Anyone have advice on saddles that are good for women with narrower hips? I tried the Terry Butterfly, and my sitbones were bruised after just 20 minutes on my trainer. Any suggestions on saddles to try, or maybe bike shops in Manhattan that have a good selection of women's saddles to try out?
Thanks
Need Advice on Women's Saddles
Tue, 05/16/2006 - 8:08am
Tue, 05/16/2006 - 10:05am
#1
Ahhh....I wish I had your problem! I always joke that with the amount of padding on my butt it's amazing that it hurts as much as it does....
Anyway you should look at a mens saddle as they are typically designed for the smaller distances in a mens rear.
fizik has a super nice saddle out that is just too narrow for me or why not the mens version of the Terry butterfly
Tue, 05/16/2006 - 11:03am
#2
Jett
I have a Specialized Jett Women's Saddle which is available in (3) widths, including a narrow one. I ordered it on their website after talking to them about how to determine my size (it wasn't difficult). It's a hard saddle and not cheap, but I'm happy with it (I use it for training and road races. I haven't tried it for multi-day, long distance riding, if that's what you do?).
It's much slimmer looking than other women's saddles:
http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqProduct.jsp?spid=12922
But with your narrow sit bones, couldn't a men's saddle work for you?
Tue, 05/16/2006 - 2:40pm
#3
Thank You
Thank you both for your help.
I never thought of trying a better men's saddle (I've been using the one that came with my bike for years, but it started chafing on longer rides). I think I'll look into that and the Jett saddles.
Thanks!
Tue, 05/16/2006 - 3:40pm
#4
Terry Men's Fly saddle
I've been using the Terry Men's Fly saddle for years. Good luck with your saddle search.
Wed, 05/17/2006 - 1:49pm
#5
Terry Liberator
I find the Terry Liberator most comfortable. It's been on my bike for a few years now but I THINK it's advertised as a man's saddle.
