Found my sit-bones today!
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Found my sit-bones today!
After years and years of riding with a perfectly level saddle I decided to drop the nose a couple of mm just to see what would happen...and man what a difference! Before, my taint would take a beating and I just figured that was normal. Dropping the nose just the slightest bit raised the wide back of the saddle just enough to greet my sit-bones comfortably. Not a bit of discomfort on today's ride. Finally felt like I was sitting on a seat. FYI, if you, too, are feeling the pain in your taint, try dropping the nose just a tiny bit and see if it works.
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I'm very sensitive to seat angle. Once you find the angle that works an inexpensive digital level is an easy way to get a very repeatable setup.
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And the most comfortable position for the saddle can change over the years. Have a saddle on my road bike that became uncomfortable, after riding on it for a few years. Changed the tilt, and that was all that was needed. Wonder how many have given up on a saddle, when a simple adjustment may have been all that was necessary.
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And the most comfortable position for the saddle can change over the years. Have a saddle on my road bike that became uncomfortable, after riding on it for a few years. Changed the tilt, and that was all that was needed. Wonder how many have given up on a saddle, when a simple adjustment may have been all that was necessary.
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Since a smartphone won't be long enough to lay across the full length of a saddle, you'd have to be careful where exactly you're resting it I presume. Also to point out the potentially not obvious, also check the level of the floor on which your bike is standing if you're not always going to be setting up your saddle with your bike in the same place. Alternatively, figure out the ideal angle difference between saddle angle and eg. your top tube (if your top tube is not curved) as a means to calibrate.
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If someone is just living with butt pain, it is worth experimenting with different saddles. Unfortunately, it is trial and error (I used eBay). From my experience, it has very little to do with the cost or the brand name of the saddle.
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There is no doubt that a saddle adjustment can make a difference in comfort. The biggest factor though is still the shape and configuration of the saddle which is highly individualized for every rider. It took me trials and errors with about 6 different saddles before I stumbled on the perfect saddle for me that I could now ride almost all day comfortably. Minor level adjustments for my perfect saddle wouldn't even make that much difference.
If someone is just living with butt pain, it is worth experimenting with different saddles. Unfortunately, it is trial and error (I used eBay). From my experience, it has very little to do with the cost or the brand name of the saddle.
If someone is just living with butt pain, it is worth experimenting with different saddles. Unfortunately, it is trial and error (I used eBay). From my experience, it has very little to do with the cost or the brand name of the saddle.
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