To find bike seat comfort…one of the first things you need to do is ‘get the right saddle’. The right saddle for ‘you’ needs to be the correct width to match your individual pelvis width?

We need to make sure your sit bone area (part of your pelvis) can connect to and be supported by the saddle so it can do its job of supporting your body weight.

As every pelvis is different, and therefore sit bone width is individual the only accurate way to understand the saddle width you need is to measure your sit bone width.

What will you receive in your Bike Saddle Fit Kit:

• 2 x corrugate measuring sheets. You only require 1 sheet but an additional sheet is supplied in case you have to repeat the measurement.
• Information sheet including a video link to support the measuring process
• Additional support offered if you require further assistance in matching your measurement to the correct saddle width.

Take a piece of card that has a corrugate layer exposed. This type of card is often used for packaging. The corrugate must not be squashed or damaged. If you don’t have a piece you can get a thick piece of cardboard and pull off one layer to expose the corrugate.

Place the cardboard on a firm surface, like a stool. Sit on the card with a tall straight back. Place something under your feet so your thighs are slightly above the horizontal (going onto tip toes my be enough). Keeping your straight back with you hands under the stool gently pull the stool towards your bottom, this will just increase the connection between the hard surface and your sit bones, hold for 2 seconds.

If you have a lot of soft tissue in this area, with your hands you can pull the soft tissue to the side as you sit down to help expose the sit bones.

Stand up and you will see 2 areas of indent/ compression on the corrugate. You are looking to mark with a X the most compressed area. Often in the middle of the indent. Some people will get some compression of the corrugate due to the pressure from soft tissue, but you can see where the bone has connected as the hardness of bone will cause the corrugate to flatten more than the soft tissue.

Corrugate layer exposed.

Remove top layer

Identify your riding position by analysing your riding angle. What is the angle between the line of the seat and the line of your back. This saddle is suitable for riders who ride in an upright to slight lean riding position. Between 90 – 60 degrees.