CalgarysFool
Member
I've ordered one of these:
http://www.brooksengland.com/shop/s....171.8750-16-00145E457A63-----------------116
http://www.brooksengland.com/shop/s....171.8750-16-00145E457A63-----------------116
The Best Seat Competition
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brendonv
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ill have a look what my local bike shop has and other stores, if they dont have any nice seats i might look into these two.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Bicycle-bike...yZ106532QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Bicycle-bike...yZ106532QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
They dont look very comfy but people say they are, especially the second one. We shall see what the shop has.
From Brendon.v
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Bicycle-bike...yZ106532QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Bicycle-bike...yZ106532QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
They dont look very comfy but people say they are, especially the second one. We shall see what the shop has.
From Brendon.v
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brendonv
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i need a real comfy seat as i got a bony but and any hard seat hurts. Those spring seats dont seem to have any padding so i dont think thats me. My BMX bike has a nice seat and now i got the MB i hardly ride it so i might just switch em around. Save some money haha.
CalgarysFool
Member
Brendon,
#2 there on ebay-oz, looks like the saddle I got with my spookytooth bike. Looks exactly like it except for the name.
I cant get the seat tight enough to the post -- presumably because of springy flex in the "rail" that forms part of the spring. I hit a bump, and the seat tilts up!
Also, the seat always looks dilapidated-- the rear springs don't remain oriented properly, but lean over to the side! It's not like an elephant sat on that seat -- I'm only 190 lbs!
Maybe it's a different company making that seat, and the quality it better.
It sure is a nice looking seat, though. And it looks great on the bike. Just a couple down sides to that seat you might not expect.
Brenton
#2 there on ebay-oz, looks like the saddle I got with my spookytooth bike. Looks exactly like it except for the name.
I cant get the seat tight enough to the post -- presumably because of springy flex in the "rail" that forms part of the spring. I hit a bump, and the seat tilts up!
Also, the seat always looks dilapidated-- the rear springs don't remain oriented properly, but lean over to the side! It's not like an elephant sat on that seat -- I'm only 190 lbs!
Maybe it's a different company making that seat, and the quality it better.
It sure is a nice looking seat, though. And it looks great on the bike. Just a couple down sides to that seat you might not expect.
Brenton
brendonv
Member
yeh ill look at gel seats and stuff.
CalgarysFool
Member
The spring seat is actually comfy, except for the annoying problem noted, because the leather conforms to the shape of your butt -- probably even bony ones, and the springs do the work that padding does less well.
Most bicycle seats are padded with some sponge or something, that feels like it would be pretty good when you press your fingers into it, but, of course, it's not your fingers that press down with such little force when you ride. The physics are different.
Sponge compresses, and you have a hard plastic/fiberglass/whatever support structure pressing on your bony butt.
Leather flexes to spread it's support over the contact surface, and the springs provide for even and distributed "give" with the bumps.
With a regular seat? The pressure points take the hit.
I think the sprung seat is the better concept, and a seat material that can conform, like leather, is ideal. You may note that that sprung seat has no "frame" around which the leather is wrapped. It is suspended between the 3 springs...a bit like a hammock.
Most bicycle seats are padded with some sponge or something, that feels like it would be pretty good when you press your fingers into it, but, of course, it's not your fingers that press down with such little force when you ride. The physics are different.
Sponge compresses, and you have a hard plastic/fiberglass/whatever support structure pressing on your bony butt.
Leather flexes to spread it's support over the contact surface, and the springs provide for even and distributed "give" with the bumps.
With a regular seat? The pressure points take the hit.
I think the sprung seat is the better concept, and a seat material that can conform, like leather, is ideal. You may note that that sprung seat has no "frame" around which the leather is wrapped. It is suspended between the 3 springs...a bit like a hammock.
brendonv
Member
Wow thats different.
bigsugar999
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proline20
New Member
Those schwinn noseless are not comfortable, tried one and took it back after an hour of riding.
