IanC Posted May 24, 2012 Share I need advice on which seat I should get to continue riding.I visited the doctor yesterday again regarding issues with my prostate.(Luckily not Cancer.) But he adviced me to change seats as the presure on that area can cause re occurence of my problem.Now my dilemma is which one to get. His advice was to get something softer and wider. Ladies specific came to mind. Please help with advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah Posted May 24, 2012 Share I need advice on which seat I should get to continue riding.I visited the doctor yesterday again regarding issues with my prostate.(Luckily not Cancer.) But he adviced me to change seats as the presure on that area can cause re occurence of my problem.Now my dilemma is which one to get. His advice was to get something softer and wider. Ladies specific came to mind. Please help with advice.Such a pain in the **s issue, I went through 8 seats in a year to find the right one.This is a very personal choice, but I would have a proper setup done 1st, your flexibility and angle will determine the area on the saddle where pressure is applied, this must be measured along with your width of sitbones, only then can you decide which saddle will work for you. Then the hardness of you saddle can be chosen, softer is not usually better as a soft saddle will cause compression of the tissues around the sitbones and this results in a lot of problems. A cut-out channel may help, but this is strangely enough not proven. So, measure first, then make a more informed choice.Good luck Robodog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robodog Posted May 24, 2012 Share Such a pain in the **s issue, I went through 8 seats in a year to find the right one.This is a very personal choice, but I would have a proper setup done 1st, your flexibility and angle will determine the area on the saddle where pressure is applied, this must be measured along with your width of sitbones, only then can you decide which saddle will work for you. Then the hardness of you saddle can be chosen, softer is not usually better as a soft saddle will cause compression of the tissues around the sitbones and this results in a lot of problems. A cut-out channel may help, but this is strangely enough not proven. So, measure first, then make a more informed choice.Good luck Good advice. Possibly go and look at saddles which are slightly wider in the rear so that you actually end up distributing pressure on the sitbones over a larger area. Try not go too wide especially towards the front of the saddle because you may limit the range of motion in your upper thigh. This will compromise your pedal stroke... Like those bikes at the gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xak1 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Brooks (can buy from a guy in Cape Town - www.bikeandsaddle.com)Terry Fly (eBay)More than 90% of Great Divide and RAAM riders use one of the above two. Adamo is a prostate specific saddle - the Peak model is used for MTB'ing (www.ismseat.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryP Posted May 24, 2012 Share Hi. Totally agree about measuring the width of your sitbones first. I did this at my lbs before buying two specialised saddles which now fit so well! In fact, because it is such an issue for you, I would get as scientific as possible, i.e. measure your sit bones as accurately as possible (even go to the doctor to be sure) and then go as radical as possible, i.e. get a saddle that fits your seat bones but then exerts essentially no pressure anywhere else. You may need to go through a store like chain reaction cycles for this but if I was you I would not take any chances, cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Do you mean saddle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted May 24, 2012 Share Thanks for the advice. So setup first and then decide on which saddle/seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKvoodoo Posted May 24, 2012 Share Not a Tundra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Posted May 24, 2012 Share I was having blood flow problems in that area, got measured and bought a Spez Phenom saddle. Problems gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted May 24, 2012 Share Have a look at the ISM range http://www.ismseat.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxic Posted May 24, 2012 Share Have a look at the ISM range http://www.ismseat.com/ Damn they ugly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted May 24, 2012 Share Damn they ugly... They are but they are easier on the man parts......look loads better than those big ladies saddles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Posted May 24, 2012 Share Have a look at the ISM range http://www.ismseat.com/ Never seen anybody ride with one. Are they popular? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted May 24, 2012 Share I have seen a few Pros using them at the classics and at the Mtb world cup races.They are very popular at fun rides here. http://oi39.tinypic.com/16m4uiw.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodyBikeFit Posted May 24, 2012 Share Also keep in mind the shape of the saddle, you get two main designs. 1) Dome top design: most Italian saddles are dome top, the idea was to spread the load and therefore lessen the pressure. 2) Flat top design, Specialized started with and did most of the research on this design. They said you don't want any pressure at all and as much blood flow as possible. With the dome top design you only sit on your ischial tuberosities/ sitbones and results in 90% more blood flow than with a dometop design! Also it is imperitive to measure your sitbone width to get the right saddle width for wrong saddle width makes things worse and cause it's own problems! I can help you with that if interested and you're JHB/PTA area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udxcob Posted May 24, 2012 Share Do you mean saddle? Dont you put a saddle on a horse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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