Figuring out whats wrong with my saddle fit
Hi all,
I got a new bike, a Trek Checkpoint ALR5, and it comes with a Bontrager Montrose Comp saddle, 138mm wide. I've never given much thought to saddles as none really bothered me, but this one is bugging me. I'm 6'4 and I measured my sit bones and i get around 112-115mm center to center. I did this by sitting on aluminum foil on carpet.
Two things are wrong, one is just general achyness up in my pelvis. The second is that it often feels like i'm shifted to one side or the other and like i need to shift to the other side. My hypothesis is that the seat is too narrow and it can't span to reach both sit bones at once. However, i think my other bike saddles are in this width range (i'll check) and i have no issues there.
Any ideas on how to troubleshoot this so i can try and pick out a better option? Thanks
I got a new bike, a Trek Checkpoint ALR5, and it comes with a Bontrager Montrose Comp saddle, 138mm wide. I've never given much thought to saddles as none really bothered me, but this one is bugging me. I'm 6'4 and I measured my sit bones and i get around 112-115mm center to center. I did this by sitting on aluminum foil on carpet.
Two things are wrong, one is just general achyness up in my pelvis. The second is that it often feels like i'm shifted to one side or the other and like i need to shift to the other side. My hypothesis is that the seat is too narrow and it can't span to reach both sit bones at once. However, i think my other bike saddles are in this width range (i'll check) and i have no issues there.
Any ideas on how to troubleshoot this so i can try and pick out a better option? Thanks