How to find your ideal bicycle saddle- Part 3

[@Stephens8x6Workshop]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. No nonsense unbiased information which was extremely helpful across all three videos.

[@VoodooDewey69]

Excellent advice .your trully an expert .

[@devdroid9606]

My tip: buy a two bolt alloy seatpost of appropriate setback and use this for all your tests. Two bolt with a rocking cradle makes it much easier to adjust angle and tilt. Also, it won't break if over torqued and you always have the other saddle already set up on the other post, so that you don't have to reinstall it to the post.

[@24haikus]

You are great. I love your work and passion. thx a lot!

[@vk3dgn]

Thanks, I learnt a lot from this series and will stop putting up with an uncomfortable saddle.

[@derekhobbs1102]

Having been through the sore ass vs numb nuts battle on my old MTB, I'm going to use this info with great hope.

[@officerockstar]

Can you share a link to the saddle you chose and possibly other saddles you tried as well?

[@ΛάζαροςΠολυμενάκος]

Excellent ptesentation of saddle issues. Thx for sharing!

[@miguelangel909]

Best series about seats ever!

[@PeteEllson5656]

Excellent video series. This was a huge help for me. Thanks for doing all this work and posting on KZbin. Really helped me find the right saddle.

[@eusofftai]

i always started to feel my saddle at 40km mark....guess i'll have to look for new saddle now. great info!

[@ermdjoo]

Thanks for your video. I want to know the information of xinda saddle. Woul you please let me know the model name?

[@beesplaining1882]

Thanks a lot for this series. I've found the series very informative. Most other KZbin channels on cycling seem to have morphed into comercial infotainment which renders them kinda fun but....practically useless to me! Your channel is the opposite with a focus on the practical. Thanks again.

[@stuartdryer4089]

I love my real Romin Evo, mine is bigger. Bike shop lent me several Specialized saddles. I wish I had seen this video a couple of years ago.

[@monty2078]

Thank you. EXCELLENT SERIES OF VIDEOS👍👍👍

[@theundead1600]

I like how many shops let you test a saddle or do easy exchange.

[@billytscherne4643]

No problem with my saddle as long I wear cycling shorts wearing jeans well that's a problem . Any suggestions. Thax.

[@400fps]

A lot to unpack. So I’ve made it through all the videos in one sitting and as many have mentioned I’m sure excellent work. To explain my appreciation I’d say that this is the first video of this length that i have watch that wasn’t a podcast, that huge in my opinion. I am in the early stages of my back to riding fad so there’s tons of testing to do, my current bike is exactly for that purpose as i build fitness and knowledge for my Spring build/gift to myself. I do have a question just for clarification. I did notice that tingling feeling in my left hand specifically that i found strange, i self diagnosed to a posture issue although i did feel comfortable on the bike. It was also observed (I always knew) that there was a slight bend in my spine during an X-ray for my lungs which i also assumed could be the problem, i don’t recall this issue last year when i was riding but to be honest i don’e recall. So the question: with fixing my position do you assume that this will improve the tingly feeling in the hands? I kind of wish is was a topic you had touched on a tab bit

[@stevenleffanue]

Cycling biomechanics is a huge topic in itself. Tingling in hand could be too much weight on arms/hands,slight carpal tunnel or shoulder compression. Can be lack of blood supply or nerve. Because we are imperfect a lot of issues we just get relatively right and live with it.

[@TheApothecaryAus]

ozcycle's favourite saddle is the "SYUN-LP PRO Stealth Road Bicycle Saddle" $47 AUD inc shipping. Could be worth a shot.

[@m.sspeckyy7494]

Hi! Thank you, these video series saddle are amazing! Im currently riding a fizik antares (141mm wide) and i’ve already done 15000+km on it, but im not satisfied cause i have a lot of pain in the perineum area, it hurts a lot after long rides or when i ride 6time a week, the pain is not in the middle of the perineum (in the soft tissue) but on the left/right sides (i think they re called pubic bone). If i press these 2 points (left/right) with my hand i can feel bones, but they re not the standard sit bones, cause sit bones are a little bit far back. Now i want to try a new saddle, i measured my sitbones with your technique and im between 10-11 cm, maybe my fizik is too wide for my body anatomy? Do you have any suggestion? If can help you, i tend to ride in a very aggressive position and i have a medium/high body flexibility. 177cm, 70kg

[@Lacking_something]

The two almost identical saddles felt very different... intriguing... I wonder if there's a way to measure the amount of give in padding and rails. I'll look online for a measuring tool!

[@brianmerryman6743]

Well explained, this is what i tell my customers in my bike shop.

[@retroonhisbikes]

Measured my sit bone and i am 100mm, so ive chosen saddles 130mm width. I’m getting sit bone pain with a narrow mid section flat saddle and I’m getting pain near my hip sockets with a slightly wider mid section and rounded saddle. I’m going to try a new saddle that isn’t so rounded with a cut out so i can raise the nose a little to take the pressure off the sit bones.

[@stevenleffanue]

Yeh , shape is important too. Finding the right saddle is a hunt.

[@peacefulpathways3476]

Hey there what I'm wondering is where do you find such quality inexpensive seats I live in the Bay area of California and the cheapest seal I can find is $89 I'm always amazed by the seats you show us for such cheap prices where do you get those thanks for sharing your awesome videos I've learned Lots from you

[@stevenleffanue]

Aliexpress

[@stephentait8734]

hi, watched all three videos, i have noticed that when riding i get numbness in my left hand, would the suggest that i need to move my seat forward or back, thanks

[@stevenleffanue]

Could be a number of things. Usually too much weight on forearms n hands. Try shorten stem by 1cm

[@danielakerman8241]

GREAT series of videos. Very helpful and far more helpful than many of the slicker, more “professional” vids put out by many of the larger KZbin videos. But MATE - with such a gorgeous bike, you have GOT to get some better looking helmets!! They’re hideous! 😂😂

[@stevenleffanue]

Haha , true. A piece of plastic cover styrene can be so expensive tho.

[@Todde12345]

Great info, thanks.

[@marksadventures3889]

Great Videos fella, thanks for taking the hard work out and demystifying things; it's always hard telling facts from sales bull. For blokes a lot bigger than you skinny blokes ...lol...padding, gel seats? I shall re-watch these to see if I've missed anything. Have you done a video on helmets and shoes? I watch these in the morning after I've been for the "burn", from the hill i live on to Clitheroe the other side of Pendle over the top. It's hard work at 15 stone. I am getting a Garmin in a week or two, that should help me do better rides.

[@stevenleffanue]

Gel seats are comfortable but the gel has a short lifespan...like a bed matress,it gradually sags to the sides. Measure your sit bones add the measure to your style of riding then add another 1/2cm each side if you are a heavier rider. That will give you the seat width to look for.

[@JoeKeaveney]

Great video, have you got links to the saddles?

[@stevenleffanue]

Aliexpress,Joe.

[@JoeKeaveney]

@@stevenleffanue sorry if I'm wrong - I took a look and found this one, I can't quite tell if this is the one you recommend at the end of the video or the one you didn't like the feeling of? - m.aliexpress.com/item/1000003620121.html?trace=wwwdetail2mobilesitedetail&productId=1000003620121&productSubject=High-quality-carbon-f-saddle-top-version-flagship-seatpad-Handlebar-fork-Leader-cup-frame-The-frame&gps-id=storeRecommendH5&scm=1007.18500.102169.0&scm_id=1007.18500.102169.0&scm-url=1007.18500.102169.0&pvid=6422e25d-acf3-4e5c-a0de-6c8dd6822a0d&_t=gps-id:storeRecommendH5,scm-url:1007.18500.102169.0,pvid:6422e25d-acf3-4e5c-a0de-6c8dd6822a0d&spm=a2g0n.detail-amp.store-card.1000003620121&aff_trace_key=&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=5383nW74imF_GbdOcavUz_Pns1bvBSO3xxGVs8CQUIP1HgLyUON0_E71_NEmMFkgeyZL1554371291169

[@Voss27]

@@JoeKeaveney No Joe that's the one he tried at the 18:25 mark in the video. I bought the same one just last week, the 210g version for $20. Overall a good saddle, but not quite as comfortable for me as my Fizik Antares so I'm sticking with that one. This is quite similar to the one he picked out at the end: www.aliexpress.com/item/2018-New-Bicycle-Saddle-Mountain-Road-Saddle-Seats-Sillin-Bicicleta-Hollow-Design-Soft-PU-Leather-Cycling/32918487123.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.48.68082282QtoJkF&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_8_10065_10068_319_10059_10884_317_10887_10696_321_322_10084_453_10083_454_10103_10618_10307_10820_10301_10821_10303_537_536,searchweb201603_54,ppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=ff3b7aaf-8305-46dc-ac29-6eed4cca5873-9&algo_pvid=ff3b7aaf-8305-46dc-ac29-6eed4cca5873&transAbTest=ae803_3

[@workingguy-OU812]

Have to admit that, after all this, he didn't provide links. Instead, we're left to guess at bad AliExpress pictures(?!).

[@workingguy-OU812]

@@Voss27 I love how we;re now guessing at the saddles Oz 'highlighted' :-(

[@stevewalter3742]

Hi, what brand was saddle #1. Thanks Steve

[@Swoonorama]

It's a copy of the PRO stealth. Cheers.

[@Hawlkeye-e9p]

I have not ever felt a good saddle. Every one i have ever used felt the same. I take that back. I rode a beach cruiser that had a giant 4 lbs saddle and it was great lol.

[@thesupernad]

would be nice if you shared links for the saddles you bought

[@stevenleffanue]

Product links change

[@thesupernad]

@@stevenleffanue Thanks for the video's lots of great info. I think I was able to find most of the saddles by searching for "Road saddle" on aliexpress.

[@wallonthefloor]

good videos! subscribed

[@jonienglish3231]

WTB make good Saddles had a Selle Italia Flite Titanium Saddle before sore ass !!!

[@CMgraffix]

excellent

[@Ni1zz]

Dont you need to consider the bibs you use also

[@Themalibuda]

Maybe from Aliex...

[@Hawlkeye-e9p]

About 2 hours is all i can ride. By then my backside is raw.

[@stevenleffanue]

Go thru the steps in the vids and you will find at least one saddle to fit you. Start by measuring your sit bones width.

[@XCRiders]

No thanks buddy I don’t do experiments with that cheap stuff ends up costing more