best saddle for flat-bar hybrid?

[Pax]

I use the Terry Cite-X on my 7.4 FX flat bar, I find I have to keep it 100% level or it ends up hurting. That and I keep it far forward on its rails, that helps me compensate for not being able to tilt it up at all.

[Pax]

Maybe you should consider trying a different saddle?

Not sure I understand why keeping it so far forward compensenates for not being able to tilt it. Are you sliding onto the neck of the saddle? Do you need a seatpost with less offset? A shorter stem? Both? How are your knees in relation to the pedal spindle?

Not sure about the why's, it was just more comfy that way, I have a super long torso so I sit almost upright on the FX and having the seat forward seemed to put less pressure of my girl bits. It has rapidly become a moot point, I'd need almost 117 degrees of flexion to ride it again, and I doubt I'll be able to reach that... so it'll get sold off.

[Awsmile]

Not sure about the why's, it was just more comfy that way, I have a super long torso so I sit almost upright on the FX and having the seat forward seemed to put less pressure of my girl bits. It has rapidly become a moot point, I'd need almost 117 degrees of flexion to ride it again, and I doubt I'll be able to reach that... so it'll get sold off.

Pax, I just looked up your previous posts after you talked about flexion and see that you've had a knee replacement recently. Mine was two years ago (also have had both hips replaced) and I kept a journal in Word for months afterward - still updating occasionally - about progress, what helped, what didn't, etc. I've sent that 12 page journal to a number of friends who said it helped to see the day-by-day, week-by-week. Would you like me to email it to you? Honestly, my PT didn't want me to ride outside on the roads for three months. Now I'm at exactly two years, just finished a vacation where I rode 200 in a week, and have had my first outdoor ride of the spring two days ago, when the snow finally melted. Last summer and fall, I did 60-120 a week, and when I get this seat issue worked out, I plan to increase that. The knee works fine - it's the butt! One killer exercise that I still do occasionally when I feel tight is on an inclined board, to increase flexion. You'll get that back!

[Pax]

Pax, I just looked up your previous posts after you talked about flexion and see that you've had a knee replacement recently. Mine was two years ago (also have had both hips replaced) and I kept a journal in Word for months afterward - still updating occasionally - about progress, what helped, what didn't, etc. I've sent that 12 page journal to a number of friends who said it helped to see the day-by-day, week-by-week. Would you like me to email it to you? Honestly, my PT didn't want me to ride outside on the roads for three months. Now I'm at exactly two years, just finished a vacation where I rode 200 in a week, and have had my first outdoor ride of the spring two days ago, when the snow finally melted. Last summer and fall, I did 60-120 a week, and when I get this seat issue worked out, I plan to increase that. The knee works fine - it's the butt! One killer exercise that I still do occasionally when I feel tight is on an inclined board, to increase flexion. You'll get that back!

I'd love to read about your process! Mine feels like one step forward three steps back... but I'm only at six weeks today so they keep telling me to be patient.

I'll PM you my email address, thanks!

[Trek420]

Maybe you should consider trying a different saddle?

Not sure I understand why keeping it so far forward compensenates for not being able to tilt it. Are you sliding onto the neck of the saddle? Do you need a seatpost with less offset? A shorter stem? Both? How are your knees in relation to the pedal spindle?

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