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Saddle Question
Just bought myself a fancy new saddle for my newly acquired bike (Selle Italia SLR Boost Endurance Superflow). I'm still a newbie to road biking.
Stupidly I didn't take a pic or make a note of the old saddle position.
I'm just in the process of nailing down the correct position with the new saddle. The 1st ride after swapping over I felt like I kept sliding forward and my palms felt more pressure after an hour so I made some adjustments and my second ride felt better but I'm not entirely happy. It might sound like a silly question but I'm wondering how you determine whether you are sitting in the correct spot on the saddle. There seems to be just over a thumbs width of saddle behind my bum when sitting on it. Does this sound right or should my bum be flush with the end of the saddle or does it just differ from person?
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Watch this short GNC tutorial - Tips For Getting Your Saddle Position Right
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVu5Zrktm40
As above...saddle should usually be level or the nose slightly tilted down....or your forced to far forward onto the bars and your weight is shifted to your hands and arms (pending reach lengths)
two things to consider though....saddles do vary in height so you may need to adjust your seat posts height...this then slightly affects your reach.
secondly where the centre of one saddle is this differs to others......that and some saddles allow you to move around on....thus you may also need to move the saddle forward or back depending on if youre to stretched or to cramped.
bike fit should sort this or just adjust one direction at a time till it feels 'right' and your not uncomfortable .
There's definitely at least a small amount of space behind me on the saddle.
I adjust mine by going on a long ride with the appropriate tools to adjust the saddle. Move it in single click increments of angle then ride another few minutes. The saddle should be nominally level front to back, but I've ended up at least five degrees off that either way depending on the saddle and the bike. I iterate until I don't feel like I'm sliding forward or backward.