Right now I have an ISM road saddle on my bike and I Love it…I am looking for something similar but a little less narrow. I have bigger legs and there is a lot of rubbing from the inner thigh on the saddle and over time becomes uncomfortable. I was thinking the Podium or prologue looks thinner but not to sure. If anyone has insight on widths or recommendations thatd be great.
I have an ISM racing saddle on my tri-bike, and it took me a little while to get used to it. No chafing problems, but it didn’t make the sit bones very happy for the first couple of weeks. The beginning of this season I put a prologue saddle on my road bike and it was comfortable instantly - no break in period at all. It is narrower than the ISM race saddle, but I can’t compare it to the road saddle as I have never used one.
I bought the Breakaway for the same problem. I love it.
I switched from the Time Trial due to some rubbing issues to the Prologue which is narrower and a bit more padded than the Breakaway or Prodium (which are also narrow). Very happy with Prologue
Joe
After putting a Breakway on my tri bike I hated all my other saddles. I was able to score a like new Prologue off the forum for my road bike and I bought the Peak for my MTB. I’ve also seen some people squeeze the nose closer together and keep it i that position with a zip tie.
Right now I have an ISM road saddle on my bike and I Love it…I am looking for something similar but a little less narrow. I have bigger legs and there is a lot of rubbing from the inner thigh on the saddle and over time becomes uncomfortable. I was thinking the Podium or prologue looks thinner but not to sure. If anyone has insight on widths or recommendations thatd be great.
That’s actually a symptom that you most likely aren’t sitting far enough forward on it. The front 6-7cm of that saddle is basically “missing” and so you should set it up initially at least that far back from where the tip of the nose was on your regular saddle. If you did set it up that way…try it another cm or 2 back even further. You should end up “perched” with your sit bones contacting ~the middle of the “prongs” and your “junk” hanging off the front. The insides of your thighs shouldn’t come near to rubbing on the saddle if you’re far enough forward.
I have a Prologue and love it now but in the beginning, I experienced the same chafing of the inner thigh that you mentioned.
My solution was to pull the “prongs” closer together with a zip tie. Problem solved.
I’ve seen other people do exactly the same thing - I think it’s a pretty common after-market fix.
Good luck.
I have a Prologue and love it now but in the beginning, I experienced the same chafing of the inner thigh that you mentioned.
My solution was to pull the “prongs” closer together with a zip tie. Problem solved.
I’ve seen other people do exactly the same thing - I think it’s a pretty common after-market fix.
Good luck.
I know people do that, but that’s a kludge…the REAL problem and solution is what I described above. Seriously.
You could always use some zip ties to pull the 2 nose pieces closer together
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I know people do that, but that’s a kludge…the REAL problem and solution is what I described above. Seriously.
Truth.
I just spent way longer than I wanted to finding a saddle for my DA. Settled on the Time Trial. The key with the Adamo saddles is just like is described above, you need to sit off the front of the saddle - its a little strange at first. You need to feel like you’re sitting on top of the front, you should not have it sit between your legs like a conventional saddle - you need to sit on it, not around it. Imagine sitting only the back half of your butt on a shelf, that’s the goal.
That’s actually a symptom that you most likely aren’t sitting far enough forward on it. The front 6-7cm of that saddle is basically “missing” and so you should set it up initially at least that far back from where the tip of the nose was on your regular saddle. If you did set it up that way…try it another cm or 2 back even further. You should end up “perched” with your sit bones contacting ~the middle of the “prongs” and your “junk” hanging off the front. The insides of your thighs shouldn’t come near to rubbing on the saddle if you’re far enough forward.
^^^^^ This. I have the Peak on my MTB, the Prologue on my training bike, and the Attack on my race bike. The Attack is the most narrow of the three and the most comfortable imho even though it has the least amount of padding. Follow the install instructions on the ISM site and then make small adjustments when you’re out for a ride.
Ive ridden the Road, Prologue, Cobb Max and Dash seats. My current ISM Attack is the most comfortable seat if ridden. Its the bomb.
I ride right on the “bump” of the Podium (just before the saddle dips) but still a bit too wide. My “junk” is WAY off the front - any more and I would be falling off the front! I really want to take a look at the Cobb Fifty Five, as that looks like it might be a better fit.
I ride right on the “bump” of the Podium (just before the saddle dips) but still a bit too wide. My “junk” is WAY off the front - any more and I would be falling off the front! I really want to take a look at the Cobb Fifty Five, as that looks like it might be a better fit.
Is the Cobb more narrow than the Podium? Never had a chance to compare the two.
The Adamo seats have a very small sweet spot imho. It took me a little while to really nail down that “perfect” position, moving it back/forth and trying different angles but, after that, I found them to be really comfortable. That is one thing I prefer about the Attack over the other seats I have - the narrow rear section. It gives you a better range of comfortable positions so you can move back and forth a few cm’s throughout the ride without it effecting comfort.
I agree that you need to ride off the tip to prevent chaffing and it’s how the saddle is meant to be ridden. However, when riding off the tip of the saddle I feel like I’m putting a lot of extra weight on my torso and my arms fatigue as my bottom isn’t supporting my body weight as much. Is that common?
I can tolerate it for short TT’s as I’ve been mostly road racing, but I’m thinking of the challenge bike portion I may do next year and I’m looking at trying the Specialized Sitero, Fizik Tritone or maybe even the Cobb 55 to see if either of those would be better for longer rides. I’d love to see some side-by-side pictures of all of these as a comparison.
Marty
i think in concept all those seats are the same, the nose i gone and so your junk dangles in the breeze. If you’re close on the adamo maybe one of those saddles will work for you, bt if the adamo is really bad, chances are you need a conventional saddle.
The Cobb Fifty Five is 55mm across the nose and due to the plastic nose connector under the saddle, there is no need for zip ties
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Ive ridden the Road, Prologue, Cobb Max and Dash seats. My current ISM Attack is the most comfortable seat if ridden. Its the bomb.
X2. And I got a hose clamp from my local hardware store that allows me to basically customize the width by putting it around the rails and bringing them together as much as needed. Great chair.
Didn’t want to start another thread because these ISM ones are pretty common here, so I will just ask in this one…
I am currently demoing the ISM Racing (the bike shop doesn’t have the demo for the Road). I was fit at the shop and we zip-tied the nose together for some extra clearance. Went for a ride on Sunday and still experienced some hot spots on the inner thigh. Still not far enough forward?
Another saddle I am targeting is the Bontrager RXL Hilo saddle (not the speed-dial). What is the difference in nose width between the Hilo and the ISM saddles? Would the Bontrager be more forgiving on the hot spots issue?