Bike Seats

ktliu

I've reading up on bicycle seats after my first spin class. Saying excessive pain from seat for racer can lead to a week of erectile dysfunction. 200 miles rider sometimes may experience up to a week worth of ED. Scary. So I guess I'm not going to live with the pain and come up with a solution.
So I'm looking at bike seat, a good friend here suggested Terry brand,
I've looked up Brooks B17 seemed to be the one that high mileage people swears by.
So I'm enlisting any suggestion from fellow bikers. I currently use a San Marco Ponza. It felt alright for a one hour ride but always leave me with pain issue still.
So any suggestions are welcome. My current road bike is a Cannondale Caad8 with Carbon forks, handle bar and seatpost.

Buddhasmiracle

Check out this web site: www.bikefit.com Also search on "Bicycling Magazine." they periodically have reviews of saddles.
Talk to cyclists in your area and the gang in the bike shops. Think about what is comfortable with your current saddle on your CAAD 8, and what isn't. Where do you sit on your saddle-- I tend to sit on the end of mine. Some ride more forward.

I am a Terry saddle fan and as I had said, Terry builds great bikes for women, and arenot known for their saddles for both genders; but historically have been highly rated. The other thing -- nothing wrong with having two saddles and two seat posts, depending upon the type of cycling you are going to do. Your saddle and post may be different for oval track riding, versus touring.

Some people place an additional gel cover on their saddle. I don't. Eventually, the gel gives and the cover slides; thus your pelvis moves with the sliding cover from side to side. I think its best to get a saddle that fits you and the type of cycling you do.

The saddle isn't just about "sitting" on your bike. You are holding and balancing your body so the saddle is the focal point as to how you are "positioned" to do that efficiently.

BrianSharpe

You might want to read this.....

http://bicyclehabitat.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=97

the risk is highly exaggerated and is more problematic with long time off-road bikers with the harder impacts that are prevalent in that sport.

If you are worried about it get a pair of bike shorts, the chamois offers lots of cushioning and check your bike fit, many bikes are set up incorrectly with the nose of the saddle slightly elevated, it shouldn't be so low that you feel like you're sliding off but a very slight downward tilt will reposition your weight to your sit bones.

I have some friends who have opted for noseless saddles (they're a few mm shorter) on their time trial bikes for riding in the aero position and some others who have gone with split saddles etc. Check your fit first......experimenting with saddles can get a bit pricy (the Brooks has been around forever, when the saddle on my bike needs replacing it will probably be a B17).

http://www.cyclingactive.com/bikesgear/7-of-the-best-saddles

ktliu

Thanks great info. I'll mull over it.
I do love the 2 seatpost and saddle idea. and I'm definitely going to try to do the nose down thing.
I'd also remember when I was a kid, biking was never painful. Also I was in a chopper with big banana seat with a 3 speed shifter in the middle. , I will pay good money to have one like that to fit an adult.

I do have bike shorts but still it hurts. I didn't wear it to the spin class that day.

ktliu

Thanks great info. I'll mull over it.
I do love the 2 seatpost and saddle idea. and I'm definitely going to try to do the nose down thing.
I'd also remember when I was a kid, biking was never painful. Also I was in a chopper with big banana seat with a 3 speed shifter in the middle. , I will pay good money to have one like that to fit an adult.

I do have bike shorts but still it hurts. I didn't wear it to the spin class that day.

Briko3

Go to Amazon and type in "Prostate bike seat" and you'll get a lot of options. The key is to have a deep channel down the center of your seat. It eliminates all the problems, but still supports you.