New saddle appears to increase power by a third.
08-24-17, 08:15 PM
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Not from where I sit.
Above my pay grade to know why, but we don't. Maybe because Apples are cheaper, and maybe because the Citric Acid in Oranges inhibits fermentation, but the thing is, there is no such thing as Orange Cider.
But that does not invalidate what he said, which is, near as I can tell, that you haven't accounted for enough variables to begin formulating hypotheses. Can we agree that Time Trial and Pursuit racers focus more on power than a Commuter or Tourist? Track and Time Trial bikes have 75* seat tube angles to get the rider forward. Time Trialists turn seat posts around to get the saddle a ridiculous amount forward. Time Trialists pedal at the forward tip of the saddle to get further forward. The longer rails of the Selle allowed the o.p. to get his saddle further...yah... <shrug> Brooks saddles aren't known to be the narrowest saddle a guy could throw a leg over. It might be (since we are speculating) that the longer, narrower Selle allows for a less hampered knee action.
Above my pay grade to know why, but we don't. Maybe because Apples are cheaper, and maybe because the Citric Acid in Oranges inhibits fermentation, but the thing is, there is no such thing as Orange Cider.
But that does not invalidate what he said, which is, near as I can tell, that you haven't accounted for enough variables to begin formulating hypotheses. Can we agree that Time Trial and Pursuit racers focus more on power than a Commuter or Tourist? Track and Time Trial bikes have 75* seat tube angles to get the rider forward. Time Trialists turn seat posts around to get the saddle a ridiculous amount forward. Time Trialists pedal at the forward tip of the saddle to get further forward. The longer rails of the Selle allowed the o.p. to get his saddle further...yah... <shrug> Brooks saddles aren't known to be the narrowest saddle a guy could throw a leg over. It might be (since we are speculating) that the longer, narrower Selle allows for a less hampered knee action.
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08-26-17, 08:38 PM
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Are you sure the saddle HEIGHT is the same? For me, the fore/aft or saddle height being off by just 5 mm -- especially too high and/or far forward -- can cause that kind of a drop in speed/power.
08-27-17, 11:24 AM
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Helps if you have it set high enough to allow for correct leg extension as well. Betting you did that too.
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