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hippy
Can a saddle influence a position to an extent that it's just not for you?
I've been riding on brooks c13 carved and it worked quite well for me but on longer rides it would start getting numb down there. It wasn't very bad, I'd just have to get up a little bit and that's all.
All the other saddles i've tried didn't fit me well/weren't comfortable so I labelled my brooks "most comfortable saddle that doesn't fit me".
During a bike fit I've tried a short nosed saddle and wow - it felt like I could sit in drops for days without any discomfort or pressure. So i've bought a fizik short nosed saddle and even though it feels comfortable for my family jewels, some other problems started coming up - mainly one of my knees.
I've had problems with it before - I have high arched feet and my knees sort of go inwards. After high intensity rides, sometimes it feels like one of my knees is "very free" / not supported enough. Bike fit guy recommended me inserts to compensate those high archs and on brooks it helped.
But now with this new saddle these problems eventually returned. After one more intense ride it got so bad I was limping for a week. Usually this problem with "free knee" comes after the ride and I don't feel anything while riding but on one of my recent rides, 15 mins into the ride I've developed a new pain when climbing / pedalling more intensively - just below the front of the knee, where it connects to the shin. Somewhat similar to shin splints when running. Very weird.
I'm still trying, moved my saddle back just a little bit but I feel like giving up soon and putting back my old brooks on.