Subject: RE: The Skinny Person's Saddle Plight At 6'0" and 133 pounds soaking wet I feel your pain. I ride a Brooks Professional. Fits my sit bones perfectly. That's the real question. Padding, as a general rule, is used to mask a poor fit. It's like spackle for your bum. What you're looking for is a saddle that is designed to properly support your "sit bones." Too wide a saddle will interfere with leg movement and chafe. Too narrow will feel like a hatchet design specifically for your . No good in either case. The caveats with a Brooks saddle are all about breaking them in. How long the break in period is depends on your weight, how often you Proofide the new saddle, and the conditions you ride in (hotter rides = more sweat on the leather = faster break in if cleaned properly afterward, longer break in if not cleaned ). The other part of the break in equation is a truism for all saddles that need to be broken before they're truly comfortable - it's less about breaking in your saddle and more about breaking in your bum. Until you've logged a few hundred miles you'll likely never be terribly comfortable on any saddle. |