Saddle (dis)Comfort Survey 2: Your Ideas on Saddle Comfort.

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Saddle (dis)Comfort Survey 2: Your Ideas on Saddle Comfort.
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Saddle comfort is a combinatio of bike fit, clothing, fitness and saddle.15 Votes - [25%]
Being overweight even a little contributes to saddle discomfort.3 Votes - [5%]
Because top athletes use similar equipment, saddle choice is generic.1 Votes - [1.67%]
Saddle choice is entirely individual.5 Votes - [8.33%]
The most significant factor in saddle comfort is bike fit/position.4 Votes - [6.67%]
The most significant factor in saddle comfort is saddle choice.1 Votes - [1.67%]
The most significant factor in saddle comfort is rider fitness.2 Votes - [3.33%]
It takes about a week to get accustomed to a saddle.1 Votes - [1.67%]
It takes about a month to get accustomed to a saddle.5 Votes - [8.33%]
It takes about two months to get accustomed to a saddle.1 Votes - [1.67%]
It takes about a six months to get accustomed to a saddle.0 Votes - [0%]
It takes about a year to get accustomed to a saddle.2 Votes - [3.33%]
Saddle comfort is heavily influenced by what I wear.6 Votes - [10%]
No underwear with shorts, of course.14 Votes - [23.33%]
This is a multiple choice poll.

2011-05-24 4:20 PM

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Elite
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Subject: Saddle (dis)Comfort Survey 2: Your Ideas on Saddle Comfort.

This poll covers the ideas surrounding saddle comfort: What influences it, what causes it, how to change it.

This is a pretty rambling set of options that you just check all "beliefs" that you feel apply in your opinion.

2011-05-24 4:27 PM
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Subject: RE: Saddle (dis)Comfort Survey 2: Your Ideas on Saddle Comfort.
While I've found a couple different saddles that work well for me (Profile Tri Stryke on the tri bikes, Bontrager off-road saddle with cutaway wings on the road bike), I've also found that my tolerance for other saddles has increased with my years of riding. So there's a certain amount of "accumulated miles" factor for short-term comfort of many different saddles.
2011-05-24 5:46 PM
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Subject: RE: Saddle (dis)Comfort Survey 2: Your Ideas on Saddle Comfort.
It's interesting to see, in this poll and the other saddle choice poll, the trend toward an expectation for very fast saddle acclimation and a parallel consensus on saddles optimized for saddle discomfort.
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