Specialized power saddle. You wont regret it

Isn't the power saddle more of a road saddle? I've heard some really good stuff about it, but would it be any good on a p3c? I have quite an aggressive position with my hips rolled forward.

I know plenty of other people using them on their tt bikes as well. I even use one on mountain bike. It's the comfiest saddle I've ever tried

Consider Cobb saddles. They have a wide range and a 90-day no-questions-asked return policy so you won't get stuck with a saddle that doesn't work for you.

Fusion wrote:

Hi there,

After spending a few months on the Selle Italia SLR Tri that came with my second hand bike I'm in for a new saddle. The current saddle has cause some very ugly wounds at every contact point there could be, so I'll be looking at split nose or cut-out saddles I think.

Now in my area all (capable) shops and fitters are brand concept stores, so I'm a bit bound to make a choice about which saddle I want to try beforehand, which utterly sucks. Or how should I go about this? Is it uncommon to ask to try the saddle before I buy one?

A friend of mine has recently switched to the Bontrager Hilo RXL and is quite happy with it, so I'm temped to go have a look at the trek store. The only drawback is the weight. At 255grams it's quite heavy, and I'm not sure it's worth splashing 280 dollars on a carbon saddle.

Other options would be specialized saddles, but I haven't really heard to much (good) about it. Any experiences?

Also what are the advantages of noseless saddles such as the Tritone? Any good experiences with those?

Any help here is greatly appreciated! :D

Isn't the power saddle more of a road saddle? I've heard some really good stuff about it, but would it be any good on a p3c? I have quite an aggressive position with my hips rolled forward.

Hi there,

After spending a few months on the Selle Italia SLR Tri that came with my second hand bike I'm in for a new saddle. The current saddle has cause some very ugly wounds at every contact point there could be, so I'll be looking at split nose or cut-out saddles I think.

Now in my area all (capable) shops and fitters are brand concept stores, so I'm a bit bound to make a choice about which saddle I want to try beforehand, which utterly sucks. Or how should I go about this? Is it uncommon to ask to try the saddle before I buy one?

A friend of mine has recently switched to the Bontrager Hilo RXL and is quite happy with it, so I'm temped to go have a look at the trek store. The only drawback is the weight. At 255grams it's quite heavy, and I'm not sure it's worth splashing 280 dollars on a carbon saddle.

Other options would be specialized saddles, but I haven't really heard to much (good) about it. Any experiences?

Also what are the advantages of noseless saddles such as the Tritone? Any good experiences with those?

Any help here is greatly appreciated! :D

If I were getting fit, I would choose the fitter fit and the brands second.
I'd rather have a great bike fitter with good saddles than a good fitter with great saddles.

I personally love the Sitero. I've tried fizik's Arione and it was so horribly uncomfortable for me.

I used a Selle Italia SLR superflow and that worked really well until I got a sitero.

I got a Sitero to try for a few weeks now and have just completed my first ride on it. At first it felt kind of strange.. Like sitting on a brick maybe? The saddle is way stiffer and i really felt more connected to the road.

After that first 3,5 hours on it, i'm still not convinced both of those things are good things.

They told me to use it for a 500-600k to get a good feel for it. At the moment I'm thinking I might need to give it more time, but I'm actually wondering: does a saddle have to fit like a glove from the first ride? And what are you suposed to feel/not to feel besides pain obviously? Is there such thing as breaking in a saddle?

All the decent stores in my area have allowed me to try demo saddles for a week or so before I've made any purchase.

All the decent stores in my area have allowed me to try demo saddles for a week or so before I've made any purchase.

The sitero felt awesome to me on the very first ride.. It felt soft and the alignment was perfect (glove like analogy here).. Maybe its just not the right saddle for you, fit wise.

To get it out of the way first:

Saddles are highly individual and nobody is built exactly the same...hence saddles fit differently.

But since the Sitero came up and you asked for "school":

I rode the Sitero last season...it was "ok" and I had a decent HIM performance with it....but I think you need to have a really narrow hip and skinny thighs to benefit from it.
I always rocked side to side on it and the front felt way to wide (I prefer narrow saddles on my road bike)..

I actually never felt I could sit centered on it and all this year I was sore after each ride.....despite the added padding.

I just tried the minimally padded short nose Specialized Power saddle (at 155 width) and it felt super right on the first 40 miler. (my only complaint is that I just wished it had an even shorter nose).

Thanks to all who suggested the Power saddle!!!

Disclaimer: I am paying full retail at my LBS. And Yes, I know.....