Hello guys,
Short version of my post: For those that have the Specialized Power Saddle, are you following the typical "neutral" saddle inclination, or do you have it slightly upward or slightly downward? How does its inclination compare to other, more traditional saddles you've had before?
Long version of my post:
As you may know already, the Power saddle has a very short nose, but also has a bit of an upward lip in the back. If one were to place a flat book on the saddle so as to cover it all, having the book perfectly level would mean the short nose will be slightly upwards.
I have had the Power pro saddle (padding level 1) for maybe 9 months. After a bit of playing around with inclination and forward-backward positioning, I found a setting which I was happy with, getting rid of numbness/discomfort in the perineal area from my stock saddle (Specialized Toupe expert, I believe). But that setting of mine was admittedly with a fairly big downward inclination.
I was a bit worried at first that it wasn't "proper", but as I said it got rid of numbness/discomfort I was having, so I felt it couldn't be all that bad
Until pretty recently, that is. Starting about a month ago, I started getting some groin pain, but for the life of me I can't think of anything that I changed in the last few months of riding (bike's the same, pants are the same, didn't put in extra weight, etc...)
To be sure, if the pain persists I will consult with a doctor! But in the meantime, I was wondering what inclination other Power saddle owners have been using, and how it has differed from other, more traditional saddles you've had before.
Thank you,
Geoff