[IMG_1401] I thought this was pretty interesting, I did this old school measurement method on my sit bones a few times today and they all came out heavily weighted on the right hand side. Every so often I get a small saddle sore (folliciculitis stage) and 99% of the time it’ll be on the right han…

[image] renner: old school We don’t even sit on sit bones in the road position. I just posted the explanation in another topic. I’ll find the link.

[image] Why do Pros sit so far forward on saddle? Equipment You don’t actually sit on the sit bones when you ride a road bike. Measuring and fitting saddles to sit bones is one of those things that sounds great but is kind of bogus. You sit on the ichiopubic ramus [sitti…

I have various asymmetry issues. I seem to have been searching for the perfect saddle forever. I’ve been riding SQ Labs (rock side to side) for a few years. They are ok but never melt away comfortable. I’m trying a SMP Drakon now and love it. It feels a little locked in with the dip in the middle b…

[image] renner: Would pressure mapping on a saddle have utility It very much helped for me and that wasn’t even the reason I went in. IMO, pressure mapping can be a game changer if there is unequal weight distribution, like I have. During my fit with the pressure mapping we were able to tes…

I had a great sesssion with a bike fitter yesterday, the pressure mapping showed that I run very narrow at the point of contact but also that I’m quite flexible with respect to saddles, we tried various of the widths of the model I run and all had pretty good pressure distribution. The current fit …

I really don’t understand why the “sit on cardboard” method has so much traction. If you want to understand where your sit bones are touching, just sit on the saddle, put your fingertip underneath it and then stand up. It’s always going to be narrower than the points where you sit on the cardboard …

I ended up doing a pressure mapping session with a fitter and what it shows was essentially that I’m quite narrow on the contact points

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