Greetings! I lurked on this forum for a week or two as I test rode bikes and swapped saddles around. I have a Madone 3.1 wsd, currently with a Spec Ruby saddle. I'll spare you the gory details that led to the new saddle, suffice to say that I have no chafing issues now. I do have some sore sitbones, but I am hoping that will go away as I spend more time on the Madone.

Question on speed and cadence: I try to keep a rapid cadence and this has me shifting gears quite frequently. To get faster, should I concentrate on spinning faster or should I tough it out and try to spin the larger gears without shifting all the time?