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Quote Originally Posted by emily_in_nc
Hi Bonnie, welcome to TE and congratulations on your weight loss and riding habit!

Since you mention that you're still having some saddle issues even with the Liberator, I thought I'd point out that I noticed from your bike photo that your saddle is slanted down quite a bit. That would tend to put more pressure on your front girlie bits (and less on the sitbones). It also can cause you to put a disproportionate amount of weight on your arms, which might result in shoulder, neck, or hand pain. Perhaps you're fine with this saddle setup, but I just thought I'd point it out in case you were unaware of it. Might want to get out a level, get that seat nice and flat and give it a whirl!

Enjoy riding, and again, welcome to the Team!

Emily
Thanks for the advice, Emily. That picture is from only a day or two after I got my bike and yes, I had the saddle tilted waaaaay forward in an attempt to solve my issues. I have my Liberator pretty level and it's okay *most* of the time. I really think it just has to do with how I perch myself. When I'm especially tired, I tend to get lazy and lean forward (and tilt my pelvis forward?) quite a bit and push the nose of the saddle on things it shouldn't press on! When I'm having an especially tough ride is the only time I notice the numbness/pins and needles feeling anymore and it's not nearly as bad as it was with my old saddle.