Concor Supercorsa saddle set up

I have never used one but I have bought an old 1980s version.

So…level or slightly nose up or slightly nose down? If there is a concensus …I will try that first.

Interested in the opinions of those that use a Concor Supercorsa and found a Goldilocks set up position.

Any opinions?

I'm using one (re-edition version) on my commute, with riser bars, and I would say nose slightly up.
Just try I want to say, I found this saddle very incomfortable if not set up correctly, could not ride it more than 20kms without pain/sore arse.

This saddle, for me, is tied with a turbo for top arse hatchet award.

I never found the Concor comfortable as too curved for me. The Turbo, however, is very comfortable for me, especially the 'suede' version.

If I angle it slightly upwards as user95303 suggests I am hoping the curved bit acts like a hammock.

I have tried the Turbo saddle and found that very uncomfortable.

I once had a blue one that shed its dye when it rained. My resulting blue derriere provided much mirth for Mrs Greytyke.

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17217916/

took me a while to get the set up of mine feeling OK. a wise friend who is on this forum gave me some advice about it. something about getting the text on the saddle level and it being a bit of hammock saddle that you ''sit in''. worth persevering with imho, a beautiful looking saddle and I find mine really comfortable too.

Not experimented with mine, but the nose is up a touch. I have Rolls and Turbos set the same way.

I angle it slightly upwards as user95303 suggests I am hoping the curved bit acts like a hammock.

This + what Neddos said. Once it will be well set up, you will find it very comfortable and the upward bit will get around your bum perfectly.
I never have been pleased with a Turbo, maybe riding position and saddle angle not set up properly, but very much discomfort each times I rode the one on my road bike.

I found the shape of the Turbo resulted in my backside feeling it was on fire….Not a nice feeling.

I don’t like moving about on a saddle.

Supercorsa is my go to saddle on the majority ofy bikes. You can’t set it flat/level as the curve of it means you’re sliding off the nose and are constantly pushing back into/onto it.
As mentioned above, set it with the nose up from level, and work from there. It’s a seat you sit in rather than on.. once you get them set they are fit and forget, no more fiddling with them at all..

So far…not so good….nose pointed slightly upwards…with many adjustments and it is either quite painful or at best marginally painful.

At least the saddle doesn’t hurt my right hip as the Brooks Team Professional saddle did but that was comfortable to sit on.

Raised the nose a bit more and a bit less worse but perhaps I am sore from earlier rides today…so try again tomorrow.

Here’s a photo of how mine is set up. The red box is the section you want to be flat/horizontal, or as flat as you can make it with the curve. As that’s what approximates to the flat saddles we’re used to nowadays.
And the yellow line is what I think is approximate to where a flat saddle would sit.
Looking at it the nose isn’t as tipped up as I thought but in practice it is raised a couple of degrees, so you’re not slipping forward off of it, and you can push your arse back into the curved section at the back..
Hope this makes sense

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Much appreciated c_b….i will try and replicate that set up tomorrow.

You have a nice looking bike by the way.

Thanks it’s summer bike, frame us a tad small for me, but I brought the frame in Japan and it would break my heart to sell, so I live with the excess seatpost and raised stem, full shot below.
Hope the saddle adjustment works for you.

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If it is your pride and joy…why sell…if can do a workaround as you have done..,but you changed the fork? I was going to ask you if you were a skidder…when I rode fixed, I couldn’t do a skid stop for love or money…I would either be dead or in A&E. Vivaldi make lovely frames…👍

Thanks…I will report back tomorrow.

Current set up (31/08/24 @09.53)

Mine needs to go down in the nose area.

2nd photo @10.03 is closer to yours….time to test it.

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I’d like there to not be as much exposed seatpost and stem, but like you say the workaround whilst not as visually appealing as I would like means I can ride it. Which is the most inportant thing!

Original fork was bent in a collision with a kid on a trike in battersea park, was brakeless at the time. Collision definitely not my fault, but made the decision to swap to a fork drilled for a brake an easy one.
Such a joy to ride when you get going, something about the geometry makes you want to go fast, but it is swift to change direction, and lovely to loiter along on, when the suns out as well.. city gear isn’t too spinny, but allows for a decent push once you get rolling..

I would scared witless cycling a fixed gear bike brake less…the thought of going down a hill without a brake would terrify me and let’s face it…your legs make a weak brake…if I were to ride fixed again…I would get a 531db path frame with brakes…front and rear…I hope you were ok after the collision?

Another issue would be the seat post…many years back I had a similar set up…but it caused a problem with my neck…I needed a neural pain killer for a few weeks…pain was similar to sciatica…now bars are a bit higher than my bars but not massively so.

The saddle is getting there….a few more micro adjustments…I pushed the saddle back a bit as I most comfortable with my backside is nestling on the widest part of the saddle and the aim is be perched there naturally and not pushing back to be perched there.

Getting more comfortable.

Took a picture of mine.
Tried my best to take a level picture.
Post #19 of yours, 1st picture looks like quite the same setup as me. 2nd one not so, looks as nose is too much down (maybe lens distortion).

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Trouble is the first set up of mine was uncomfortable…the 2nd is better but not great…my seat bone width is 111mm but the saddle does feel wide enough and I think 140mm isn’t right for me .