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Fabric scoop saddle. Shallow or Radius?

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Old 07-17-17 | 11:41 PM
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Fabric scoop saddle. Shallow or Radius?

Fabric says the Radius is for upright position, but I noticed Cannondale using it on their gravel slate bike. Wouldn't a Shallow fit into the semi-aggressive position better?
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Old 07-18-17 | 05:36 AM
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I had a scoop shallow on my bike (drop handlebars level with saddle - maybe a touch below), and found that it put too much pressure on my male anatomy, I switched to a saddle with a flat profile and it is much more tolerable.
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Old 07-19-17 | 09:11 AM
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Bikes: too many of all kinds

Generally speaking, I find the the rounded radius is a little more comfortable for long gravel rides, while the flat seats are good for smoother fast rides in the drops.

I have a fast CX bike. I'll use the flat saddle for 25mph race training rides on asphalt, and the rounded saddle when doing 1-5 hour long gravel rides.

(you could could have posted this in the gravel forum)
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