I took the Softride down to Florida, and I've been using it to tow the kids around during the week. I got on the Litespeed to join the RBC Thursday ride and I realized that the saddle was really low. I raised it up about a 1/4 inch and noticed more power and easier pedaling. Was that responsible for my loss of power at Sebring and in the VO2 Max test? I don't know, but I still got dropped by the "3" group last night. I'll be riding a 300 km brevet (roughly 190 miles) this weekend. After that, I'm going to swap out the compact crank on the Litespeed for the regular 53/39, find the optimal saddle height (it may still need to come up a 1/4 inch), and start working on developing climbing power. If Florida is any indication, I seem to be doing fine on the flats.
"Saddle Creep"
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