I read Slowman’s review of the Adamo. I get the potential appeal of this saddle. Anyone have any idea if this might be a good saddle for a road bike? I do tend to ride pretty far on the nose of my Arione in both my tri and road bike.
http://www.slowtwitch.com/mainheadings/product2006/saddles/blackwell.html
I just did my first long-ish ride on the Adamo yesterday, and I’d have to say anything’s possible, but it probably wouldn’t be that comfortable.
I adjusted it three times during the ride, titling the nose further down each time, and the last one seemed to be much closer to sweet.
I ride pretty steep, and found the saddle most comfortable when I was really on the rivet, so I don’t think a slacker position, no matter how far up, would really work. The ass end of the saddle just isn’t that comfortable. It was working best for me when my sit bones were floating freely just in front of the wide part of the saddle, and as Dan says, the boys leading the way off the front of the saddle.
FYI, I also found the nose significantly wider than any other saddle, so I zip-tied the front (upturned) part of the rails together and narrowed it a bit. We’ll see how that does, but I think it will certainly make the transition to this saddle better.
Just my .02, and based on only one significant ride.
T
Thanks - that was excatly what I wanted to hear.
I agree with Southern Tim. When sitting up on the hoods, the seat hurts. But, when I’m on the aero-bars it is the most comfortable seat I’ve used. The width takes a little getting used to but it does eliminate all numbness for me. If I were just doing road rides I’d look for something else or put some type of seat cover on it.
KC
I tried it briefly at the Bicycle Johns thingy last weekend. I had forgetten my tri short, so I was in pants. It was Ok when way out on the forks (noses), but when further back my medial thighs rubbed noticeably. I tried and ordered the Flow saddle. We’ll see.
Southern Tim is riding the Adamo I sold him. I agree with his assessment. It’s a saddle that’s ideal when you’re on the rivet in an aggressive position on your aerobars. Sit up to climb a hill or make a turn and it might as well be a laundry iron. Hence, you wouldn’t want this on your road bike … not in a million years. It wasn’t designed for that use.
Bob C.
This is just my two cents but after putting on 45 miles on my Adamo today I have to say the fact that I can feel my crotch after a couple hours of riding greatly outweighs any sitbone pain. In fact I barely noticed any sitbone discomfort at all. I am going to be soloing a 24hr mtb race in a couple of months and I am kicking around slapping the adamo on for that.
Later
Matt
Doc, I love the flow on my road bike but I couldn’t get comfy on the tri bike.
Oops! I hope I didn’t make the wrong choice. ???
I’m still happy with the Arrione on my road bike. I did find the Adamo most comfy when I was all the way out on the ‘rivets.’ I didn’t think that sitting with those in the creases of my groin would work long term.