fietsbob

@ my LBS, which is somewhat typical, they have a box of 'Take Off' saddles,, saddle new, just bike buyer wanted something else, so its cheaper & you could probably buy 1 ,
swap it with another and ride each a couple days , to see if you like it better ..

Digital Gee

I'm probably going a completely different route. My achy body just isn't up to the break-In period anymore. I'm looking into recumbent trikes, and am taking a (car) road trip in a couple of weeks to Sacramento, where the nearest dealers are, to check them out. I want to keep ridding, but I don't want to keep having issues about comfort. It's not just the saddle, it's the wrists, the shoulders, the neck, even getting on and off the bike, you name it. I've reached an age where I must make changes to satisfy my desires to be out on a bike, and somehow trikes are starting to look very attractive to me.

dennis336

It took me several tries to find a saddle I liked and that was comfortable for me. My LBS has some kind of device to measure the distance between your sit bones and, from there, recommend the optimal saddle size. As is always the case for my body, my sit bones didn't neatly match up to any one saddle size (at least, one that they had in their inventory). The guidance from the LBS was that, if you're in the middle, err on the side of the narrower saddle. So I did that. This shop did allow for a trial period (I think a week) to try it out and let you return it if it wasn't comfortable. I kept it past the trial period to confirm if it was the right or wrong fit as initially, albeit on shortish rides, it felt ok. But, after a while, it just wasn't feeling right so I bought the next size up saddle. Still, didn't feel right - my butt got sore and made longer rides more uncomfortable. So, I joined the Brooks cult and have been very happy, Put a Brooks on my day-to-day road bike and my touring bike and will get the same when I get my next bike.

The saddle is one of the biggest contributors to riding comfort ... if you can swing it, pay the extra to get the most comfortable saddle you can.

gettingold

The saddle is important but so is the fit. I have a saddle I love but recently I raised the seat about an inch and a half too high. My sit bone was in agony after a couple of 50 mile rides. Lowered it a smidge after that and things are good again.

smoore

Been riding as an adult since 1973. After dozens of saddles over the years (most of which still hang on my garage wall) I switched to the SA five years ago and it changed my cycling completely. Instead of how much discomfort can I tolerate and for how long.....I now don't even think about my butt when I ride. A total eye-opener!

donheff

Wanderer

Selle AnAtomica - comfort, right out of the box! MHO