Comfortable seat
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Comfortable seat
Trying to figure out the best seat for an adult woman who likes to ride but hate to say it, one that doesn't irritate the vajj!
Any suggestions. Is a smaller skinny seat better?
Any suggestions. Is a smaller skinny seat better?
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Your issue isn't that different from men's with their perineum. You need to find the seat type and position that works for you. I posted a few hours ago to a man riding (probably) a hybrid type with seat issues. I linked it below. My response is post #17 .
https://www.bikeforums.net/general-c...ong-trips.html
Seats with a cutout or center groove might well be the best option for you. (I started riding them in my 40s when the seats I used to race and loved no longer worked. We are all very different, probably as different down there as our faces (no, not personal research but I look at what others ride and the variety is huge). So don't latch on to any seat advised by others as "the answer". That said, there is a woman's brand of seats that are excellent, the Terrys. Some of the earliest if not the first seats designed specifically for women's anatomy by Georgina Terry. (She also has a men's model that is basically the seat I used to race with a cutout. I believe still made by the same company that made my racing seats. Very good seats.
Take a look at the link above. Getting the seat right matters a lot! If your seat doesn't "disappear" keep searching. (But note that the answer might be a tweak of your existing seat's tilt, height or fore and aft location.)
Ben
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https://www.bikeforums.net/general-c...ong-trips.html
Seats with a cutout or center groove might well be the best option for you. (I started riding them in my 40s when the seats I used to race and loved no longer worked. We are all very different, probably as different down there as our faces (no, not personal research but I look at what others ride and the variety is huge). So don't latch on to any seat advised by others as "the answer". That said, there is a woman's brand of seats that are excellent, the Terrys. Some of the earliest if not the first seats designed specifically for women's anatomy by Georgina Terry. (She also has a men's model that is basically the seat I used to race with a cutout. I believe still made by the same company that made my racing seats. Very good seats.
Take a look at the link above. Getting the seat right matters a lot! If your seat doesn't "disappear" keep searching. (But note that the answer might be a tweak of your existing seat's tilt, height or fore and aft location.)
Ben
Edited for a key typo
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I can't emphasize enough, stay far, far away from anything super wide and/or with a ton of padding. They are evil and should be banned. I was surprised as anything to discover I don't need much padding; not one of those hard racing saddles, but less than I thought I would. Be prepared to try several before you find the right one, and then buy three. It's a very personal piece of equipment, and the most frustrating to find.
Good luck and don't stop riding!
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Several female riders I know love their Selle Anatomica leather saddles and highly recommend them. As others have said, it is a very personal choice and takes time to find the right one.