A mystery often sounds like something eerie. This one isn\’t creepy, but I always wonder about such things.

Today I seemed able to pedal more strongly than usual. I\’m not going to argue with that, but what made the difference?

Last week I did minimal riding, because my changed position on the saddle was causing a lot of strain on my hamstrings. Maybe the rest did me good.

On the other hand, with the new saddle I\’ve got my sit bones properly supported. My overall position on the bike seems improved. Maybe that lets me \”brace myself\” for harder pedaling?

So far I really like the new saddle. I think that part of my problem with the old one went way back to when I was first getting the hang of a road bike. When starting, I wasn\’t secure enough to take the time to get myself into the best position on the saddle, and just got on there any old way I could. And then I wasn\’t sure enough of my ability to control the bicycle to wiggle myself around to where I ought to be sitting. Come to think of it, I never really paid attention to whether my sit bones were supported. I vaguely assumed that they were.

Guess what. They weren\’t. If I hadn\’t gone for that re-refit, I might never have found out! That\’s one mystery solved.