Originally Posted by
aniki
With the rails level the nose is pointing slightly up. I believe this is how it is intended to be set but the shop staff recommended a slightly different approach.
When I bought it, the Specialized guy said that the guys in the shop that use it set it tilted down slightly so the nose section was perfectly level. So when you're low, your butt kind of locks 'in' rather than 'on'! This is how I had it set up for the last year. For me it's the most perfect saddle ever.
I used an iphone app with the edge of my phone resting on the nose to get the 1.5º forward tilt.
I've put fractionally more weight on my arms and shoulders this way but not so much to be a problem. Still happy with the new position and using the drops more than ever.
Interesting that having the nose tilted upwards seems to work for you as I had to lower down cause my nuts felt numb in an upwards tilted position.