"Guy" Pain while in Aero, help?

Adamo

http://www.all3sports.com/product_info.php?pName=ism-adamo&jsenabled=1&osCsid=e12b5a5efb1d1c3c29c13ebb459ab8c9

look in the forums you will find many reviews of this saddle

If you've only ridden 900 miles in two years you "just need to stop whining and ride more." Time in the saddle will cause you to HTFU quite a bit.

If that doesn't work, have your fit checked, investigate a new saddle like the Adamo.

I'm a med student, and we, for a whole one lesson, go through the whole cycling/perineum/saddle topic, so I like to consider myself semi-well versed on it, not first hand though. 

I've got a standard road bike saddle on a standard road bike, and I can't really lean forwards to a standard roadie position, because I'm paranoid as all hell, and it's slightly discomforting, I've got to be as upright as possible... lame. Im getting my bike converted to a tri setup, as much as geometry will allow, which will only make things worse. I've forked out for specialized's tri saddle, with the V cutout. Will be another week until the saddle arrives, so a week + a few days i'll report back how it goes for 45km, 90km and 180km rides.

edit. Numb is different from pain... numb is lack of bloodflow, no worries there. Lie on your arm for a bit and it goes numb, no impending danger from your arm falling off

Contrary to popular belief, pain is not fear leaving the body (in this instance)

Bzzzzzzzzzzt.  Wrong answer.  Care to try again in the lightening round?

To summarize:

Adamo is great.

Then get a bike fit.

Then as Bear said, ride more. You might want to do this first though as your is not alot and will not be a good gauge.  But Definately get a bike fit too.

Ride more, then...

Check your fit, then...

Look at a new saddle.

x2.  Most road set ups have the saddle flat or slightly tilted up.  But on the aerobars, you will put too much pressure that way.  I don't use an Adamo, though I've heard good things about it.  Since  it does not have a nose jammed up the butt, so to speak, it would work, for around $80.  Or for free, drop the nose a half inch or so, and give it a ride.

I'll have to buck the trend. Rsqdvr says that before he lost the weight he was extemely comfortable in his aero position and saddle now that he's lighter the saddle hurts. If the wieght loss effected  his position by shifting his center of mass I would think it would manifest somewhere besides the seat.

It sounds to me that the relationship between the seat and your area changed when you lost the weight. You may need a wider saddle to distribute your weight differently, because there may be more space down there. I can't recommend a specific saddle but look for flexiblity and not too squishy, not too hard. Nylon flexes more than plastic. Carbon is too stiff.

You know your seat is to stiff if when you hit a bump and it feels like a sharp punch in the taint.

Yes, that sounds equally painful and to be avoided at all costs.

This quote is from the Blackwell Research website (the designer and manufacturer of the Adamo) describing proper installation of the Adamo saddle:

Hmmmmmm.  Installation instructions for the Adamo say that.  Can't dispute that fact.

But as a fitter, I would never set anyone up that way, regardless of the saddle choice.  Again, if you have to do that, there is something else inherently wrong with your position or bike sizing.

The simple reason being is that your core and sit bones are no longer supporting you.  You are now calling on your back and shoulders to do some of that balance.  It may be subtle, but it will still cause more fatigue over a long ride and stress a lot of muscles that riding shouldn't.

Ditto - the fact that the problem manifested itself AFTER losing weight is probably important.  I would definitely play around a little with your current saddle first (adjust the level a little, etc), and be conscious of where your sit-bones are in relation to the padded part of the saddle.

I don't have any experience with the Adamo, but a less expensive saddle like the Trek CRZ (if they still make them) has worked really well for me.

Gotta agree with Daremo on the downward tilt thing though - my personal experience is that a downward tilt puts way too much pressure on your wrists and hands over the course of a ride.  Note that my experience with that was before I added aero-bars to my road bike, so your mileage may vary.