So, looking for ideas for particular bike gear upgrades. I'm gearing up for Embrunman in August, but I think I'll need some upgrades to the bike. I pretty much settled on using my road bike (Cervelo SLC), as I don't think I'll get comfortable enough on the downhill sections on the TT bike.

So, questions are mostly about gearing and saddle. Current saddle is the Cobb Max, coming from a Fizik. The Fizik worked well in a road position but not when sliding forward for TT. The Cobb is the opposite, works well for TT when positioned properly but not so great if standing up. So, anybody has experience with a do-it-all saddles? I was looking towards Dash saddles because they are light, but maybe padding is not appropriate for what I am trying to do (I'm 175lbs btw)? Any experience/suggestions?

Also, I was going to use a standard crank (53/39) with a 12/32 in the back. I went through Savageman with that setup and an 11/27 back and managed to go through the wall without falling, but I wished I had easier gearing a lot of time. So while Embrunman is not easy by any means, it doesn't have the percentages of Savageman, so I figure going up to a 32 back will give me the flexibility I need. Any feedback? Anybody thinks I should consider changing the crank gearing?

Also, does anybody knows a good handlebar/tt bar combo? I have Head flip lite right now, but I would like to clean up the front end of the bike if possible, especially if I go with an electronic group (if that is actually worth it?)

Let me know if you have experience with all this! Thanks!