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Old 10-28-20, 06:56 PM
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pbass
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Here's what works for me: saddles with that "whale tail" kind of shape, where the back lifts up. The two saddles I use currently that fit this description are the WTB Volt (https://www.wtb.com/collections/narr.../products/volt) and Ergon SR (https://ergonbike.shop/products/ergon-sr-comp-men).
With this design, I get no pressure where I don't want it. I'm really just sort of perched up on my sit bones. And with the Ergon, the extra perineal channel is really ice--it's like nothing is making contact there at all hardly. Admittedly, I'm scrawny/skinny so there's not much meat there to begin with, but I'm sold on these kind of shapes. I would love a Brooks because of how cool they are, but man, I look at that shape, and I imagine all kinds of rubbing.
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