Road Bike Saddle Too Wide

I feel as if the saddle is just on the inside part of my sit bones rather than underneath them.

Road bike saddle too wide. A terry liberator y saddle is wider than normal at about 177mm. Having now done about 250 miles on my new to me road bike i m considering replacing the saddle. On my website you can read about bike fitting at the boulder center for sports medicine. I could feel my sit bones weren t on it properly and got pain and numbness in the perineum.

Padding for road cycling because a saddle that s too soft can often lead. Manufacturers usually note saddle width in milimeters on the part of the saddle where it is the widest. The best road bike saddles in 2020. Saddle on the left is too narrow for an upright riding position while the saddle on the righ is too wide for a leaned forward riding position.

I changed the saddle to a 142mm fizik antares and the pain has gone. Riding around boulder co i see riders sitting too upright so most of their weight is on the saddle. Butts are like faces very. Get a bike fit.

They can work well on the road too. It s a specialized ruby 143 and i think maybe it is too small. It might be good to have on a century. I have one of the liberators on order that will go on my mountain bike or possibly my road bike.

Our tester gave this one 10 10 though be aware that setting up an ism saddle will be different to setting up a standard saddle so check the instructions. A supremely comfortable saddle. Choose the right saddle. Its short and wide design means it s great.