Subject: RE: Saddle recommendations for athenas? Your weight actually has nothing to do with your saddle choice. The best saddle for you would be the one with the right shape and padding for your particular anatomy and really, no two women are alike. Bike position/geometry can also affect this too. When I first started cycling, I figured I'd need a wide saddle because I'm a pear shaped girl with a big ole butt. Boy, was I wrong! After the first few very, very painful saddle choices, I actually tried measuring my sit bones. Turns out, I have very narrow sit bones and narrow hips. I never knew!! Now I usually opt for men's saddles because they tend to be narrower and less padded (though there are some other options out there too ). This also affects my choice of bike shorts (tri shorts are more forgiving ) because you need your shorts to fit your 'nether regions' more than you need them to fit your waist or legs. For some women, these dimensions all are 'average' and somewhat related, for others, not so much. There are some GREAT saddle threads on the forums at teamestrogen.com where you can read about years of research/trial and error and ways to measure...you might start there... |