Saddle position

[slayaz]

I've just started training again, and I thought I'd ask a question regarding my saddle position, which has come to light from getting numb toes. I am going to try moving my cleats, but thought I'd try and look at everything positional.

As a rule, I always find myself slipping off the front of the saddle, so i have slightly angled it back which stops the slipping forward, but If i naturally slip forward, should i just move my saddle further forward instead?

Do you slip off a saddle because of the shape or if it is in the wrong position?

Thanks in advance!

[slayaz]

I'm going to have another look this evening and maybe try and get a few miles in.

I'm not slipping of totally, but i just feel that I am sliding forward.

My seat does look quite far back on the rails, so I am going to center that more and flatten it as well and see how i get on.

I'm also going to have a look at the cleat position on my shoes as they might help especially with the toe numbness.

Thanks for the input thus far.

[slayaz]

Wow! Thanks Matt, that is perfect.

All the info I could ever need right there.

Expect a full report of findings.

Many thanks to all!

[slayaz]

donfisher said:

When I changed my saddle it felt like I was slipping forward a bit. It turned out that it wasn't exactly flat. I only did it by eye at first and the garage floor is a bit up and down.

Also the bottom edges of some saddles can slope upwards when they're flat which can trick the eye a bit, like on my Arione:

So is the top of the saddle horizontal or are the rails horizontal?