The purpose of this study was to identify which are the most used saddle types by competitive women cyclists and their effect on perceived comfort. A comfort questionnaire was completed by 60 elite women cyclists that competed in the Road Cycling Cup, and a picture of their saddle was taken. The participants saddles were classified according to their design (i.e., women, men, and unisex saddles) and their dimensions were also obtained. Women road cyclists find women`s saddles more comfortable than men`s ones, being the women`s saddle the type most used by the participants. However, experienced cyclists use men`s saddles. In addition, the type of saddle influenced the location of the pain and the cyclist`s position on the saddle, with the later potentially affecting bike-fit. Further research is needed to validate this hypothesis and examine potential consequences on performance.
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