Cobb Saddle Review

When I was handed a simple black box with the words; "SPEED + COMFORT" I could feel my heart beat increase. I took another look and the simple black box also had the words; "COBB CYCLING". For those of you not familiar with the cycling world, COBB is a leader in innovation and world class products. I was one of only three athletes chosen by The Triathletes Edge to be a tester on the new COBB racing V Flow Plus  saddle. It was a very exciting thing for me since this being my first year as an athlete and already chosen as a tester, well it is hard to beat that.
So on to the review.

My bike is a CycleCross race bike I had worked into a road race bike by replacing it with new S-Work slicks and Profile Design Aero Bars, both purchased form the awesome guys at Bingham Cycle shop in Sandy Utah. All I was missing besides a full carbon fiber frame was a new seat. A new seat I now have in my hands!!!

I met up with one of the other testers and took it off his hands and brought it home to be installed onto my sweet baby. She was in need of something new and I think this was it. I had to take my bike and my new seat to Boise with me since that was where I was heading. In my moms living room I strategically placed this marvel of engineering design onto my bike. Going over and over the instructions as to make very sure I had installed it correctly was key to a most accurate review.

It's on and we are ready to ride!!! The first time out I had the saddle mounted at a 0' degree tilt. Since the directions call for an average tilt of 1.2' degrees I took my tools with me and set out on the open road all along thinking to myself; "what is up with the two raise pads in the front?"  It didn't take me very long to pull over and readjust the seat. Since I ride mostly in the Aero position I figured I needed the saddle to be tilted down a bit more. 2' degrees down is where I set it. This time it was much better and I made it 20 miles with no problems. Still, this amazing saddle could use just a bit more adjusting to make the ride that much more enjoyable.
Day two came about and another 20 mile ride was ahead of me. This time I readjusted the COBB saddle down to 5' degrees and brought it forward just a millimeter or two. Making sure my knee-to-toe alignment was perfect. In the sitting up position the saddle was fantastic and as comfortable as anything I have ever sat on but it still was not completely to my liking in the Aero. I figured I would need to make a trip to Bingham to get it perfect, but all and all I think the COBB racing saddle is just an amazing work of art.

Since us cycle junkies will spend countless hours atop a saddle, I think the proper set up is the most important thing to a rider. I must be honest when I say as much as I loved the saddle, I do not think I had it to its most perfect position which led to some hours of riding that could of been a little more enjoyable. I had to ride in a more up right position to make everything feel better. Let me tell you all from experience to make absolutely sure that everything with your new saddle is properly set up by a professional cycle setter-upper and you will be thankful for that. Since I was in Boise I was not able to have this done and is where I believe my fault came in to play.

If, and only if there is any possibility I am the lucky one who ends up with the COBB saddle, the first thing I am doing is making a trip to Bingham and seeing my good buddy J'. He will hook me up and get everything fit correctly so when Te Koi says; "Hey!! Lets go for a little 100 mile jont around the lake", I will be there ready to roll.