Wednesday, 13 May 2009

Saddle tested

Today was my first decent length ride on the new Selle Anatomica saddle. I'm on countdown to Etape Caledonia so I didn't have a long ride planned - just an hour and 30 minutes with some short and hard intervals. It felt fine, certainly no discomfort and noticeably less pressure on the front bit. I was very aware of the feeling of my sit bones on the saddle - not uncomfortable, as that what is supposed to be supporting my weight after all - but I wouldn't describe it as completely comfortable either. I checked the set up guide when I got home and emailed the company. The founder of the company, Tom, has been in touch throughout me buying the saddle and he was quick to respond with some advice. I have adjusted the tension slightly on the saddle - I relaxed the tension until I could feel the pressure increasing at the front and then retensioned until I reached what felt like a good point - the sweet spot - according to the instructions.
Tomorrow is a day off - good thing too as I've been blowing my nose a bit more often today. Then I have a 45 minutes spin on Friday to give it a further test. I feel quite confident about taking the saddle to Etape Caledonia now.

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