Originally Posted by
SpeshulEd
I could understand angling your seat down a bit for a pursuit frame on the track, just like many TT bikes have a saddle with the a short nose...this is because you're bent over more. Same with the sprint saddle, it's designed for sprinting, so the back part is supposed to keep you on your saddle when you're pushing a harder effort.
For normal everyday riding tho, you're not in an aero tuck the entire ride, nor are you really needing a special sprint saddle.
I get what you're saying. That's what got me curious when I read the Hoy/Boardman book and they talked about the strict UCI rule. They mentioned that track sprinters usually only use the very nose of the saddle and it would be a huge advantage if the saddles could be turned slightly nose down.
So if you tried to use that saddle sprint saddle in a UCI even, would they require the nose to be pointing upwards to compensate for the high raised rear section?