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Old 04-02-07, 02:04 PM
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I have agreed with pheobeisis on past issues, but not on this. Lowering the front of the saddle to solve this particular problem will only introduce others. You'll be doing an isometric pushup and will evetually tire, stiff arming the bars, allowing your spine to sag, and neck to follow, not to mention that you'll inevitably slide forward onto the very area you want to relieve. Cooker is right.

You don't mention what saddle you have. Nor do you mention what type of bike you ride and whether you are an aggressive rider or more sedate. So, I'll go to my standard advice - going on what I know:

Get a Brooks B67. Raise your bars equal or slightly above the saddle height. This will rotate your pelvis back, so you'll be riding on your ischials (sitbones). Tilt the saddle up in front til only the actual seat portion is level with the ground. The peak is designed to keep you on that seat area. Start there.

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