I’ve had one on my tri bike the last 3 seasons and recently went to a more aggressive fit and started getting a bit of saddle pain towards the end of long rides (for reference I did an Iron distance race on the same saddle last season).
I’ve also noticed tighter hip flexors from a more closed off hip angle. I realized I’m not rotating my hips as much and I remember reading that ISM says some people like to tilt their saddle down.
Anyone have experience with this? Do you also raise the saddle when you rotate it down?
I assume this new fit was done by yourself just guessing and playing around and not by a professional fitter? I did a 4hr pro fit a few months ago and was well worth the time and money.
Also, I’m not sure that a more “aggressive” fit should lead to a more closed off hip angle?? I’m not sure what you’ve done but it doesn’t sound right.
New positions/fit/setups can take quite a few hours and sessions before the body adapts and readjusts.
I also ride an ISM saddle and I have it dead flat. The pro fit ensured that my saddle height was correct and saddle fore/aft was correct and it has been perfect.
Your only sitting on the front 2 -3 inches of an ISM saddle so tilt has a pretty minimal impact assuming same seat height. Having said that everything is personal so try it for a few rides and see. Any tilt should be small though i.e. only a few degrees.