So, I’m going to get a new saddle for my tri bike (arione). My plan is to get it in the next week or so and get used to it whilst whiling away the winter on the trainer. But I have to get it on the 'net, and I can’t make it to the tri store (2+hours away) right now for a good fit.
Since the arione is a different shape than most saddles, how do I position it on the bike? Do I put the end of the nose at the same position as my current saddle, or do I stick the nose a few cm in front of where it is now, so that the back portion of the saddle remains in the same place?
Or would it be better to wait for a few months to buy it, so I can get a good fit. I’m planning on getting a new aerobar as well, but I’m not going to do that until I can make it to the store.
who’s g and why do you want them to be a group?
He doesn’t necessarily want them to be a group, he just wants to let them be a group. I think that’s fair, and they should be able to be a group if they want to. However, anybody else who wants to be in the group should be able to also.
If I were doing this, I’d put the saddle at the point that most closely approximates the old saddles significant widening spot. To me, it’s where my sit-bones rest that needs to be duplicated. If you really want to get technical, mark a spot on your hip where you feel your femoral head sticking out…it should be a spot that really doesn’t move when you pedal. Literally mark it. Pedal for a while until you’ve settled into your prefered position on your old saddle. Have someone drop a plumb-line from your hip and mark where the line hits the floor. Don’t move your bike or trainer while you switch to the new seat. Get on your bike again and pedal until you are settled on the new seat. Have the same person drop a plumb line down and see if it hits the mark on the floor. Adjust accordingly.
i have the definitive response to this, as i have closely analyzed this saddle v those in its class. and i would be happy to discuss it with any who seek the answer(s). but first i, like the others, need to know who’s keeping g from being a group, and why.
No no no. Nobody is keeping G from being a group. What I am doing is letting G be a group, and then seeing where that will take us (and G, of course). When you let G be a group, all sorts of good things happen. G might turn out to be abelian, or even soluble, he could be finite or infinite, he could be cyclic, finitely generated, or perhaps finitely presented. G might end up being a group of permutations, or maybe he is simple. G could have a wealth of normal subgroups, some of which might even be characteristic in G. So you see, I am not putting any conditions on G. I am not requesting that “The Man” allow G to be a group, I’m simply saying, “hey, let’s suppose that G is a group and see where that takes us!”
Why am I doing that? Because it’s my favorite thing.