What saddle must I get ????

[Mandrew]

I weigh 75kg's, I'm 1.86 m's tall and I'm not sure what saddle to buy, could someone give me a list of saddles that they think I should look at ?

 

Thanks !!

 

[dylankeyter]

The Selle Italia SLR XP (165G) is very nice, i recommend it.

[PEEZ@]

YOu need something thats going to be good for you and it all depends on what kind of riding you going to be doing..

[Edition 507]

How big is your bum?

[Mandrew]

um....quite big  lol for road racing.... the type riding....not the bum lol !!!

[porky]

Again, I think its very much a personal thing.

 

However if you have been riding say a "split" saddle for a few years and change to a "solid" one or vice versa it may take quite a long time to get used to the new design.

If you are looking to upgrade, I think its better to rather stick to the design type you are used to and just upgrade to another model of the same design.

 

75kg is still on the light side for the average SA cyclist, so really any good branded saddle will probably be fine, Selle Italia and Fizik are specialist saddle manufacturers and certainly would have a saddle to suit you, perhaps you can research the product first on the manufacturers website and determine the model types you feel would suit you before you go shopping.

 

 

[Edition 507]

um....quite big  lol for road racing.... the type riding....not the bum lol !!!

The reson why i ask is purely for comfort. The lighter narrower less padded saddles will feel like an uncomfortable wedgie to a big butted individual, where as the wider more padded ones are obviously more comfy. Cyclelab lets you test ride different saddles so maybe you should pop down there first before you fork out R1k or more for a sore backside. Like all things in life, saddles are really just personal preference and what is good for one may be bad for another.

[dylankeyter]

Thats a great initiative from Cyclelab's part. Some saddles may feel comfortable for about 5km, but after 100km they are hell, its not an easy topic! 

[MAESTRO's]

I weigh 75kg's, I'm 1.86 m's tall and I'm not sure what saddle to buy, could someone give me a list of saddles that they think I should look at ?

Thanks !!

 

 

The award winning Selle San Marco Magma Mg is one you could consider.

 

[Brakkies Sport Fotos]

or the ones that fit 98% of all cyclist without any problems... play save.. and get something you will be sure its not going to hurt your bum.

 

 

 

Fizik Arione for roadbike

 

Fizik Gobi for mtb

 

 

 

 

[Red Zone]

or the ones that fit 98% of all cyclist without any problems... play save.. and get something you will be sure its not going to hurt your bum.

Fizik Arione for roadbike
Fizik Gobi for mtb

 

 

[Spinnekop]

This one.....she's good.

25 000 km.....no issues....

You start feel a bit uncomfortable after the 6th hour on the bike..........But I think that is the crap shammy......

 

http://www.fizik.it/images/catalog/road_saddles/Arione_cx_carbon.jpg

[Brakkies Sport Fotos]

spot on spinnekop, my shammy gee my ook eina na 6 uur se ry. maar melksalf/speensalf help daarmee.

[Spinnekop]

spot on spinnekop' date=' my shammy gee my ook eina na 6 uur se ry. maar melksalf/speensalf help daarmee. [/quote']

 

He,...he...h.e..

 

Daai speensalf is soos water vir 'n vis.....kannie daar sonder nie.....

 

[bobby]

die een wat nie jou gat seer maak nie

[ShortLegs]

I second that Spidy, I traded my Specialized Toupe for one of those bad boys and now me and my butt are friends again.

 

Now I just need to ditch the rubbish shammys (Velotex) and long rides will be bliss again...