Tri saddle on a road bike?
01-20-10, 12:16 AM
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Tri saddle on a road bike?
I noticed that christian vande velde's bike from last years ToC had a triathlon saddle.
https://team.cyclingnews.com/photos/2...addle_and_post
Is it because he prefers to sit a little forward that most people? Or is it because he was planning on breaking away that day so he's prepared to be in a time trial position for an extended time? Or does he just prefer tri saddles?
https://team.cyclingnews.com/photos/2...addle_and_post
Is it because he prefers to sit a little forward that most people? Or is it because he was planning on breaking away that day so he's prepared to be in a time trial position for an extended time? Or does he just prefer tri saddles?
01-20-10, 12:33 AM
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Saddles are so personal, I imagine it's a bit of all those things.
01-20-10, 09:16 AM
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I have never seen a saddle like that on a tricycle. Your kids are spoiled.
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Tri saddles just have a little more padding in the nose. No reason you can't use one on a road bike if you find it comfortable.
My wife's saddle on our tandem is a tri saddle, primarily because the Fizik Vitesse only comes with carbon rails in the tri version.
My wife's saddle on our tandem is a tri saddle, primarily because the Fizik Vitesse only comes with carbon rails in the tri version.
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I'm thinking of putting one - IST Adamo - on my road bike as I find that I usually ride with my hips rolled forwards and so get a lot more taint pressure.
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