Sorry for the millionth post on this topic. Looking for personal experience and input.
-had the adamo road-but chaffed me too much and my under area was sore. Not my nuts, but the areas just to the sides. Too painful to stay on it.
-cobb max is too big and wide and pressure is similar to the adamo road.
-have tried the specialized tri-tip (40) and it isn’t bad, but the saddle does make me a little sore and tender on my expandable digit. I love how narrow it is.
so…what is the next best step?
-adamo prologue (more narrow correct?)
-cobb plus or just regular v-flow?
Sorry for the millionth post on this topic. Looking for personal experience and input.
-had the adamo road-but chaffed me too much and my under area was sore. Not my nuts, but the areas just to the sides. Too painful to stay on it.
-cobb max is too big and wide and pressure is similar to the adamo road.
-have tried the specialized tri-tip (40) and it isn’t bad, but the saddle does make me a little sore and tender on my expandable digit. I love how narrow it is.
so…what is the next best step?
-adamo prologue (more narrow correct?)
-cobb plus or just regular v-flow?
thanks.
Try the Adamo again (or the Cobb Max) and this time push the saddle WAY back on the rails and sit “perched” further forward on it. If you’re getting chafing on the sides that means you’re sitting too far back on it.
A few months ago I switched from the Fizik Arione to the Adamo Prologue but have been suffering from what exactly you describe with the Road (bad chaffing and sores on the sides) even with copious amounts of chamois creme (various brands).
I was about to try the Cobb but it sounds like you’ve not had any luck there either…
I would give the Cobb Gen 2 a look. I don’t love the step-off on the nose of the V-Flow plus, but like you I thought the Max was too wide. The Gen 2 has a smooth downward curve to the nose and isn’t quite as wide as the Max. And, if you’re into that sort of thing, Cobb also made a rear bottle cage mount for the Gen 2 that looks quite a bit lighter than XLab and company.
Try the Adamo again (or the Cobb Max) and this time push the saddle WAY back on the rails and sit “perched” further forward on it. If you’re getting chafing on the sides that means you’re sitting too far back on it.
^^^this^^^ you need to think of the Adamo as a “noseless” saddle. Those prongs should be to the rear of your taint, with your parts hanging free in the breeze. If you’re chafing where you say you are, you’re to far back on it!
I have tried tom’s way and what you are saying. But if I do it that way I feel like the rails are cramming me up the butt. How do you sit on it and not get crammed, or sores on the soft tissue area (where the legs meet the torso-or spread your fingers and see where you finger meets the hand…near the web area.)?
well, the max is wider than the others. You might be able to make the plus work, or the regular v-flow.
I don’t have the old road verson anymore. I gave it up. But I am getting the prologue version in the mail this week, and will try the cobb max again, as tom and another poster mentioned.
I have tried tom’s way and what you are saying. But if I do it that way I feel like the rails are cramming me up the butt. How do you sit on it and not get crammed, or sores on the soft tissue area (where the legs meet the torso-or spread your fingers and see where you finger meets the hand…near the web area.)?
IME, that usually means either the saddle height is too high (Hi Slowtwitch!) or the angle isn’t correct (probably too “nose” up), or a combination of the 2.
The Adamo should be set up with the RAILS level as a starting point, NOT the top surface, and then it’s OK to go up or down a few degrees from there. It’s another thing that doesn’t “look right” when set up correctly since we all are used to lining up the tail and nose of the saddle with a low spot (the “saddle”) in between…well, in this case there’s no “nose”, so it will look as if it’s not correct.
I’ve had the same issues trying to find a narrow saddle that is comfortable.
Started with Specialized Toupe 143mm, and have used Cobb SHC (good, but flat top and slightly too wide still). Now on a Selle SMP Stratos which is ticking all the boxes. Narrow enough, and the tail allows me to roll my hips forward and bring the weight over my elbows better.
I only ride my Tri bike/Adamo with Tri shorts for anything longer than 30min. Regular cycling shorts can cause some discomfort beyond that time. And I do have a taint of steel besides
The Adamo chafed on the outside even when pushed back and I was perched on the end.
The perfect combo for me ended up being the Cobb Plus. I did tilt it so the front of the saddle was level. It makes it look a bit nose down but I found that it really is set up like the Adamo when done this way. I am now able to sit back and really roll my pelvis forward with zero discomfort. I did my first 60 miler this weekend and never even thought about the saddle.
Sorry for the millionth post on this topic. Looking for personal experience and input.
-had the adamo road-but chaffed me too much and my under area was sore. Not my nuts, but the areas just to the sides. Too painful to stay on it.
-cobb max is too big and wide and pressure is similar to the adamo road.
-have tried the specialized tri-tip (40) and it isn’t bad, but the saddle does make me a little sore and tender on my expandable digit. I love how narrow it is.
so…what is the next best step?
-adamo prologue (more narrow correct?)
-cobb plus or just regular v-flow?
thanks.
Try the Adamo again (or the Cobb Max) and this time push the saddle WAY back on the rails and sit “perched” further forward on it. If you’re getting chafing on the sides that means you’re sitting too far back on it.
Also, you MAY find that your seat is too high. I have found that “in general” lower seat positions take care of lots of saddle sore/discomfort issues.
Having said that, I never got things working with the Adamo, and got a Specialized Tritip. After some playing around, I found that this saddle worked best (for me) with a 1 or 2 percent downward tilt rather than being totally level.
I’ve come close to saddle Nirvana with the Specialized Romin Evo. It has a pressure relief channel that runs the full length of the saddle (unlike many others) and the nose is narrow compared to split-nosed saddles like the Adamo. You should also check out the Fizik Versus line which uses a similar design.
