Selle SMP discussion

I was instantly comfy on my Pro and the angle doesn't seem to matter much either. Lucky me? But it's more padded than most models.

I do need to ensure I sit properly backwards so my hips get full support, if I don't the lower back or greater trochanter complain (sigh, old age)

These saddles are witchcraft. Mine seems to have exposed some sort of asymmetry. My right thigh toughes the nose at the top of the stroke. I think I must have twisted (or something) on previous saddles so didn't happen, even on wide nose saddles like the Antares.

Mind blown.

Maybe you've recently developed rickets?

Goddamn magnet.

It's the gravitational force that kept pulling your thigh to one side.

Best solution is to ride round the velodrome clockwise every morning to stablised the equilibrium.

Or buy a real SMP might help.

My hips aren't a 100% symmetrical either, as in, my left hip has a tendency to drop. But not sure it should be THAT pronounced.

Baik Fit?

Or buy a real SMP might help.

Ouch.

Baik Fit?

A nice solution, but I can't see it...

In all seriousness, as @JWestland quite rightly point out that not everyone hips are 100% symmetrical, last customer I fit had to have their saddle pointed slightly to the left for him to be 100% comfortable due to asymmetrical hips*.

*bit of a mouthful, perhaps shorten it to the miro syndrome would be better.

I've always come close to brushing the nose with both thighs but clearly there is some asymmetry I'd not noticed. The relatively fixed position in (rather than on) the SMP shows it more. I'm told my pedal action is pretty godly (ehem) but I have a tightness on the left (which I exercise out – but still shows itself sometimes If I'm lazy about some stretches). I've never had a proper fit but I think it's time.

It could simply be a question of one leg being longer than the other result in the slight asymmetry, this is easily remedy by having shims in the shoes (or under the cleat).

Again, not easy to do it via #internetbikefit, as a decent bike fitter can easily see what's off.

My leg extendable lengths are pretty close but depend on:

...tightness on the left (which I exercise out – but still shows itself sometimes If I'm lazy about some stretches)

...and possibly the temp/humidity/strength/moon-phase

My left greater trochanter is a bit fubar, which may explain the hip drop.
My left foot is also slightly longer. And my left shoulder is higher. My DNA didn't get the measuring tape out...

I guess a bike fit would be good but £200...just commuting 7 miles a day I can't justify it.

But for club riding/riding a lot, assymetries can cause long term bad wear and tear so then it would get the money out. Grudingly but yes.

off to see Scherrit about SMP's, as well as a brace of other stuff, today.

Such comfort. Need to work on the angle so Steve would approve.

I've ridden with the fake carbon one that's incredibly stiff compare to the Composit @7VEN got.

It again, surprisingly comfortable despite only wearing civilian clothes, on a bicycle with skinny 25mm tyres too, at a whooping 90psi.

Loaning a SMP Dynamic; might go some way to alleviating the back pain that has been the bane of my life for the past 6 months

Belated update, did ~200 miles on my fake carbon one in 24 hours Friday-Saturday.
No major complaints and no numbness whatsoever.
Only really noticed it getting back on the bike after 5 hours off for the ferry, but I think that is to be expected?

Can confirm that a 3T Dorico layback is not really suitable for a SMP. The rear bolt comes undone on rough surface, on average every 10 miles or so of Yorkshire roads. Took a small chip out off the carbon rail, though thankfully I have/had the china version not the £400 one...

@Mechamorgan how are you getting on with the Dynamic?

Sent it back. It's perfectly comfortable, but wasn't really solving the problem which is what I was hoping for. I can't be spending £200 on a saddle which doesn't fix ought.

Luckily, physio has hit a bit of a breakthrough with my back pain. I'm likely to pick up something slightly more supportive like a Romin to replace my SLR, but the Dynamic isn't necessary for me.

I've done some time on mine. Around 800km on the road.

Mine is actually quite hard and uncomfortable after a couple of weeks riding something else (on my cross bike). It's so different to my other saddles. This awareness of the saddle goes after a few regular rides and it just becomes familiar.

What is amazing for me is that I can step off the SMP after 3hrs and just can't feel that I've ridden a bike. I could get back on and do another 3hrs with zero accumulation of discomfort (legs permitting).

I'm quite looking forward to the big winter rides on this.

That described it perfectly, I was not aware of how I always feel after getting off the bike until the SMP.

Aching to do Audax again in the summer soon, would be interesting to see how I feel after a 600k.