An apparatus for selecting a cycle short pad comprisinga saddle comprising a plurality of pressure sensors adapted to measure the pressure applied to the saddle by a user at a plurality of spaced apart points on the saddle;a processor connected to the pressure sensors adapted to receive the data generated by the pressure sensors and produce a user pressure data set;a database connected to the processor, the database comprising a plurality of stored pressure data sets and a cycle short pad associated with each stored pressure data set;the processor being adapted to compare the user pressure data set to each of the stored pressure data sets of the database to identify a preferred cycle short pad.