Last year I bought a new road bike (Specialized Allez Triple) and hence got a new seat with it (an inexpensive women's Forte made by Performance with the cut-out). I had no problems with my butt hurting when the seat was on that bike. I ended up having to sell that bike because it was way too big for me and causing problems with other body parts, so I bought a Trek 1000 and put the same seat on. Since I've had the seat on the Trek, it's been causing me lots of butt pain - even on short rides.
There are several things different on the Trek than on the Speciazlied bike: 1) The Trek has 650 wheels, 2) The Trek has different geometry, 3) The seat post is carbon, 4) the handlbars are narrower, 5) The handlebars are more "upright" (I swapped the stem that came with it for a slightly longer stem that angles upward because I wasn't feeling comfortable and the guy at the bike shop agreed that I didn't "look" comfortable. And finally, 6) The guy at the shop adjusted my seat so that it's flat because he said the weight shouldn't be on my arms, but on my butt. On the Specialized bike, I had my seat tipped a tiny bit forward to save my frontal area from chaffing and to take some of the pressure off of my sit-bones.
I'm wondering if I should tip the seat forward on the new bike or if this will wreck my riding position and cause other problems or if I should just start trying various seats. It just seems weird that the seat felt okay on one bike, but not another bike. Last year I did a 40 mile ride in October with the Specialized with no pain at all and now, the pain immediately starts as soon as I get on it.
Thoughts anyone?
There are several things different on the Trek than on the Speciazlied bike: 1) The Trek has 650 wheels, 2) The Trek has different geometry, 3) The seat post is carbon, 4) the handlbars are narrower, 5) The handlebars are more "upright" (I swapped the stem that came with it for a slightly longer stem that angles upward because I wasn't feeling comfortable and the guy at the bike shop agreed that I didn't "look" comfortable. And finally, 6) The guy at the shop adjusted my seat so that it's flat because he said the weight shouldn't be on my arms, but on my butt. On the Specialized bike, I had my seat tipped a tiny bit forward to save my frontal area from chaffing and to take some of the pressure off of my sit-bones.
I'm wondering if I should tip the seat forward on the new bike or if this will wreck my riding position and cause other problems or if I should just start trying various seats. It just seems weird that the seat felt okay on one bike, but not another bike. Last year I did a 40 mile ride in October with the Specialized with no pain at all and now, the pain immediately starts as soon as I get on it.
Thoughts anyone?