[Capablanca]

Hello!

In spring i bought myself a new Fabric Line-S line-up saddle.
And i`m pretty happy with it`s cutout and overall width. It helps me to sit on my very sit bones with no soft tissue involved.

But i try to spend more time in aero postition and here, regardless of this saddle being overall short and soft-> i feel its nose pushing my pelvis. I dont like this sensation, though i dont feel any numbness or pain, its just this uncomfy pressure. And after i sit at anything else after bike – i steel feel my pelvis soft tissues were affected and “massaged” by that nose and i dont feel its healthy.

Can you guys advice similar saddle, but which has more soft nose.
I would like to buy something close to thriathlon – they have completely cut nose, but as i understand i`m not able to install such a saddle to a group-ride solo bike and enter a contest\race, am i right ?

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[OnYerBike]

As far as I can tell, the UCI

As far as I can tell, the UCI regulations don’t require saddles to have a “nose” as such provided the overall dimensions and position are within the regulations. ISM (who make noseless saddles) claim most of their models are permitted: https://ismseat.com/help/frequently-asked-questions/#C12

Outside of races, I don’t think anyone cares what your saddle is. Unlike e.g. TT-bars I can’t see why your choice of saddle would matter to others in a group.

[Compact Corned Beef]

You’ve not mentioned whether

You’ve not mentioned whether you’ve played with saddle tilt and fore/aft adjustment yet, so that would be a good place to start – lots of anecodotes about a few degrees here and there transforming a ride knocking about. One of my bikes came with a fizik Aliante, and that was a bugger to get right for me.

I can’t recall seeing a saddle being marketed as having a particularly soft nose, so can’t help you there.

I’d be hugely surpised if any event told you to hop it ‘cos you had a triathlon saddle. Triathlon bars, yes (unless you’re doing tris or TTs obviously) but not a saddle.

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