Finding it a little uncomfortable after 10 or so miles when on the bars, have tilted it slightly down on the nose to see if that help but still some issues today with pressure from the nose.
Before returning it to the shop I was going to give it one last try at the weekend. The front of the saddle currently is tilted down from the horizontal between 5-10 degrees.
Is it sensible or practical to tilt it down any further in pursuit of comfort?
Finding it a little uncomfortable after 10 or so miles when on the bars, have tilted it slightly down on the nose to see if that help but still some issues today with pressure from the nose.
Before returning it to the shop I was going to give it one last try at the weekend. The front of the saddle currently is tilted down from the horizontal between 5-10 degrees.
Is it sensible or practical to tilt it down any further in pursuit of comfort?
Thanks in advance
Wheely
5-10 already sounds like a lot. Too much and you will start putting more pressure on your arms and shoulders. However, in theory, you could go as low as you wished.
Bear in mind it takes a while to get used to these saddles, but once you do, they are great. Give it some more time if possible.
10 miles isn’t enough time to adjust to that saddle. When I first made the switch I did 20 miles and was super sore the next day. I tried commuting to work about 10 miles and it was super painful. After a few days I went back out and did my regular 90 minute loop. I felt much better. The next time I rode I was basically totally used to the change. No more numbness no pain. I LOVE that saddle. I have the adamo prologue. I test rode a felt tri bike with a regular saddle recently and was like holy crap how did I ever ride on one of these! Give it a fair shake before you bail on it.
I do think it can be more comfortable with the saddle tilted down, but try taking your hands off the bars and pedaling, I consider it wrong if you can’t stay comfortably seated.
I’ve had an Adamo TT for about 18 months. Initially got it comfortable then got a new bike and have fiddled with it quite a bit to find the sweet spot. A range of 5-10 degrees is a huge window. The surface of mine is at 4 degrees nose low, so the rails are just slightly nose high. I made 2 marks on the saddle and lined them up with 2 marks on my level so I’d always measure the same as the saddle has a cure to it. I’d adjust every 50-ish miles by 1 degree at most. My level is electronic and reads .1 degree increments, so I’d recommend that as well. There’s a free iPhone app for it, but I don’t know the accuracy. On that saddle, I could definitely tell a 1 degree difference. Having the rails level like the website says was very uncomfortable on my neck and shoulders…too much weight on them.
I had a road initially, but switched to the Prologue because of similar discomfort to what you’re having. The Prologue felt much better and I ride it to this day.
Don’t give up on the saddle so soon. What saddle are you coming off of? Did you watch the video above. You should start out with the saddle rails level. You also have toe figure the sweet spot of the saddle based on where you sat on your old one. Now you’re going to be sitting on new meat so it will take a few rides. I just installed and Adamo Road for the first time. I kept raising the tilt until it is as close to level as it can be but still has the slightest tilt. Now that it’s right and my crotch is broken in, it’s perfect.
I finally figured out how far forward I need to sit on the ISM so that I didn’t have any chaffing. The problem I have is when I install it with the rails level, I always feel as if I’m slipping of the front and have a bunch of pressure on my arms.
My regular saddle is a Cobb Plus and when level has a more locked in feeling.
Is anyone using the ISM basically having the saddle level? The rails would be angled more up.
My saddle is pretty damn close to level. You can kind of see in the picture in my profile. I do not slip forward at all. I would suggest that maybe your fore/aft position is off for this particular saddle and perhaps bringing the entire saddle forward a few mm would alleviate this problem.
I finally figured out how far forward I need to sit on the ISM so that I didn’t have any chaffing. The problem I have is when I install it with the rails level, I always feel as if I’m slipping of the front and have a bunch of pressure on my arms.
My regular saddle is a Cobb Plus and when level has a more locked in feeling.
Is anyone using the ISM basically having the saddle level? The rails would be angled more up.
I’ve set it up strictly based on the recommendations that come with it. They say to level the rails.
I’ll “borrow” the Prologue of my wife’s bike this weekend and try it more level (on the top of the saddle) to see how it feels. I have some lower Zipp risers coming in and saddle comfort with more drop has limited me in the past.
Never tilted them down on anyone I’ve fitted. If you are fit correctly and have the right saddle it will be level within +/- 2 or 3 degrees.
Mine is so close to level it might as well be. I started with the rails level and raised the nose in 3 or 4 moves until I felt right. That’s where it stayed.
I had a road initially, but switched to the Prologue because of similar discomfort to what you’re having. The Prologue felt much better and I ride it to this day.I had the Race on my old tri-bike and it was finicky to find the sweet spot but eventually did, rode it for 6 years. I went with a Prologue on my new TB and its setup like below with a slight angle. It was so easy to find the sweet spot with this saddle and is much more comfortable to me.
Watch the video and measured the saddle angle from the rails. Saddle was at around 3 degrees (feel like a bit of a plank) so have dropped it by just around 1-2 degrees for the weekend ride to see if that makes a difference.
Looking at the profile of the Road saddle it appears to have a squared off nose whereas the Prologue is more rounded which may be preferable and may imho explain why some find it more comfortable. I see how I get on with a bit more tilt to see if I can get away from that feeling of the nose digging in which in part may be due to the shape if the nose.
