I have attached a pic of the measurement I’m after, but on my VFlow Max. I want to see which has more saddle forward of the most rearward clamp position. I can’t quite get my saddle back as far as I’d like…perhaps another cm or so would be ideal. Finding it via a post with more setback is proving difficult…so maybe it’s time to give Adamo another rumble.
So…from the point where you can’t push the saddle back any more(on mine it’s where the rails start to turn upwards). From that point to the distal tip of the saddle. Thanks!
Even though I have ~ 85mm of saddle shown it’s essentially not rideable(be me)past the 4cm mark as the saddle begins to slope downward. I like to ride the portion where it’s flat to ~ 1* nose up the way I have it set.
I am bit lost by this but…there is a line on an adamo that says “max” which obviously is the furthest up you can push it the saddle back. From that line to the front end is around 65-70 mm of saddle “nose” depending on how I hold the tape.
Unlike your cobb though there is no nose on the adamo
I just switched a saddle from a V-flow Max to an Adamo TT. Initially, I set the nose of the Adamo to match (distance from vertical line through center of bottom bracket) the stitching that’s just behind the front tip of the V-flow Max. I ended up moving the Adamo forward nearly a full centimeter ahead of that before I felt dialed in … but boy oh boy … that really felt dialed in. Also, what worked for me was having the saddle tipped up a bit (rails that are clamped are angled upward a few degrees). The Adamos tend to be very particular saddles, but when you get them just right, they’re really golden!
Are you still finding that having the adamo tipped up a bit is good for you?
I am having terrible trouble trying to find that sweet spot on an Adamo Podium, and now a Breakaway that I have for demo after 7 rides of between an hour, to hour and a half. I was on a Cobb V-flow Plus, but was still getting some numbness (but no saddle sores or any other chaffing) so wanted to give the Adamos a try. But boy, I just cannot take the pain on the sit bones anymore! I am so tender (strangely enough only on the one side though) that I had to go back to the Cobb for my last ride after only 15 minutes, as the tenderness was too painful even just moving from a more upright to lower position. It’s the forward sit bones that are painful for me. The only thing I haven’t tried is tilting it up, since the general opinion is to tilt it down according the FAQs.
I had mine with the bottom rails dead level which angles the saddle a little downward. I kept crawling forward and had to keep pushing back on the saddle. Also, my shoulders were getting tired and sore from bearing too much of the weight distribution. I leveled the saddle out some and it was better, but not ideal. Yesterday, I tipped the front end up a few more degrees and had an awesome, long ride. Keep in mind, however, that I’m using the Adamo TT and the prongs have a somewhat gradual curve downward at the nose. Not sure how this would work with another model and I can’t imagine trying my original Adamo race saddle from several years ago this way.
Also, my saddle is clamped pretty far back on the rails, so with a moderately stout zip-tie, I’ve been able to narrow-up the prongs a good bit.
