[-dustin]

So...since switching to the Arione CX, my mileage and intensity have picked up. Low intensity rides are good. High intensity, good.

BUT...

The days after a high intensity ride, my back kills me. Lower back. Middle of my back....pain radiates down through my legs. Never happened with my Toupe saddle, but find it hard to believe a saddle change would do this.

Ideas?

I'd believe the core strength opinion, but the pain radiating into the legs doesn't seem consistent.

 

[loco-gringo]

What width was your Toupe??? The 131 Arione may be getting to you. How accurately did you measure things for your swap???

 

[GravityFreakTJ]

loco is thinking the same thing as me. the fizik is a narrow saddle, if your toupe was a 143 there may be the issue

 

[-dustin]

Toupe was 143.

Measured pretty closely. Height was easy enough, but reach was a little more difficult. I started when where I was most comfortable on the saddle and went from there.

Will add that the pain doesn't seem to flair up after cross rides (same saddle [Arione CX]).

Bikes have same reach, but the road bike has much more drop.

 

[loco-gringo]

I hate to ever tell someone to go high on road bikes, but throw 10mm in the stack and give it a go.

 

[-dustin]

did that recently...well, 7.5...but at the same time, I slapped a 110 on there (previously a 100).

 

[loco-gringo]

That's likely more a fit issue than a saddle issue. Sadly I have to say, you need to refit that thing. The reach is likely what is causing it.