Saddle

I have tried many saddles and have 2 favorites, the Specilized Toupe is light and does not look like it should be comfortable but it really is, but the best one I have ever had is a £20 charge spoon.
Saddles are a very personal thing, I tried braking in a Brooks once but never felt comfortable on it, it's bloody heavy and really does not suit a modern race bike which is a shame because the are very well made.

I switched to a Specialized Toupe for sportives and it cured the problem. You do have to pay attention to saddle sizing though as one size doe not fit all. The width of your pelvis dictates how far apart your ischial tuberosities (sitty bones) are. Get a saddle too small and the saddle slips between these just squashing all your soft tissues. Correct saddle fitting should have your sitty bones perched nicely on the wings with your penile nerves and blood vessels nice and tidy in the saddle groove.
Go to a shop that can measure your distance between the tuberosities - don't worry, you do it yourself and definately not a Are You Being Served moment (kids - cultural reference to 1970's sitcom).

+1 for the Spoon

Quite a lot of shops have test saddles you can try out - it's worth asking.

Hi,
I have found the Specialized Toupe great for long rides and they don't give the 'numb nut' syndrome - similar to the Romin (suggested above) they have a centre cut out. I also found that a really good one that prevents the blood flow issue (if the above suggestions are too hard/expensive/spartan) is the Charge Spoon - really comfortable and reasonably priced too - no cutout but they have a higher back end that if i have a slight 'onset' then I just move back a bit and away goes the issue.

Hope it helps,

Regards,

Trikeman.

Have you tried a saddle with a cutout? Specialized Romin solved this problem for me unless I spend hours in the saddle on the turbo