# The Bike Fitting Mega-Thread

**URL:** <https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/the-bike-fitting-mega-thread/10527>\
**Category:** Equipment\
**Tags:** bike-setup, bike\
**Created:** [January 25, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/the-bike-fitting-mega-thread/10527 "2019-01-25T16:18:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 4:55am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/the-bike-fitting-mega-thread/10527/13 "2019-01-26T04:55:08Z")

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From the ISM thread - am I wrong?

> [@Choosing an ISM saddle, style and sizing](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/choosing-an-ism-saddle-style-and-sizing/10214/15):
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> Just make sure you’re not switching saddles to get around an underlying issue, consisting of a saddle that’s too high or too far back, or handlebars that are too low or too far in front of you.
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> Try pushing the saddle down and forward and see how your perineum/labia feels. If the saddle is slowly splitting your sit bones apart, it’s too narrow.
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> If you get a bike fit and they begin applying a template (measurements/formulas/angles), they’re wrong. Find another fitter or experiment yourself.
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> In my opinion, ISM saddles are more comfortable when you get impaled because of a faulty bike fit. They are also good when getting around the UCI rule of “tip of the saddle 5 cm behind bottom bracket”. Besides that, they’re a gimmick.

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