One thing I learnt is to get a saddle that fits you well and is comfy without too much padding. Vaseline helps. Saddlewise try some at your lbs. Once fizik gobi's wear in they are the most comfortable saddle ever, well worth the money in my opinion. Hope this helps

Oh yeah, me being a numpty! It sound's jey but I always wear lycra shorts when riding anything (usually underneath baggies). So much more comfy, I dont get why others dont?

I'm not to sure I am afraid, I would try just going to a shop for advice. The gobi flexes a lot in the middle basically acting as a hammock fitting the shape of your arse, does take a little while to wear in though.

get yer arse to a specialised dealer ... its probably too late now but that helps loads

get some assos minty arse lard too that helps

as i do alot of miles
i ended up getting my saddle specially constructed for me. its very odd shaped and gets lots of strange looks ... usually as i pass them can do 100k off road in a day nae bother without a sore bum

I want pictures

I had a quick blast on one of my customers Specialized roadie and i was quite impressed with the saddle on that.  I pass a Specialised dealer in Chatham so i will give that a go. How much do they charge for custom saddles?

Cheers,

Andy.

spesh saddles aint custom ...they are just availible in three different widths to suit different shapes of arse

i had mine built by a good mate whos into all this body geometry and kinematics s**t and its the comfiest saddle ive ever had

That doesn't look to odd, dose look comfortable though.  I'll definitely have a look at the Specialized saddles next time i am passing my local dealer. My problem could all be down to a crappy saddle, as it came of an old Giant Boulder. Been wanting to replace it for ages but kept finding other things to by instead. I really have my priorities right......NOT!

Cheers,

Andy.