Subject: RE: Experimenting with more aggressive aero position I flipped the stem (haha, call me a slave to fashion ). I could feel the drop, but my body (back, arms, neck etc ) was fine with it. Didn't change anything else. Planned to do a 30 min trainer spin first, but skipped that and just went out for about 57 miles. I was worried about scrunching up the boys, and it was a valid worry. I really want to angle the saddle down a few degrees (it's pretty flat now ). I was riding my same bike and saddle with a few degrees down tilt with no problems before. A crashed bike/new bike and fit later, and they put the saddle pretty flat. i'd been wanting to nudge the nose down again anyway. It wasn't uncomfortable or numb-causing, just felt a little less comfortable and had a more numbing potential, so I never bothered. The only limiter on this ride (and it WAS a limiter ) was more pressure than i want down there. Why exactly shouldn't I nose it down? If the only problem is a little less comfort sitting up/possibly sliding forward (though never a problem when my saddle was angled down before ) vs numbness in aero...I'll take less comfort sitting up as I don't plan to be there much anyway. FWIW, I ride an adamo road, the first saddle I've ever ridden that I don't go numb on, in any position. Also, more importantly, which is more aero - cut steerer and stem angled up or full steerer and stem angled flat? |