Quote Originally Posted by artifactos View Post
vness, I ride on an Adamo Road model. It took me some adjustments (nose down, turned slightly to the right), but it fits me quite well.

It does make my sitbones sore if I haven't been on the bike in a while and/or put in a ton of miles all at once. It does, however, put me on my rami when I get down into the drops, and I tend to do that when my butt starts to get a little sore (like tonight, when I wasn't wearing the best shorts..). I imagine that if I had aerobars, I would be on my rami a lot more.

It solved my particular soft tissue issues, but I did have to put the nose down a bit and I tend to sit a little further up on the nose, because the width of the back of the saddle was giving me some SI joint issues. Those were solved with subsequent adjustments.

If you have any specific questions, let me know.
thank you for the info... I do have a couple of questions:

I just read somewhere that the saddle (or lack thereof) somewhat affects bike handling - that it puts more weight onto your arms on the bars - it went so far as to say not to try sitting up & riding without hands. I hate the thought that I might not be able to fully sit up occasionally to do stuff

there are so many factors to consider with this saddle (so I'm reading) that it almost feels like a last resort.

Can you comfortably ride in all the various permutations one uses on a road bike? If it's just for an aero position, it might be too limiting. Though I spend a lot of time in the drops, I certainly don't only ride that way.

I'm wondering if, in the interim, I should try riding a tri saddle without a cutout and a wider nose. I've always used cutouts because of my ahem... 'full girly parts' and a very narrow nose. The nose on a saddle has never bothered me but I'm thinking that the cutout itself, riding on my rami, could be part of the problem. Did you try more traditional tri saddles before turning to the Adamo?

sorry for so many questions. It sounds like it's a big investment - with a potentially tricky adjustment period.

I'm wondering if I should try to get through the season before initiating such a drastic change - that's my main reason for asking about trying a more traditional tri saddle. My parts might get squished by the nose LOL and I do wonder if my legs will be chafed by the width - but that's also what I always thought the Adamo would do.

thanks again for letting me rant - I hope I made at least a modicum of sense.. this has been so frustrating.

namaste,
v