Originally Posted by
philbob57
Where's the data that supports your assertion?
Did you ever buy a saddle that didn't come on a bike you bought? How old are you? How many bikes? how many saddles? How many miles? How many years of riding?
I'm pretty experimental, and I have a limited budget, so I do a lt of work before buying a new saddle. I did a lot to make previous saddles work for me, and I'm on my at least my 5th saddle on this bike; of course, I started with this bike in 1982.
Jeez, that escalated quickly.
I'm kinda thinking his data is pretty similar to yours, one guy's experience with saddles.
I learned a long time ago not to make saddle suggestions based on my experience. You could put a bike seat shaped rock on top of one of my bikes and as long as it's not too wide, I'll be fine, even if it's tilted funny. And I don't wear any padding.
Anyway, I don't think anyone has the slightest idea what you mean by doing a lot to make a saddle work, but I suspect do a bunch of micro adjustments would fit into that category.