Saddle Test · Oeiras, Lisbon Does your saddle hurt, and have you already changed it more than once?

Every new saddle is money spent and several rides before you know whether it works. At the studio you try genuinely different saddles, on your own bike, without having to buy them first.

€891h30 · at the studio in Oeiras

If you book the bike fit within 1 month, this fee is deducted from the price.

Victor levelling the saddle with a digital level, the laser line projected on the studio wall
The process

From the analysis to the saddle position

  1. Full biomechanical analysis

    To understand your limitations and how you move on the bike.

  2. Which platform to start with

    I group saddles into three platform types. The analysis tells me which one to start with.

  3. Fit and test

    I fit and test as many saddles as needed on your bike, until we find the platform that suits you.

  4. Set the saddle position

    At the end I set the saddle height, tilt and setback (how far forward or back it sits).

Not only the saddle?

If besides the saddle your lower back, knees or hands hurt, the right service is a bike fit, which adjusts the whole bike, not just the saddle: Bike Fit Urbano (1h30, €97) if you ride in normal shoes, or Bike Fit Performance (3h, €127) if you use clipless shoes.

Questions before you book

How much is the Saddle Test and how long does it take?

€89 · 1h30. If you book a bike fit (Urbano or Performance) within 1 month of the test, the €89 is deducted from the price.

How is it different from Bike Fit Urbano?

Bike Fit Urbano (€97) adjusts the whole bike around the saddle you already have. The Saddle Test focuses on the saddle: you try different saddles until we find the platform that suits you, and at the end I set height, tilt and setback. If the discomfort isn't only the saddle (lower back, knees, hands), the right service is a bike fit: Urbano if you ride in normal shoes, or Performance (€127) if you use clipless shoes.

Which saddles will I try?

I group saddles into three platform types. The biomechanical analysis at the start tells me which one to begin with, and I fit as many as needed on your bike.

Is the saddle included in the price?

No. The €89 is the test: the analysis, the saddles you try and the adjustment at the end. The saddle you choose is optional and paid separately, like components in a bike fit.

Is saddle pain always the saddle's fault?

No. Saddle height, setback and tilt, your shorts and how long you stay seated also matter. That's why I start with the analysis and finish by setting the saddle position. If you have numbness that doesn't go away or pain off the bike, see a doctor as well.

Studio in Oeiras

Saddle Test

€89 · 1h30. Bring: your bike and the kit you ride in.

Rua Sacadura Cabral 23, 1495-702 Oeiras, Portugal, by the Jamor.

+351 913 844 787

Looking for a bike fit? See the Urbano and Performance plans.