Originally Posted by
astroturf99
I'm new to cycling, so I measured my sit bones using the ol' flour in a ziplog bag trick. From the center of one dimple to the other, it's 145mm-150mm. According to various websites, I should get a saddle that's 2cm bigger than my sit bones. However, I'm unable to find road bike saddles that are 170mm. Did I somehow measure wrong, or do I genuinely have a big *ss?
Thanks!
Specialized Power in 168mm width would be a good choice then.
I have pretty wide sit bones myself and I actually rode on that saddle in 168mm width and I was fine on it, but it broke in a crash after a year of use, and I replaced it with a 155mm version (also slammed the stem which makes for a narrower stance) which I am also fine with.
Wider version was perhaps a bit nicer when sitting fairly upright on a long climb, narrower is perhaps a bit nicer for hammering it in the drops for the better part of a hour on the flat, but I got on great with both, including various 200+km rides.