I currently have a very basic one that came with the bike (pic rel). It's at proper height so I get zero pressure on the perineum, but if the terrain doesn't require me to get up every couple of mins, I quickly get sore sit bones. I wanna do some touring (min 50 km daily) so that won't do. So, I measured them bones and set about finding a new one.

Thing is, I have zero experience with other saddles and have no clue what to look for. It seems like saddles under 50€ aren't worth looking at, but it also seems like I'll have to buy multiple either way until I find the right one. It baffles me that saddles go up to 300€ and there's never a way to try them out. Am I just supposed to waste money until I luck into one that fits? Is there at least a flowchart?

>min 50 km daily
are you out of your mind? that's at least 2 hours of riding per day. you'd basically have to do an hour in the morning and then another hour in the afternoon!

>>2045634
That's the best bait you can come up with?

the saddle that came with my bike is fine. It was a decent bike so its probably a 50-70 euro saddle, if you have a really shit saddle, a slightly less shit one would probably help
You also just have to ride more and it becomes comfortable. If you haven’t ridden much just keep riding and see if it gets comfier. You don’t need to spend hundreds on a saddle until you have tried these things

Riding more
A slightly better but not unreasonably expensive saddle
Adjusting everything so your bike position isn’t putting all the strain on your ass
Padded short

A shammy will do more for comfort than any saddle can.

Saddle fit is black magic. The best one for you can be $30 or $300. If it works it works and all you can do is not get a super narrow one if you’re on the wider side.

Small saddle heigth adjustments can make a big difference on longer rides, but won’t be immediately noticeable.
I start lower than I think is optimal and then move up in ~5mm increments until it feels too high and then go back.

>>2045632 (OP)
>, I quickly get sore sit bones
when you're new, it doesn't matter if you have the perfect saddle, you get sore sit bones for the first few hundred miles.

>>2045642
>>2045647
>>2045653
Thanks, fellas.

I've ridden plenty so it's not that adjustment period. I went through a lot of experimentation with my position on the bike and I'm happy with it currently. I used to get both perineum and back pain and fixed that by adjusting saddle and handlebar height. It's really just the sit bones now so I think there's not much else to do than try a new saddle.

>Padded short
>A shammy
I did try a couple of chamois and I think they just make it worse for me. I wore them without anything under as one should, but the pillow always ended up too far forward, not really covering sit bones at all and would move around too much (tight in the thighs, loose in the crotch).

>if you have a really shit saddle, a slightly less shit one would probably help
>The best one for you can be $30 or $300
I figured as much, that's why I asked for a flowchart, basically which order to try them in. I'm considering starting with WTB Pure right now.

I did measure my sit bones, they're 115 mm, which is frustratingly borderline with a lot of manufacturers. I'm the middle position going by that chart anon posted.

>>2045632 (OP)
Well obviously they have to be cock amd balls shaped.
I use a massive bbc dildo, sadly they dont sell them with the balls so i 3d printed them and covered them with some rubber.
Very comfy
Or you could rotate it 90 degrees up for starters.

Get your ass measured at a bike shop and follow this chart.
Look for a saddle with 2 or more cushioning layers.

>>2045657
You're real funny aren't you

>>2045632 (OP)

>>2045632 (OP)
I can say that sometimes cheap saddles can surprise you, I have a $15 rockbros one I got on amazon that I use on my commuter and it’s fairly comfy
It wouldn’t hurt buying and trying cheap saddles to see if the shape or material is what you like, and then finding something nicer that maybe combines the attributes you like from the cheap ones
Or you may find your equivalent $15 dream saddle

Something about this shape really feels comfortable to me, it almost has a convex curve to it, real slight, and it’s the most comfy saddle I’ve used out of a dozen so far

>>2045675
do you know the width on this?

classic italian is probably the most comfortable and maintenance free saddle you can get. I ride one for over 12 years now. I had the blb fly x and now use the regular blb fly since they are cheaper but turbo makes the boutique stuff

>>2045678
It’s the 5.5” “racing” saddle, and it’s $19 now apparently
It’s probably not the most durable and I think conventionally it wouldn’t be the most comfortable, but it’s the right shape for me and just soft enough that it’s cushy while not being too soft that it becomes grippy

>>2045675
I would second a cheap rock bros or west bike saddle.
I have both and they work well for me.
>>2045632 (OP)
Also worth noting that like 95% of the time it's just not adjusted correctly. Play with your seat angle, front to rear position, and height.
I was sore until I found the right setting. Now I'm good all day.

>>2045679
Not every ass is like yours.
Those are the most uncomfortable saddles I ever tried.

>>2045715
that's because you are fat

>>2045726
no it's because I'm not a 5' bottom twink

>>2045632 (OP)
leather saddle of your choice. brooks, selle anatomica.

>>2045656
Fair enough for doing actual research not just being your typical /n/ retard who doesn’t even ride their bike

>>2045632 (OP)
Bontrager saddles are pretty comfy

>How is one supposed to find a comfy bicycle saddle?
www.google.com

>>2045632 (OP)
bicycling with an armstrong wannabe machine is just painful if you aren't gay or a woman. you need to get a man's bicycle.
>b-but then i look like a mexican with 4 DUIs
thats just part of cycling without looking gay

>>2045776
This
I prefer Cruisers for no other reason than simply because the seating position is not only more comfortable but it gives you more confidence with being able to see your surrounding are control your bike, otherwise I feel like I'm forced to sit in a position that feels like shit and makes me look like a twat

you'll have to shop around to get a saddle that suits your sit bone width and the particular geometry of your bike frame.
its like bike makers collectively forgot how to make bikes some time in the late 1970s.
and by the 1990s comfortable bike designs no longer exist, everything got given up for a bit more speed.
I recommend to try out some 1980s ATBs and 1960s gentlemans and touring bikes, I found them more comfortable than any modern bike.

>>2045783
>being able to see your surrounding are control your bike
sounds like a skill issue. I don't have any problems with control or visibility, personally.
some of us prefer going faster than 5mph. but if you're ok with that, then you do you, playboy.

>>2045632 (OP)

Not everyone has the same butt

Find a used bike shop with a box of cheap saddles and buy ones with different shapes. Try them all and figure out what shape works for you. Then buy an expensive saddle with that shape

>>2045662
Thank you

>>2045662
Lmao pearl clutching massive faggot
Ultra basedclicst detected
I bet you spend a significant percentage of your income on your shit bicycle and call it a 'bike' like youre a cool motorbiker but youre gay and wear super tight clothes, drive on the road even when theres a cycle path next to it and then have a gay fucking poolnoodle attached to it to get your 1.5m right.
Homy shit faggots like you are like what the hells angels are for motorbikes but instead of being criminals youre just fucking onions-trans-gay and take it in the butt.

How does your bottom diaper (the thing bussy-givers have to wear after their assmuscles fall out) fit with yoursiper tight and super short shorts you dumb fucking faggot.
Kys.
>t. Goes up mountains on granpas rusty picnic carrier

>>2046018
>>2045662
Noooo i firgot the pic

>>2046019
>$2k
>ultra light
how is it that some people can hate bikes yet find the energy to draw pictures like this? don't you have something more productive to do?

>>2046019
Euro here
I ride my 4k lower end bike every day.
Why are poor and slow fat people so mad? Which hobby do you spend money on? Gayming?

>>2046019
I ride an £8k bike daily, and next year I'll ride a £9k bike daily. I ride the best because i can afford it. I don't envy poorfags who ride old worn out bikes ever.

I ride the shit out of my bikes to the point where they are completely fucked, because I know I can get a new one whenever I want. For me bikes are like bitches, you don't preserve them for the next owner, you ruin them and toss them aside like any spent product.

>>2046044
That's kinda weird.
I ride a 1k€ bike daily.
If you gave me 10 billion € tomorrow, I'd still keep riding the same bike, and when it breaks, I'll buy the same bike again. Cause it's just right.
Yeah, I could spend 30k to have someone recreate the entire bike with carbon frame and components. But then it would get stolen the next time I leave it out of sight. And even though I could afford to replace it, it would suck. It had nice, one-of-a-kind stickers on it.

>>2046019
I ride my 15k bike every day and i dont lube the chain or change the brake pads i just get a new 15k bike

Yeah im a professional cyclist btw and i think ur a gay faggot on your gay faggot brokeboy bike
Buy some steroids you fucking faggot

>>2046069
finally, the voice of reason

>>2046019
My bike is made out of a combination of the cheapest parts I could find on eBay and Chinese garbage on a 30 year old low end frame
I ride it everywhere and only clean the chain when the derailleur starts sticking

>>2046081
no front brake?

>>2046105
This bike doesn’t really need one, and it would require changing the front hub to disc or the fork to accept rim brakes

>>2046121
based

>>2045669
I got my a books brothers. i thin i have about 20 hours on it so far, it still hurts my ass.
i dont bike often, but trying to bike twice in one week, the 2nd time out, my ass is really hurting from the previous ride.
i checked and you need 100 hours on that seat to get it to settle in.
fuck that

>>2046291
congrats, you fell for a boomer meme.
It'll take ages to break in, then it'll be nice for a while, then it'll make you mad cause you can never get a proper bike fit since your saddle height isn't a fixed point.
It'll also stain and destroy your pants.
I bought 2 until I learned that the hard way.

>>2045776
>>2045783
Turns out we don't live in LA among chicanos, friends.

>>2046291
>Buying a touring saddle when you struggle to ride twice a week.
More money then sense. Sell it off to someone who would know what to do with it.

>>2045632 (OP)
I remember my bike having one of the worst saddles I’ve ever used, uncomfortable as fuck while riding for less than 10 minutes. Then checked around on a shop in my country and for 30 bucks I got a saddle miles better, I can actually ride for a full hour without feeling like my ass is being demolished.
I’ll never understand why some brands do this, it’s not like they are saving much during production

>>2045632 (OP)
>Bikers sit on dick shaped seats and claim they aren't gay

>friend lends a bike
>praises the seat for being so great
>it's extremely narrow and convex in shape
my internal organs hurt after 20 minutes sitting on it

>>2045632 (OP)
>saddles go up to 300€ and there's never a way to try them out.
Try the knockoffs on AliExpress and then once you find the design you like, get the real thing (if you even want to, I've found the $50 3d printed saddles are entirely comfortable enough without paying hundreds for the original)

>>2045632 (OP)
If it's only the sit bones that are giving you problems then you need exact same saddle shape but softer, vala.
You may relive pressure buy just streightening one leg momentarily, during a turn, downhill or whatever.

>>2046295
skills issue, (You) problem

>>2048934
baste this is what I did