wow-interesting bike fitting

[Kathi]

I'd be concerned about the nose down position too. Did he check your foot over the pedal and your knee alignment.

Look at the position of your saddle. It it centered, all the way forward, or all the way back. If it is all the way forward then it could be that the seat tube angle or setback on the seat post is wrong for you.

This thread discusses some of those issues.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...995#post176995

[Duck on Wheels]

I'd be concerned about the nose down position too. Did he check your foot over the pedal and your knee alignment.

Look at the position of your saddle. It it centered, all the way forward, or all the way back. If it is all the way forward then it could be that the seat tube angle or setback on the seat post is wrong for you.

This thread discusses some of those issues.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...995#post176995

I'd say that depends on how steep an angle it's tipped at. I'm thinking it could be tipped just a smidgen and feel almost as if level, yet keep you more on your sit bones and less on your soft parts. Also, it depends on the strength of your various muscle groups and on how you use them -- how much you're mobilizing your quads and glutes and core muscles, and also how much effort it takes you to maintain a good position. You wouldn't want your saddle tipped so much that you're spending energy pressing yourself up from sliding down, rather than spending that energy spinning the wheels. I think I have my saddle tipped just a teensy bit down from level. I don't find that I have to struggle not to slide down, but I can let myself slide a bit, and can slide myself back a bit, thus varying my position for more power, or to rest, or to shift the pressure points. Works pretty well for me.

p.s. You might also want a different saddle. The Bontrager saddles that Treks come with are notoriously uncomfortable. I love my Trek, but switched to a different saddle already before taking it out of the store.

[HillSlugger]

I keep my saddle tipped nose down enough to relieve "front" pressure but not so much that I'm sliding forward.

[mimitabby]

hey slug, from your avatar I would say you don't feel any pressure because you don't sit down

My brooks actually points UP a little bit, keeps my butt back there where it belongs (I don't slide forward)