Which Saddle?

Dakotamix
Dakotamix Posts: 8
edited April 2010 in Road buying advice
I currently ride on a Prologo Choice saddle, but find it quite numbing. I use tri bars on my road bike for training to save using my TT bike, and find that it is really uncomfortable in this position due to the hard nose of the saddle. So I need a saddle that I can use as a normal road saddle for training and racing etc but also has a comfortable nose for when I'm training on the bars. Any ideas? I know the Specialized Toupe Team has had great reviews, and a saddle like the Prologo Nago Evo TTR looks really comfortable for TT's but can it be used as a normal road saddle?

Help MUCH appreciated!

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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    The Spesh Romin was designed for those who spend a lot of time on the drops, so that might be worth a look.
  • incog24
    incog24 Posts: 549
    Isn't there an Adamo saddle for road rather than tt use? Would be a little bit different and might take some time setting up, but potentially worth it I guess?
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  • Daimler
    Daimler Posts: 215
    Also worth trying a slight angle adjustment if you haven't already.
    It might alter the pressure slightly for your contact area.
    Looking at Tri bike saddles in general they have a beefed up nose area looking at them side on.
    Does your LBS stock a tri bike you can look at and see the saddle fitted?
    You can sit on it and perhaps get an idea leaning forward if the pressure area changes.
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  • bigpikle
    bigpikle Posts: 1,690
    I recommend the Adamo Road saddle, but it does need careful setup. Likewise the first place to start IMHO is a full pro bikefit. That transformed my comfort when done properly at Twenty3C. The Adamo is supremely comfortable when you sit on it correctly and its in the right place, which isnt the easiest thing to do by yourself or without knowing exactly what your position on the bike needs to be.
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  • Dakotamix
    Dakotamix Posts: 8
    Cheers for all the help guys, will look into all your suggestions, hopefully in enough time to still be able to have children!
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Arione Tri ?
  • stevenb
    stevenb Posts: 717
    keef66 wrote:
    The Spesh Romin was designed for those who spend a lot of time on the drops, so that might be worth a look.

    +1....my mate just swapped over to this saddle and he says it's more comfy than the Toupe.
    The nose is broader right to the end of the saddle.

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