Selle SMP discussion

Out of interest are people running this level or nose down?

I ask because I had mine set nose down and as I rode home it felt better. Measured at home and turned out it was running very slightly nose up. Blame the richtey seat post I really need an inline thomson.

Mine is level. But everyone's hips are different if it feels OK...leave it alone? :)

Edit - exactly what she said ^

Mine is probably about 3mm higher;

FWIW your experience echoes mine exactly.

Moving the saddle forward dramatically reduced the pressure, nose up helped too, felt like the middle is "holding" me back (well supporting), which felt strange but after a while I forget it's supporting me and just concentrate on riding (saddle disappearing).

What I find helps me:

Sit up straight
Push hands against tops
Push yourself hard into saddle
You should find feel of sitbones
Then tilt into drops

This gives a good feel of where saddle supports and see do you need a bit of adjusting. Or how stiff you are after 4 days in the car... ;)

When I do that I feel like I am on the edge of the top of the back of the seat. Should my sitbones be more in the middle rather towards the top of the back of the seat?

Sitbones should be right at the back, they're not needed to support your body on the saddle, what is needed is the bones between your anus and baby maker.

@miro_o have shown the article saying that it take time for your body to get used to the new pressure, once it have, that bones oddly enough take more abused than your sitbones which is actually quite nice.

mine is comfortable when set up like this

smp composit from italy arrives next week! CANT WAIT!

https://www.lordgunbicycles.com/sella-selle-smp-composit

I don't think my smp works for me anymore.
Not due to the saddle but position change. Given I'm riding on tri bars mostly the pressure points are in the wrong place.

This looks interesting,
http://www.sigmasport.co.uk/item/Bontrager/Hilo-RXL-Speed-Dial-Saddle/3CSI?wmp=416

Or might try this;
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ism-adamo-prologue-saddle/

They have a tri one listed on their site now.

CRC has it. I've no experience with it :)

You can get $35 ISM Prologues on Aliexpress. No idea of the quality. But might at least give you a tester.

I would love to get a Dash Strike. Seems to have a decent climbing positoin as well as a good tri bar position. Aint cheap though.

http://www.dashcycles.com/stock-saddles/strike

So I'm tempted to get a tritone, or possibly a sitero, for tri bar use. Edging towards the fizik I think.

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/sitero-expert-gel-triathlon-tt-saddle-ec056000
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/fizik-tritone-55-saddle-with-kium-rails/

I'll give you the fake Composit, as they're slightly flatter than the one you have.

I think he should buy a Dash, Hate it, and sell it to me for $20.

I saw a broken one og for well over $100 a while back .

Oh really. Okay yes that'd be worth a try.
You think that's the cause? It's just stopping all blood flow when on tri bars. Shame as when on hoods it's the best saddle.

Get the bontrager I listed, looks like all those but better.

I'll look into it.

Chances are I'll be using a diferent seatpost for flattish tri's. So I may just get a TT saddle.

Exactly what I run:

"SMP" crabon on the road bike

Adamo prologue on the TT bike

yeah Adamo podium was my other choice, but not sure how it would be when on the hoods and hip angle is more open.

Ordered than bontrager. They do a 30 day trial. If I don't like it I get store credit.
Works for me.

I also think you should try moving it a little more forward again to see what happen.

Ideally it should also be equally comfortable on the drop.

Yeah moved it forward more and also down a little.
Didn't help.
Moved it forward even more.
Didn't help.

It just doesn't work when on tri bars and small hip angle for me.

Sitbones should be right at the back, they're not needed to support your body on the saddle, what is needed is the bones between your anus and baby maker.

So using my picture as a reference, they should be right at the tip of the rear of the saddle? Or thereabouts?
This is mine, i'm aware of the imperfections that need to be sorted on the bike (steerer, pie plate etc)

Picture doesn't show anything really, for all I know that's your idea position without seeing how you fit on it.

But yes, sitbones should be right at the back.

Wasn't aware of that, but i will look when i'm back home. I felt comfortable when i went out riding yesterday. I've been trying to get it somewhere comfortable on the trainer but yesterdays ride i didn't have any problems, longer rides will be the real tester though