Originally Posted by
TakingMyTime
I'm riding my Trek 7.4 with it's stock saddle. I've been playing around with saddle position the last several rides i.e. height, forward/backwared etc. But because of the saddle shape... if I keep it level I tend to slide forward slightly. Not too much but just enough where I find myself pushing my butt back further onto the saddle. If I tilt it up I feel like I'm sitting firm in the saddle but with the forward section tilted up slightly it pushes up against where I wish it didn't push up against.
Should I be looking at a relatively "flat" saddle, possibly one with a forward sloping nose?
I know I still have a couple of more positions to work with regarding seatpost height but I thought I'd throw this out just in case someone else may have had this same problem and found a solution.
Your slightly nose up position is too "up," and your next position down is too "down." Sounds familiar! Many seat posts with adjustable tilt actually have notches, where the angle can only be adjusted in discrete steps. I usually find with these that the position I want is impossibly in-between, and no, my body does not adjust itself to accommodate. I always change out the post for a true micro adjusting seat post, like a Thomson Elite Setback. With these you can adjust 1/10 of a degree at a time if you want. They are also referred to as true two-bolt seat posts. Earliest one I know if is the Campagnolo Record seat post dating back to the "60s or earlier.