Friday, September 14, 2012

Dash saddle

I was bored the other day so I decided to do the 2 week demo of the dash tri saddle.
It is crazy expensive but I figured that if it worked as advertised it might be worth it and in the mean time it would put me on my bike a little more while I evaluate the seat.
I ride a sella italia right now with a pretty deep cutout but towards the end of a long weekend of riding, I have issues with my bits. I also have some lower back pain which I thought might be related to my bits pain in that when the bits hurt, I rotate my hips back to take pressure off them which in turn puts more pressure on my lower back.

So 10 days later and it is clear I will not be going back to the sella or any other traditional saddle. After a little fiddling with saddle position I noticed a massive change in bits comfort and hip rotation.
The hip rotation put my upper body forward so I may need a longer stem but the end result is a lower position with more comfort in aero.
The dash is not that comfortable when on the pursuit bars. But in aero it is great.
And it changes my body position relative to the pedals. I feel much more aligned from head to toe over the pedals. The ride feels much more like a front recumbent bike.
The dash is stupid expensive though.
So before I commit I am going to demo ism and see if I can get the same effect for 1/2 the price.

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