Is my saddle too wide?
I'm a long-time cyclist but I've never had this problem. Is my saddle too wide?
For years, I rode a Fizik Arione -- before they made a wide version, a channeled version, a cutout version, etc., etc., etc. Then, I got into gravel racing and switched to Brooks C17, then C13 (wide) for both gravel and road riding. I have ridden the wider C17/C13 for about 4 years. This year, I decided I wanted to do something different. I went back to an Arione R1, but to the wide version of that saddle. It's about the same width as the C13 wide and I figured even a little extra width wouldn't hurt.
But now, I have some chafing at the junction of my thigh and buttocks -- OUTBOARD from my "sit bones." What does the forum think? Is this the result of too wide a saddle? Would a return to the original (narrower) width Arione be a likely solution?
For years, I rode a Fizik Arione -- before they made a wide version, a channeled version, a cutout version, etc., etc., etc. Then, I got into gravel racing and switched to Brooks C17, then C13 (wide) for both gravel and road riding. I have ridden the wider C17/C13 for about 4 years. This year, I decided I wanted to do something different. I went back to an Arione R1, but to the wide version of that saddle. It's about the same width as the C13 wide and I figured even a little extra width wouldn't hurt.
But now, I have some chafing at the junction of my thigh and buttocks -- OUTBOARD from my "sit bones." What does the forum think? Is this the result of too wide a saddle? Would a return to the original (narrower) width Arione be a likely solution?