Thanks guys for your replies! A few follow-up comments:
Originally Posted by
revchuck
The center part of the Power is supposed to be level, so the back is kicked up and gives your butt something to push against, or at least gives you a consistent reminder of where your butt should be placed.
Cool, thanks. Just curious, but did you get that info from somewhere in particular? I wish Specialized had a bit of documentation with their saddle, especially given that it was supposedly developed with the help of a doctor and his research. Maybe document some of this findings, and why the saddle was designed the way it was. If for nothing else, it could have made for good reading
Originally Posted by
rpenmanparker
Perhaps the saddle is a touch high and you are tipping the nose down to compensate. You might try re-leveling it and dropping it down a little. Remember that when you buy a new model saddle, all bets are off. The distance from the top to the rails can be more or less than on the old saddle and the compression of the saddle under your weight may be entirely different than on the old one. The whole saddle may flex more or less than the old one (rails, frame, etc.) and/or the padding may compress quite differently. In fact it would be foolish not to expect to have to find a new height for a new saddle including a new height for the seat post.
Also remember that with a shorter nose saddle the optimum forward-rearward position may be different. Should the back of the saddle, the middle of the saddle (whatever that means) or the nose of the saddle be the same distance from the bars as before?
My advice is to go back to level middle of the saddle and try to find a comfortable saddle height and set back before tilting it in either direction. Tilting the saddle more than a degree or two is a last resort that is almost never a good solution.
All makes sense. Lowering the seat post was one of the things I did at the very beginning of my bike ownership, although with my previous saddle. It became pretty clear pretty quick that the saddle was too high at the time

I'll definitely keep an eye on this with the Power saddle as well.
seriously, listen to your own crotch and do what it says, only it has the right answer for you.
LOL... Well, I did ask it what inclination it wanted, but I got no reply, so I'm left guessing at this point
Geoff