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Saddle swap?

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  • May 19, 2020 at 8:53 am #30740
    Popeye77

    Hi
    I currrently ride the cheapest of the toupes range and find it ok. The only thing against would probably be it flares at the edges a little too much and can cause a bit of irritation.
    I have been looking at the expert gel one with the adaptive edges or switching completely to maybe the power arc with more of a contoured shape.
    Does anyone have any experience with these ‘adaptive edges’ and are they all they’re cracked up to be?? I think they could provide the answer I’ve been looking for.

    Could swapping completely to the arc be too much of a jump/risk being a completely different shape?

    Cheers

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  • May 22, 2020 at 4:28 am #959329
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    Popeye77

    Measured my sit bones just

    Measured my sit bones just the other week actually. They’re 10.5cm. 
     

    this would suggest a 130 saddle and would explain the slight discomfort on my current saddle.  
    Ive also looked at the Romin. This looks like a decent saddle with flatter edges. 
    I suppose the question is do I get a saddles where the edges are always flatter (Romin) or one that adapts to my body shape (toupe)??

    I may even contact spec and see if they’d do a swap if one doesn’t work out then go with the Romin to start with 

    May 22, 2020 at 12:06 am #959327
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    Anonymous

    The answer will depend upon

    The answer will depend upon how wide your sit bones are. Without knowing that nobody can give you anything like a sensible answer. Ideally, you need to be going into a store and trying a few different saddles out for size, rather difficult at the moment.

    I’m not sure what else I can add to that right now as saddles are very much a personal choice.

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