{"id":2540,"date":"2010-05-14T00:22:01","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T04:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=2540"},"modified":"2010-05-14T00:43:39","modified_gmt":"2010-05-14T04:43:39","slug":"trying-a-specialized-phenom-saddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2010\/05\/14\/trying-a-specialized-phenom-saddle\/","title":{"rendered":"Trying a Specialized Phenom Saddle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Back in December I traded the too-narrow saddle that came on my Titus Racer X 29er for a WTB Laser V<\/a>. This has seemed okay, but I’ve found that I occasionally get numbness problems when on longer rides where I spend more time in the saddle (and less standing). I’d heard good things about the Specialized Phenom<\/a> and just when I decided to try one someone posted one on the MMBA Forum<\/a> at a quite-reasonable price as he’d tried it and it didn’t work out right for him.<\/p>\n

It arrived today so I fitted it on the Titus Racer X 29er<\/a> and took a quick mile-ish ride between puddles and over every curb and rough bit of pavement that I could find to try it out. It’s definitely a firmer saddle than my previous one, but it seems to be more supportive where it should be (under my sit bones<\/a>) and not where it shouldn’t (under the perineum<\/a>).<\/p>\n

On Saturday I’m supposed to do a six hour bike race at Stony Creek with Bob (we’ll ride as a team, each person riding alternate laps) so I think I’ll give it a try there. I’ll bring the previous saddle just in case this one doesn’t work out so well, but thus far I think it’ll be all right. If not there are a few other people from the aforementioned forum will gladly take it off my hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back in December I traded the too-narrow saddle that came on my Titus Racer X 29er for a WTB Laser V. This has seemed okay,…<\/p>\n

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