22 Miles on the New Seat – Ouch!

Well, new seats are like new shoes, it seems like you always have to make minor adjustments in order to get back to your initial feeling of comfort. The seat overall is a really good feeling seat on my first ride. I realized that I need to slightly offset the seat due to my pelvis being a little off. I had a parachute incident a few years back that changed my alignment and that’s why, when you look at my seats on my bikes, my seat nose is positioned to the left.

The one complaint I have right now is this clanging sound coming from the bottom of the seat. I found out that the emblem Fi’zi:k is loose and so I removed it from the bike. So you won’t be seeing the emblem when I pass you on the road!

The seat does sit lower than my old seat, so I had to stop on the road and adjust the seat up about 6mm. That put me back into my normal position on the bike. How do I know – Well, I’ve been riding the same position on the bike for about 5 years now and have come to know the feel.

One of the improvements over my old seat was the feel of my legs position on the bike. I didn’t have as wide of a stance on the bike. I could bring my knees in a little closer without feeling uncomfortable. I noticed that this little bit of an improvement helped me gain a two minute advantage over my normal 10 mile test. I did nothing different during the ride to make this number change.

I kept the same gear, cadence and track for this test ride on the new seat. In fact, I wasn’t planning on checking this out on this particular ride. I discovered it when I was at the 10 mile mark and marking the time on my Polar. It made the rest of the ride really good. I caught up with some really skinny riders on the ride and just blew by them. I wonder what it feels like for a skinny guy to get popped by a bigger rider?

Not that I’m fat mind you – just a bigger muscled guy from the normal road cyclist. Of course, being 43 and enjoying dark beer, I’ve created a little added belly weight as well. That will be off by mid June! Anyway, back to the seat…

The Fi’zi:k is a really nice saddle and I would highly recommend it to those of you looking to upgrade or get another seat. I’m leaving for Brazil, so won’t be able to ride my bike for a while. That’s okay though – I’m going to Rio!!!

Crank’s not so cranky today!

Riding Roadie’s and dirt bums! Is there anything better?

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