TT Saddles

My take is a TT specific sadle is more geared towards the long rides of a tri. Most TTs are 40k, done in about an hour. I prefer a regular road racing saddle as opposed to one of those big padded nose ones. Just my .02, peopl's opinions will of course vary.

Have a look at the Selle SMP Evolution - v.comfy and flexible seating position for time triallers...

El Loto said:

I'm trying to choose a saddle for my TT-specific bike. Selle Italia have a Flite TT which seems to have a nice sloping nose. Of course Fizik have the ridiculously long Arione. Anybody had any experiece with these saddles or can recommend some good ones for TT.
Cheers.

I'm very happy with my Fizik Arione Tri saddle for TTs. I've used it for Ironman as well as shorter TTs. Capwater makes a very good point. I think it's really a matter of personal preference but also of position.

On my TT bike I work to have a very low position for aerodynamics, which isn't comfortable (or even possible) for everyone, it depends on your flexibility. I don't know how low your position is now but if you want to drop it, I recommend working into a low position slowly, try starting a little higher and removing a spacer at a time every few weeks. That means that if you don't ride your TT bike much, again it will be hard to get comfortable in a very forward/low position.

Having said all of that, when you're rocked forward and there's a fair bit of drop between your saddle and your bars, you're not sitting back on your sit bones as much and there's a little more pressure on 'the boys'. For that reason, I like the added padding of a TT saddle.