As a noob roadie, and after very near on 2000km's of struggling to find a seat that I can end a ride on without feeling like I spent a night in Pollsmoor Prison , I finally resolved my problem. I tried nearly every Selle Italia, one Selle San Marco and even a PRO TransAm but nothing did the trick. Yesterday, after a particularly painful 47km morning ride, I got my hands on a Specialized Phenom Gel in 143 width and after another 47km this morning ....... HALLELUJAH ............ no more pain. It seems that all I needed was that extra width after all. All the previous seats were in the 130 to 135 width and obviously too narrow. We did some sit bone width measurements at the LBS and figured that I just needed a wider saddle. So, if you're going through a similar situation where your behind can't take the punch but your legs have still got plenty to give, GO GET YOURSELF MEASURED! You may just need a slightly wider saddle. The Phenom isn't exactly for the weight weenies at 275g, but it sure makes up for the weight penalty in comfort. The gap in the middle also allows for good blood flow and even after a lot of Km's on the aero bars I was very comfortable. Slightly more padding in the nose also helps. Hopefully this helps someone else out there! Wesbrad2008-02-09 09:02:57
