Road Bike Saddle Too Wide

Saddle on the left is too narrow for an upright riding position while the saddle on the righ is too wide for a leaned forward riding position.

Road bike saddle too wide. The best road bike saddles in 2020. It might be good to have on a century. Our tester gave this one 10 10 though be aware that setting up an ism saddle will be different to setting up a standard saddle so check the instructions. I changed the saddle to a 142mm fizik antares and the pain has gone.

Padding for road cycling because a saddle that s too soft can often lead. A terry liberator y saddle is wider than normal at about 177mm. I have one of the liberators on order that will go on my mountain bike or possibly my road bike. Manufacturers usually note saddle width in milimeters on the part of the saddle where it is the widest.

Butts are like faces very. I could feel my sit bones weren t on it properly and got pain and numbness in the perineum. Riding around boulder co i see riders sitting too upright so most of their weight is on the saddle. Having now done about 250 miles on my new to me road bike i m considering replacing the saddle.

Get a bike fit. A supremely comfortable saddle. On my website you can read about bike fitting at the boulder center for sports medicine. Choose the right saddle.

About 30 of your weight should be on the handlebar and 70 on the saddle. I feel as if the saddle is just on the inside part of my sit bones rather than underneath them. My sit bones are just over 100mm and the 132mm wide syncros saddle on my scott was too narrow. It s a specialized ruby 143 and i think maybe it is too small.