Cycling plans changed this morning, so no group ride. Probably for the best in trying out my setup. Went out earlier so didn't add that extra 10mm to the fore position.
My thoughts after 36 miles? The bend in my arms took away any sign of neck and shoulder pain. Far less back pain too. Hips and sit bones felt a lot more natural. Knee pain appeared at 7 miles, so was gutted at that...but then went away and only reared its head towards the end.
Whilst I wasn't pushing it too much, with the wet roads, the ride was altogether more pleasurable and less effort. As far as the saddle, I did get some numbness towards the end, but noticed that I was sat quite far forward on it, which went away when I concentrated on sitting further back. So, you're right, I could do with going further forward with the saddle.
The only downside today was that I think I rotated the bars a tad too far. Found the shifter position better on hoods and in the drops, but wasn't getting the support I would like on the hands. A little bit painful on the wrist bone at bottom of the hands. Tiny bit back and that will be sorted.
The question now is whether I slide the saddle further forward with the shorter stem on, or whether I swap back to the Bianchi stem with saddle further forward a tiny bit more? I could see the front hub when on the drops and also when leaning a tiny bit forward on the hoods. With the saddle forward, it might be too much? How does this compare to your bikes
@Cuchilo?