[Closed] Sensitive topic - saddles for young ladies?

Padded shorts?

try one of the narrow WTB saddles.  Volt is common on a few bikes.  CRC have a decent range  so easy to send back.  Might also want to try the koda but not sure if there is a narrow enough version for a kid (wife has one and its pretty comfy)

also padded shorts

I’ve managed to buy a couple of Specialized saddles for women second hand off eBay in really good condition. Maybe try that?

Nobeer - we encounter this a lot with girls of that age at Riderz. Narrowest possible seem to work best n general. No specific brand, though Spesh are very popular due to their narrow options.

Generally, a saddle with a cut out works best.

Had a similar issue with my girlfriend and my ex wife I was getting into biking....

Me too. I was having problems staying, ahem... Rigid... for sex. Eventually narrowed it down to the saddle on my bike (was riding 30 miles a day for commuting).

Bought one with a cut out channel and everyone is happy now. Best £20 I ever spent

Try angling the saddle forward a bit for starters. Worked for me daughter.

As above. I'm a great believer in dropping the nose of the saddle slightly, seems to align better with body position and relieve pressure on front bits

.....or try an ISM saddle which puts no load on any soft bits at all.

Had the same problem with both our girls at around that age. Assuming she has got a good pair of padded liners, Decathlon ones were good for them, that breath enough and wick some sweat away. After trying alot they both got on with WTB ones, but different styles. We are all on men's Specialized Henge and have been for a long time.

I'm going in the garage loft in the morning to get some stuff together for Peatys Bike Bonanza. Do you want me to see if there are any up there and if I can get some pics and I can just post them up. Not going to be North for a while.

I do have one under the floor at the back of the van but won't be able to get to that for a couple of weeks. I think there is a new Deva some where but Abigale will know where it is and she's away in Wales.

Tracey,  you're a gem of a lass, thanks for the offer! I'm gonna try popping the wife's saddle on, see how she gets on with that.

Thanks folks for all the advice!.

I've posted before about a study on the British Women's track team that concluded that having the saddle nose-down by up to 9deg solved the saddle sore problem many of the rideers had been having. I think the piece I read was on The Guardian's web site.

Pic of the four in the loft. WTB Speed She. WTB Diva and two Specialized Jett pro.

The Diva is worn on the white not dirt. All are in good condition.

Pm me address if you want any posting free from South Yorkshire.

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Tracey - please do let nobeer have first dibs, but I'm happy to pay for a couple of those for mrs_oab to try. We've been through a couple of saddles, keep returning to achient WTB she has that is now collapsing. We don't have cash to keep trying lots of expensive saddles, but would happily try and then pass on again...

Mrs M uses ISM and really rates it

Tracey, you're a legend! I'll drop you a PM, really appreciate your awesome generosity!

i also have a narrow short wtb saddle you can have if needed mate.

Thanks Tony, another super generous Yorkshireite! Not true what they say about you folks! 😊

For what it's worth it's worth measuring seatbone width using the old 'sit on some corrugated cardboard on a hard surface and measure the distance between the dents' and use that to find appropriate saddle width.

Had to do this for Ms O_H_H to find a comfy saddle, Madison do numerous ladies ones in different widths to suit.