Wonky hips - what to do?

[freeflow]

Looking for some advice on adjustment of me or my saddle to accomodate wonky hips.

A few weeks ago I posted about a B17 I have where the saddle rails were distorted.

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=85849

I have two other Brookes saddles, an older B17 that has hammocked and a Team Pro. I was moving saddles around my three bikes as I was fitting new replacement saddles and I noticed that both the hammocked B17 and Team pro showed similar deformation of the saddles rails with the Team Pro showing showing the least distortion. The saddle rail which has deformed is the one on the left of the saddle. This corresponds to more discomfort in my left sit bone after about 100 miles compared to my right sit bone. The leather seat of the saddles also shows larger dents on the left side than the right side.

I also know from having been to a chiropractor in the past to get sorted out after falls (horses and bikes) that I have one leg slightly longer than the other.

I have three bikes and have just fitted a nice new Cambium to my summer bike and a New Titanium Nidd to my wet weather/winter bike.

I'm now trying to work out what to do to stop me and my 100kg body mass from destroying these new saddles in the same way as above.

My initial thoughts are that I need some sort of shim to go between my pedal and left cleat? I can go back to the Chiropractor but this hasn't really worked in the past. I could consider a single rail saddle.

Has anyone else faced a similar problem? Does anyone have suggestion's for alternative approached or how to find and fit an appropriate shim.

[531colin]

Some websites.....
http://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com/bikefit/2011/04/foot-correction-part-3-shimming/
http://bikedynamics.co.uk/backpain.htm
http://www.jimlangley.net/crank/bikefit.html

[MGate]

I thought I was suffering from numbing pressure on a sit bone caused by the saddle- but it was relieved by piriformis stretches, the muscle was tight over the same area - maybe give some of those a go after googling piriformis syndrome.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piriformis_syndrome

There are some stretches on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFtUgS69rPk

just a thought

[Malaconotus]

I also know from having been to a chiropractor in the past to get sorted out after falls (horses and bikes) that I have one leg slightly longer than the other.

Chiropractors tell everyone this as part of the fraud.