race rig porn - show me your bike!
01-25-10, 10:02 AM
#1928
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anyway, it really matters zero what it looks like so long as it is comfortable. based on pics you've posted and the size of your bikes, you seem to have a pretty small build. i too have a small build, and when i sit on that saddle, it just digs into me. how have your results been so far?
01-25-10, 01:46 PM
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The SMP is the only saddle I've ever owned where I can do trainer and rollers work without getting a numb penis.
I did 4 hours on the trainer and never once got numb.
Initially my sit bones really hurt, as this saddle (when properly angled) puts your body weight right where it belongs - on your sit bones. But after about 10 hours in the saddle, the pain went away completely.
I'm now able to ride on the tops, the hoods, the drops, and in the most ridiculously aero positions I can contort my body into without ever feeling like my penis is getting squashed, pinched, or otherwise abused.
And I've still yet to experience a numb penis with this saddle.
For the record, I'm 5'10" and 140lbs.
I did 4 hours on the trainer and never once got numb.
Initially my sit bones really hurt, as this saddle (when properly angled) puts your body weight right where it belongs - on your sit bones. But after about 10 hours in the saddle, the pain went away completely.
I'm now able to ride on the tops, the hoods, the drops, and in the most ridiculously aero positions I can contort my body into without ever feeling like my penis is getting squashed, pinched, or otherwise abused.
And I've still yet to experience a numb penis with this saddle.
For the record, I'm 5'10" and 140lbs.
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01-25-10, 01:55 PM
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Keeping with the SRAM Red theme, my new race bike.
Aluminum is real.
Aluminum is real.
01-25-10, 02:22 PM
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01-25-10, 03:50 PM
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Thanks. I was also thinking about red hoods.
01-25-10, 04:21 PM
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Yeah, on second thought I really can't justify making changes based on purely aesthetic considerations. Maybe in the 41.
01-25-10, 05:34 PM
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The SMP is the only saddle I've ever owned where I can do trainer and rollers work without getting a numb penis.
I did 4 hours on the trainer and never once got numb.
Initially my sit bones really hurt, as this saddle (when properly angled) puts your body weight right where it belongs - on your sit bones. But after about 10 hours in the saddle, the pain went away completely.
I'm now able to ride on the tops, the hoods, the drops, and in the most ridiculously aero positions I can contort my body into without ever feeling like my penis is getting squashed, pinched, or otherwise abused.
And I've still yet to experience a numb penis with this saddle.
For the record, I'm 5'10" and 140lbs.
I did 4 hours on the trainer and never once got numb.
Initially my sit bones really hurt, as this saddle (when properly angled) puts your body weight right where it belongs - on your sit bones. But after about 10 hours in the saddle, the pain went away completely.
I'm now able to ride on the tops, the hoods, the drops, and in the most ridiculously aero positions I can contort my body into without ever feeling like my penis is getting squashed, pinched, or otherwise abused.
And I've still yet to experience a numb penis with this saddle.
For the record, I'm 5'10" and 140lbs.
01-25-10, 10:31 PM
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The SMP is the only saddle I've ever owned where I can do trainer and rollers work without getting a numb penis.
I did 4 hours on the trainer and never once got numb.
Initially my sit bones really hurt, as this saddle (when properly angled) puts your body weight right where it belongs - on your sit bones. But after about 10 hours in the saddle, the pain went away completely.
I'm now able to ride on the tops, the hoods, the drops, and in the most ridiculously aero positions I can contort my body into without ever feeling like my penis is getting squashed, pinched, or otherwise abused.
And I've still yet to experience a numb penis with this saddle.
For the record, I'm 5'10" and 140lbs.
I did 4 hours on the trainer and never once got numb.
Initially my sit bones really hurt, as this saddle (when properly angled) puts your body weight right where it belongs - on your sit bones. But after about 10 hours in the saddle, the pain went away completely.
I'm now able to ride on the tops, the hoods, the drops, and in the most ridiculously aero positions I can contort my body into without ever feeling like my penis is getting squashed, pinched, or otherwise abused.
And I've still yet to experience a numb penis with this saddle.
For the record, I'm 5'10" and 140lbs.
01-26-10, 11:38 AM
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01-26-10, 12:01 PM
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They're the best saddles I've ever used and I've tried a crap ton of saddles...
I loved the full carbon saddle with just the leather cover. Also have one with a little more padding but never tried it out.
SMP saddles are the first thing that you should try if you don't like how your current saddle feels.
01-27-10, 01:55 PM
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My new training bike. I ordered a full carbon fork from a seller on BF, it's getting hand-me-down Sram parts from my Guerciotti, which are from my TCR.
It's a tool, not a jewel.
It's a tool, not a jewel.
01-27-10, 02:24 PM
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01-27-10, 02:34 PM
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I've been eyeing them but I might be between models, either too narrow or too thickly padded. What's the equivalent to a 143mm toupe?
01-27-10, 05:14 PM
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The same thing as above my avatar pic. Mitcholo.
I'm not super crazy about the font. I told my decal guy to do whatever looked the best in his fleet of fonts, and he pulled this out.
I'm not super crazy about the font. I told my decal guy to do whatever looked the best in his fleet of fonts, and he pulled this out.
01-27-10, 05:47 PM
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Still needs fine tuning, steer tube needs cutting, need to get a more aggressive stem, and I have a different seatpost on the way.
