The Tour de France; three weeks, over 2,000 miles and around 80 hours of cycling. This may have you looking at the saddles of the riders and thinking how on earth their backsides survive this gruelling test?! We’ve partnered up with Team Ineos Grenadier’s saddle partner, Fizik, to show you just that!
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27 Comments
How long do you think you could ride with a road bike saddle for?
Hemorrhoids are common and savage.
More bum and chafing info for non-cyclists please. I try to explain this to new cyclists and their minds cant handle the two concepts of proper support, reducing saddle pressure by having a good balance position with weight on the pedals and the handlebar. and secondly chafing which is a problem for non riders with fatter legs vs fit skinny legs and thus afflicts non riders more than pros. Propper shorts help fix the chafing problem and help distribute saddle pressure along with a bit of cushioning.
Nobody mentions saddle width. Im not a big man but I ride a 143 width saddle-because my ischial tuberosities (Sit bones) are that distance apart. You can also get 130mm saddles if you are that width.
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Sorry but you've spelt 'arses' wrong!!
Skinny, bony butt guys like Si never seem to have problems with saddles.
It's the rest of us who seem to end up with the aching bums.
I have a broken in Brooks Team Pro that is fabulous. It weighs a ton so I'm sure the pros would never use one….anymore. I also like the Selle Italia Super Turbo, which hasn't been manufactured in about 30 years. I'm going to check out the 3D printed Fizik.
Shouldnβt it be the balls that hurt when the riders are all in aero positions for hours?
"sit bones" and "pressure" making me, a cyclist with a total hip replacement cringe π π€£
My 3s printed Antares was the best saddle i ever owned, but the 3d structure broke on the rear left, so there was no Support or padding in that area, Just really squishy 3d stuff… Get the quality fixed and i'll try it again, but i'll not buy another one for that price…
Its arses not asses. An ass is a kind of donkey.
they survive because these guys ride thousand of miles every year so there butts and there saddles are fully broken in and ready for the rigors of the tour. Its not just a one day thing.
I rode my first 200 on an arione and had no sores. And suffered like a damned soul doing my first 100 on a Brooks B17. I've been using an Italia Shiver for 5 years or so (3 of them I think) and rode all my long distance bikepacking trips on this one.
Serfas Rx Race Ready
Iβm doing a cross country trip next summer (4,000 miles, 60-80 miles a day) and Iβm scared for my butt lol, And Iβm only 16. Iβm going to keep my search for a good saddle, or if anyone has any suggestions.
I always thought the cutaway saddles were so you could more easily deal with flatulence.
Saddles without a middle gap is a big no-go for me as a male cyclist. My previous saddle without the gap really made my private part go numb if I would ride for an hour and it would even start to hurt. After buying the saddle with the gap it immediately fixed all the pain and pressure. If you continue to ride like this (with all the pain and numbness) you could cause severe damage to your private parts on the long run. Definitely recommend the man here to buy one with a gap.
The more force applied to the pedals the less weight supported by the saddle. Think about it.
You can market the cut out any way you like with "soft tissue" this and that. But let's be honest. It's a bollocks ditch.
How do I find a saddle that is best for me?
Chaffing has been my problem. Still looking for that perfect saddle. Will try the Arione.
Riding a road bike is not sitting on the saddle and poking at the pedals……A proper fit allows weight to be transferred to the pedals, having the power to average 30k an hour means a lot less weight on the saddle. Glad you covered it. I have 5 of the currently on again/off again discontinued Selle Italia SLK non gel saddles.
wtf is going in the background?
God bike
Im pretty sure that if i rode a bike with one of them seats it would end with a very embarrassing hospital visit
Perhaps some of the peloton group can comment on the state of the arses of the riders. Sure spend enough time staring at each other's rears while riding π