Originally Posted by
phughes
If you are getting saddle sores, it is most likely a fit issue. If the saddle sores are showing up on one side, and not normally the other side, it is most definitely a fit issue, generally speaking, the saddle is too high.
Originally Posted by
phughes
I will say this again. If you are getting saddle sores, and especially soft tissue pain, it is most likely caused by the bike fit, and not the saddle.
Since you're saying it a second time (I just read it and moved on the first time), I'm not sure I fully agree with you. Most people I know who had saddle sores and fixed it were on too narrow of a saddle, had the wrong tilt on the saddle, or were otherwise having chafing issues that were resolved by a embrocation and/or a different chamois (I do realize that chafing could be caused by fit, but it also might not). That being said, it could very well be a fit issue and it wouldn't hurt to have it looked at first if for no other reason to rule it out before wasting $$$ on saddle after saddle.
That also reminds me,
RoadRider5 how level is your saddle? I've known many people (including myself) who tried to relieve pressure by tilting the saddle forward when it was actually better to tilt it back slightly, so gravity would pull you back and resting on your wider, cushier, derriere instead of the more sensitive parts further forward.