evrythngsgngrn

I use a bubble level on my phone with my phone flat in the middle of the saddle (lengthwise with the saddle, pretty much covering the cutout). I had leveled it and had her try it, and me, and found it a bit uncomfortable. I then dropped the front -4 degrees again using my phone in the same position and that seems to be a comfortable spot and matches the instructions I was given.

I actually deal with an out of town Specialized dealer that had stock in the width I needed. The Specialized dealer in town that I called did not mention having this saddle when I was looking for options.

latexyankee

-4 sounds extreme? I just picked one of these up today but it wont stop raining. I did sit on it while the wife held my bike and it felt a little uncomfortable up front. this was with the saddle level. I will most likely take it down a degree or two before I get out of the neighborhood since I usually run my saddles a tad nose down. Can I ask where you were instructed to run it 4 degrees down?

The weirdest thing just from sitting on it was that the "boys" were just dangling free. I mean they are usually resting on the nose but they were ahead of the nose, with nothing obstructing them. Very weird feeling. Of course this was in gym shorts and everything was not tucked away in bibs. I'll report back after I get a 30mi ride in.

Edonis13

Thank you for reminding me why I stay away from the 41.

Maconi

I was on a Specialized Phenom and it felt alright. After an hour my sit bones started to ache a bit but just minor discomfort. I did have a small amount of numbness though so I thought I'd try out the Power.

After only 10 minutes I have pretty bad sit bone aching. I have the 155 Expert and it almost feels like there's too much padding (would that cause discomfort so quickly?)?

I might try out the Pro version (less padding) and see if that makes a difference (although it'll have to be ordered so I might demo an SLR Superflow L/Aliante VSX/Antares VSX while I wait for it to come in).

Wheever

I had the same problem with the expert. The padding was just so deep, and in combination with the shell flex, was very uncomfortable. Try the SLR Ssuperflow, and if that's too hard, the MAX GEL. The latter is what I ended up with and I'm very happy.

Willbird

Driving down the road, imagining my boys dangling in the breeze unobstructed, some mental pictures a wife would not understand :-)

evrythngsgngrn

The dealer I purchased the saddle from. Someone I used to work with. I've since moved it up a degree. The idea is that with something like the romin, the nose would be there and when leveling it would help keep the level up, but with the nose missing you need to compensate.

latexyankee

Saddle feels pretty good so far, but I'm finding it a little difficult to dial in the right spot to sit on. Are you supposed to sit closer to the rear and be supported fully on the wide area? Sometimes I tend to be more comfortable in the middle further towards the nose. This affects the proper fore aft placement.

latexyankee

How are you guys setting this up? Trying a narrower carbon shelled version now. Do you just subtract the nose length from the previous saddle? My old saddle was 7cm behind bb and this one is now about 10 to attempt to create the same seating area. It is almost slammed to the front of the rails though and im getting substantial pressure on the hands.

RNAV

Different saddles have different sweet spots, regardless of overall length of the saddle. So simply accounting for differences in overall length may not get your pelvis where it needs to be. Here's what I do, which is stolen from Steve Hogg:

1. Put bike on trainer and ensure wheels are level.
2. Ride trainer at 80% effort in the drops.
3. Keeping back angle the same, remove hands from drops and place behind your lower back.

If you fall forward, move your seat back. If you can ride indefinitely without falling forward, slide your seat forward. The sweet spot is the point at which you can maintain your back angle (i.e. same position as if your hands were in the drops) without falling forward, but it requires some effort to keep yourself from falling forward.

Obviously adjusting your set back may require you to reassess your saddle height.

KantoBoy

Can a Spesh expert answer this to me:

Other than the weight, why would I just not buy the Sitero instead of the Power?

They emphasize being on an aggressive position on the Power, so doesn't the sitero TT saddle address that issue?

revchuck 

Not an expert, but they're very different saddles. The Sitero is a TT-only saddle while the Power can be used for both TT bikes and an aggressive position on a road bike. The Power also comes in at least two different widths. Mine's a 155mm.

spdntrxi

I've never put my Sitero on my road bike, but I highly doubt it's a comfortable as the Power in the drops for a long race. My "aggressive" position is quite different on a TT bike then it is on a Road Bike in the drops.

ufbeans

Resurrecting this old thread that appears to have degraded into some bizarre argument...... Anyway.

I purchased the 143 mm Power saddle and really enjoyed it in the drops but it felt a little narrow for me when riding more relaxed. I exchanged it for the 155 today hopefully it works out as the short nose and cutout has completely eliminated any perineum pain that was a constant with my prior Fizik Arione tri saddle. That saddle was always too narrow for me and only felt okay when I was very aggressively positioned. My sit bones are kind of freakish for a male at 140-145 mm wide so on the high end for even the 155. They do offer a 168mm but I'd really prefer not to be that wide if i'm somewhere in the middle.

Pics for proof:

PepeM

I've switched to one of these recently. It suits me well.

mapeiboy

+1 . I was thinking the same thing few days ago . I was wondering how did the cyclists do it in the past that they were able to ride mile after mile and yet no saddle problem . I know for myself at the beginning of each season my ass hurts after each ride . But after few hundred miles in the saddle , no problem .

lsberrios1 

I like mine. Suits my TT style well.

chaadster

What up, ShowTime!

That is striking, and I gotta give it to you if you're comfortable blazing around on that thing all the time. Sometimes, I could see; but probably you have another bike or two to mix it up?

I'm just sayin', I bet that garners a lot of looks, which would make-- for me-- it very hard to hold it to L2 on the easy days!

Nice bike!

svtmike

I put one on my bike for trainer season -- my Romin Evo is fine on the road, but torture on the trainer.

So far it has met my expectations -- long rides without numbness. I did a couple of nearly 3 hour rides this past weekend without any numbness problems.

vze23c3q

Anybody experiencing creaking from the Power saddle? I got the 'cheap' Power Comp and I'm pretty sure it's the source.

bleui

I own 2 creaking Romin Evo's, I guess Specialized just can't seem to fix the creaking issue with the Cr-Mo rail

revchuck 

I've got the cheap one too, no issues with creaking.

svtmike

Comp is the one I've got too -- no creaking here either.

Jofu

As data point, with regards to creaking, how heavy are you? My Power Pro 143mm doesn't creak with my ~138lbs butt

Geoff

vze23c3q

210, 155mm. I'm riding rollers this time of year (which is why I switched saddles in the first place) and while on the bars, it creaks with cadance. But if I sit upright and ride with no hands, no noise. (No hands on rollers with the Power is quite the challenge as I tend to slide forward and there's little to grip!)