Saddle advice

bianchibob

Have recently purchased some upmarket Specialized bib shorts and from advice on this site decided to wear them 'commando' style. I was amazed how much more comfortable my riding experience was.
However the saddle I am using is a Fizik Aliante and this has a smooth surface which I have found that in my new shorts and tend to slip slightly from left to right.

I am now thinking I should change my saddle to one that has a central groove egs. Specialized Romin / Toupe as this would serve two purposes 1. form a more stable base and 2. protect my man parts (perineum ?) as they feel a bit more vunerable with my new style of dress.

Any help or advice would be appreciated.

supermurph09

If you're slipping side to side ie rocking it may be that your saddle is too high?

bianchibob

No saddle is correct height, the movement is not rocking but slightly slipping from centre of saddle to left or right, ie slipping off crown of saddle. Possibly as shorts are new and quite slippy... this phenomenon might go after a few washes of the shorts.

More interested in establishing the benefits of a more man specific saddle ?

philbar72

this opens up a can of worms. i used to use an arione but i found i was moving around too much. i now use a adamo road saddle (much more comfy), but unless you know what is wrong ,it can be a long and winding road!

is your saddle flat, or do you have it angled down very slightly? is the fore/aft correct.