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The Top Three Reasons Why Triathletes Must Have a Quality Tri Saddle
No matter how advanced or how expensive your triathlon bike may be, if you have the wrong tri saddle sitting on top of it can be like putting a Fiat engine into a Porsche body (no offense to those of you who may love your Fiats). This is one thing that many triathletes realize only after suffering through soreness, numbness and pain after riding countless miles on the wrong triathlete bike saddle.
Top 3 Reasons You Need a Quality Tri Saddle
Reason 1: End Numbness with a quality Tri Saddle
The most common complaint heard from triathletes about their triathlon bike saddles is numbness! Nearly every triathlete has felt the dull numbing pain come on during one of their rides. Picking the appropriate tri saddle can help end the numbness, and sometimes completely get rid of it. A tri saddle beats the numbness by distributing your weight more evenly and also reducing the pressure on your thighs and butt so that the blood flow can continue in a more natural manner – keeping the numbness at bay! Nearly every quality tri saddle made is designed with this goal in mind. This is one of the very top reasons to get a better tri saddle.
Reason 2: The amount of mileage you put on your Triathlon Bike Saddle
The second reason that a triathlete needs a quality tri saddle is based simply on the sheer amount of mileage a triathlete will ride over their triathlon career. As you likely know, in the triathlon sport you will be on your bike for considerably more mileage than you will run or swim. Even those who specialize in sprint triathlons still ride upwards of 15 miles in a race (compared to a half-mile swim and 3 mile run) and those doing the Ironman are on the bike for 112 miles – and this is only in the triathlon race itself – the training hours and mileage on your tri saddle are countless!
When riding this much on your tri saddle it isn’t only about comfort (although that is a portion of it), but also about staying healthy and building the right muscles for your triathlon. The wrong tri saddle can cause major back problems and soreness, increased and sometimes unbearable numbness during a ride, infections from rubbing your skin against the front of the saddle (especially with tight sweaty clothing on), and pulled muscles in the legs. Picking the right tri saddle can solve all of these problems. Even if you do not suffer significantly from any of these, the right triathlon bike saddle can simply increase comfort to levels you never believed possible on long bike rides.
Picking the correct tri saddle will increase comfort as it will fit your body (and butt) better, have increased padding, help with air circulation (keeping you cool), reduce strain on your legs and back, and make your entire bike triathlon training significantly more enjoyable and productive!
Reason 3: A better tri saddle will help maximize endurance and comfort in the “aero” position.
The third reason that a triathlete needs to pick a better tri saddle is because of the need for triathletes to ride in the “aero” position – leaned over in the forward position on the bars. Triathletes need a tri saddle which can continue to offer comfort and help increase your performance in this tough and somewhat unnatural (at least at first) position.
Tri saddles help you ride better and smarter in the aero position by being narrower in the front with a rear width that matches your sit bones the best. Some triathlon saddles will have a slightly larger nose to help spread the pressure on your thighs more evenly and balance your weight. Nearly every quality tri saddle made is designed to help you in the aero position (in addition to just normal riding). Along with the desire to fight numbness this is one of the top reasons to get a better tri saddle.
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