenging. I've swapped her Bontrager FS200 WSD from her Trek over, so no immediate issue but I don't want to be swapping saddles backwards and forwards everytime. Maybe another Bontrager WSD, ideally cheap but no point if not comfortable. Doesn't need to be period correct.

 

[Cheshire1980]

Very difficult to recommend any saddle, with us all being completely different. Horses for courses. The only real way is trial and error unfortunately.

 

[SafetyThird]

I fitted a brooks flyer, the sprung version of the B17, to my mtb/shopper/tourer. Takes the edge off the bumps and potholes and is very comfy

 

[mk one]

Like others have said, it really is a personal preference, though like bar width, you can soon become accustomed to them.

 

[integerspin]

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I find the wtb speed 5 the comfiest saddle I've ever ridden.

I can sit on a WTB [I think its a Devo Thinline] all day without the slightest arse ach.
Charge spoon not as good as the wtb, but they are cheap.

 

[hamster]

Re: Re:

On a separate question if widowmaker doesn't mind, anyone got any good recomendations for a WSD saddle, the Mrs is finding the spare one I put on her "new" Kona for work challenging. I've swapped her Bontrager FS200 WSD from her Trek over, so no immediate issue but I don't want to be swapping saddles backwards and forwards everytime. Maybe another Bontrager WSD, ideally cheap but no point if not comfortable. Doesn't need to be period correct.

Brooks B17S (the S is the women's version) might be worth considering. My wife won't ride anything else - interestingly when her friends borrow her bike they always seem to comment positiively on the saddle. If you try one and it doesn't work then at least you will get back most of what you paid.

 

[daugs]

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Brooks B17S (the S is the women's version) might be worth considering. My wife won't ride anything else - interestingly when her friends borrow her bike they always seem to comment positiively on the saddle. If you try one and it doesn't work then at least you will get back most of what you paid.

thanks, Wiggle has a sale from a quick google, 23% off down to £80 which is maybe a bit pricey given how much she doesn't cycle but then brooks do last.....do they still need to be broken in ?

I've a couple of WTBs. Seem to work for me, expecially the speed 5.

 

[hamster]

Good question on breaking-in. For my wife, it was great straight out of the box, and simply got better. My experience with a B17 narrow on my tourer is that it went from 'OK but nothing special' to nice after a while.

I'd put it the other way with your Mrs - if she isn't comfortable she will never ride.
£80 is rather cheap by comparison with a new bike. You would get £50-60 for it on eBay, so really it's only a £20-30 cost.

 

[daugs]

I'd put it the other way with your Mrs - if she isn't comfortable she will never ride.

that is a very good point, although I would probably just have to change saddles over too often

£80 is rather cheap by comparison with a new bike

actually the whole second bike for her that started this, a single speed to get to work cost less than that in new £ outlay ignoring value of bits already in the spares box.......and sssshh, she didn't get the best stuff