Best women’s bike saddle 2025: six saddles all ridden and rated by female riders

As one of the few areas where a female-specific product can significantly enhance comfort, here is our guide to the best women's saddles

a female rider perched ready to ride away on one of the best women's bike saddles

The best women’s bike saddle will allow you to ride comfortably as long and as far as you like.

Many women have a tempestuous relationship with the best bike saddles. We love bikes, and we need to sit on the saddle to enjoy them, yet many of us struggle to find a perch that provides the comfort we need.

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Michelle Arthurs-Brennan

Michelle is a racer, having competed in road, track, and time trials over the years. She has also been testing bikes for many years, which means she has had to endure both good and, unfortunately, rather too many poor saddles in the pursuit of the perfect perch.

Anne-Marije Rook
Anne-Marije Rook

While Rook has competed at the elite and UCI levels, these days, she chooses to be less competitive and focused on adventure. That still means she puts some serious time in the saddle like her 13-hour slog to complete the 352-mile Unbound XL gravel race.

Woman riding a Genesis Croix de Fer offroad
Rachel Sokal

Rachel's first love is mountain biking, but if you think that means she doesn't know about saddles, you would be wrong. Rachel has put serious time in the saddle both on the road, as an indoor trainer, and, of course, off-road to become European and UK 24-hour Champion on multiple occasions.

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130mm

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135mm

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Michelle Arthurs-Brennan

Michelle Arthurs-Brennan the Editor of Cycling Weekly website. An NCTJ qualified traditional journalist by trade, Michelle began her career working for local newspapers. She's worked within the cycling industry since 2012, and joined the Cycling Weekly team in 2017, having previously been Editor at Total Women's Cycling. Prior to welcoming her daughter in 2022, Michelle raced on the road, track, and in time trials, and still rides as much as she can - albeit a fair proportion indoors, for now.

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