Saddle Height for New Saddle

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I have a Selle Italia SL (Road Saddle). My friend let me test his Specialized Sitero (TT Saddle). I did a test ride and noticed I was higher and it affected my power. I think I need to lower my seat post. Any idea how much I should lower it? I’m thinking 1cm. I’ll probably also need to move it forward, since it’s a snub nose split saddle.

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Measure the height between the seat rails and the top of the saddle on both saddles - the difference between the 2 saddles is how much you need to adjust your saddle height.

And don’t move a snub nose saddle forward because it has a short nose, the whole point of a snub nose saddle is to hang off the front compared to a road saddle. I switched from a Arione Tri which is a “standard” saddle shape to a Sitero, the front of the Sitero is 8cm further back from the stem compared to the Arione, which is due to the different saddle shape. I am effectively sitting in the same position but with the front of the saddle removed.

Have a read of this:
https://www.slowtwitch.com/Tech/For_want_of_a_saddle_5700.html

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Thank you for the information. I can’t believe it, but my seat post height was actually 0.5cm too low in relation to the new saddle, once it put the tape to it. I also made sure I didn’t slide the saddle too far forward. I felt more comfortable. I’ll be testing it on the trainer later today. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Measure the height between the seat rails and the top of the saddle on both saddles - the difference between the 2 saddles is how much you need to adjust your saddle height.

And don’t move a snub nose saddle forward because it has a short nose, the whole point of a snub nose saddle is to hang off the front compared to a road saddle. I switched from a Arione Tri which is a “standard” saddle shape to a Sitero, the front of the Sitero is 8cm further back from the stem compared to the Arione, which is due to the different saddle shape. I am effectively sitting in the same position but with the front of the saddle removed.

Have a read of this:
https://www.slowtwitch.com/Tech/For_want_of_a_saddle_5700.html

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I got the fit dialed in today. I was able to stay in the power position longer than usual. I felt quite good. Thank you for the solid advice. It helped.