open road and gravel. been playing with saddle position and tilt and height but still not comfy.
Have you sent any fit videos to @Nick_wovebike?
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In my experience, in both setting up my own saddle with Nick & one other, any discomfort has been related to being fit specifically on a Wove. If it is off a bit, it wonāt be comfortable. You wonāt think itās anything different from any other saddle. But the āmagicā happens when youāre sitting on it properly set upāincludes both where on the saddle you sit, HOW you sit on with with a flat back/rotated pelvis, angle of the saddle, and sit bone distance to reach is what I think are the primary variables. Nick has gone above & beyond with personal attention to a buyerās fit, but there is only one of him. Even bike fitters arenāt really setting up many correctly on a Wove. I suppose thatās why he has videos and text instructionsābut many donāt even read or apply those correctly. Iāve personally seen several not follow the set up instructions correctly and it really was boiling down to their fault for not doing it properly when you look at how they sat on their bike.
Set it up right, or reach out to Nickāitāll be a game changer in comfort. Iāve been at this sport a long time & itās the first time Iāve ridden a bike on a non-crotch-killer saddle.
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I really like my V8 and so far itās been my favorite saddle. However, Iām still not entirely comfortable on it. After about an hour in position, I start getting a sharp pain in my soft tissue. Standing up for a few seconds provides some relief, but it doesnāt last very long.
It seems like I have less issues when racing, perhaps the thinner pad helps or I just donāt pay attention to it.
I donāt think itās my sit bones causing the pain, and I believe Iām rotating my hip properly.
I did have a chat with Nick at some point but nothing wrong stood out to him.
Has anyone experienced something similar? If so, what did you try to resolve it?
Iāve experimented with different saddle angles and tried sitting farther forward and farther back, but itās possible Iāve made changes that were too drastic. Itās also difficult to test because the discomfort takes a while to appear.
Just my n=1 personal anecdote here. Iām a bigger guy (200lb / 90.7kg) with wider than average hips and I have yet to find a tri saddle that isnāt highly uncomfortable both on the trainer and in a 70.3. I tried the first generation Wove V8 pretty extensively indoors and out and was hoping it was going to be the answer. Ultimately, the stiffness and āpointierā front edges, combined with my high body weight, just made it a little painful for me when sitting on the extreme front. It feels like thereās too much weight on too little surface area, which is pretty common for me on a lot of different saddles. And when I shift back on it, I get significant numbness, another regular issue for me. Iām currently on the Bisaddle 3D Saint Pro which I too dislike, but this one tends to prevent numbness so sticking with it for now.
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