How do you size a saddle seat?
If you know your seat size in an English saddle, a good rule of thumb is to choose a Western saddle with a seat size two inches smaller than your typical English saddle size. Sit in the Western saddle. There should be about four inches between your body and the swell of the saddle.
How do you measure for a saddle suit?
Draw an imaginary line from armpit up to top of shoulder, start there, go to nape of neck (big bone at bottom of neck) and over to imaginary line above other armpit. Or on current fitting suit, from shoulder/sleeve seam, up to bottom edge of collar at middle back seam and down to other shoulder/sleeve seam.
What width saddle do I need?
Place the foil or cardboard on a carpeted stair and sit down, then pick up your feet to mimic your riding position. When you stand up there should be two depressions left by your sit bones. Measure the distance between the centres of the depressions and add 25 to 30mm to find your ideal saddle width.
How do you identify a saddle?
Look for the manufacturer’s name and logo to be stamped in plain sight on the saddle. Check on the back, the skirts or on a plate underneath the jockey. Contact the saddle’s manufacturer for information about the saddle’s age. Most manufacturers will be able to tell you the age of the saddle using the serial number.
How wide is a wide saddle?
An English saddle is a bit different from Western saddles, so it’s important to know the proper way to measure and fit one….Gullet Size Chart.
| Gullet Size | Inches |
|---|---|
| Narrow | 6” |
| Medium or Average | 6.5” |
| Wide | 7” |
| Extra Wide | 8” |
What should the width of a bike saddle be?
For example, if your sit bones measured 130mm, you add 20mm and voila, a 150mm saddle width will fit perfectly! It’s interesting to note that the Road Bike Bro measured 110mm, added 20mm, but choose a 145mm width saddle which in his words, “provides more support and I find it more comfortable.”
Do you have to measure your sit bones for a saddle?
To get the right saddle you need to first measure the width between your sit bones, but there’s much more to it. Measuring your sit bones for a new saddle is never accurate, however it can point you in the right direction.
How big is a 16 ” barrel rider saddle?
16” Trail Rider = 15” Barrel Rider Ranch (slick seats) usually ride smaller (1/2inch seat size) so they don’t slide around 16” is for most men, 15” for most women Trail Saddles with High Cantles (5”) make the seat sizes feel smaller
How big should a second suit be for a lean rider?
Snap backs have been added to hold open the coat. There is still some let out left in the waist of the jods and throughout the coat. Perfect second suit for a long, lean rider. This formal suit is marked a youth size 10, however there have been some tweaks to it, which have altered the size slightly.