It is sometimes discussed how cycling affects the area between your legs. I've noticed modern gel seats have bumps to raise up your bum bones, presumably to lift the softer parts off the seat to reduce pressure there. These seats, "Selle Royal Blast AVS", do that, and offer ventilation:
Erik Sandblom <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
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Has anyone tried these? Are they great, or just another solution looking for a problem?
Cut-out seats work for some people, but not others. On some people, the edges of the cut-out pinch their nerves and cause more numbness than regular saddles. Notice that you never see cut-out saddles in the Tour de France and those guys are riding 100+ miles/day for 3 weeks straight.
Notice that you never see cut-out saddles in the Tour de France and those guys are riding 100+ miles/day for 3 weeks straight.
Really, Ken? Have you attended TdF and checked every one of the saddles for the last 10 years or so? That one kinda read as if you pulled it from somewhere near your backside. Next you will tell us that pros NEVER ride triples.
The only way to know this sort of thing is to try. Saddles with a cutout or a channel down the middle did save ne from a lot of pain.
Worth a shot on more upright bikes. If your hands are lower than your saddle, a traditional nylon shelled racing saddle with firm padding is the best bet for most folks. With firm padding, you never sink in enough to put pressure on your bits, and as another poster mentioned, more seams and whatnot just complicate the situation. Look for smooth leather and a flattish back portion.
"Ken" wrote: (clip) Notice that you never see cut-out saddles in the Tour de France and those guys are riding 100+ miles/day for 3 weeks straight. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Yeah, but we don't know how they perform at night. ;-)
Notice that you never see cut-out saddles in the Tour de France and those guys are riding 100+ miles/day for 3 weeks straight.
Really, Ken? Have you attended TdF and checked every one of the saddles for the last 10 years or so? That one kinda read as if you pulled it from somewhere near your backside. Next you will tell us that pros NEVER ride triples.
The only way to know this sort of thing is to try. Saddles with a cutout or a channel down the middle did save ne from a lot of pain.
D'ohBoy
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"Ken" wrote: (clip) Notice that you never see cut-out saddles in the Tour de France and those guys are riding 100+ miles/day for 3 weeks straight. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Yeah, but we don't know how they perform at night. ;-)
Could we ask Sheryl if Lance was anything to crow about?
Actually, that was a gift from Google - sometimes it will quote without you asking it to, and sometimes it won't. Doesn't seem to be rhyme nor reason to it.
To clarify, for Bill, who doesn't care but WTH:
I wrote some [censored] about Ken blowing smoke out his ass about [censored] he really doesn't know anything about. To which Sandy took the opportunity to suggest that someone had no appeal to women (Ken or I, I couldn't tell). To which I responded, because it was unclear:
Actually, that was a gift from Google - sometimes it will quote without you asking it to, and sometimes it won't. Doesn't seem to be rhyme nor reason to it.
OK.
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To clarify, for Bill, who doesn't care but WTH:
I wrote some [censored] about Ken blowing smoke out his ass about [censored] he really doesn't know anything about. To which Sandy took the opportunity to suggest that someone had no appeal to women (Ken or I, I couldn't tell). To which I responded, because it was unclear:
Actually, that was a gift from Google - sometimes it will quote without you asking it to, and sometimes it won't. Doesn't seem to be rhyme nor reason to it.
Actually, there usually is "rhyme and reason" to it: On Google, if you hit the "reply" button that automatically appears in the lower left hand corner, your reply will not have text quoted from the post. OTOH, if you select "options" and then the reply button that now appears near the top, the quoted text, in whole or part, according to your choice, will appear in your reply.
Actually, that was a gift from Google - sometimes it will quote without you asking it to, and sometimes it won't. Doesn't seem to be rhyme nor reason to it.
OK.
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To clarify, for Bill, who doesn't care but WTH:
I wrote some [censored] about Ken blowing smoke out his ass about [censored] he really doesn't know anything about. To which Sandy took the opportunity to suggest that someone had no appeal to women (Ken or I, I couldn't tell). To which I responded, because it was unclear:
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(In my best Travis Bickle)
You talkin' to me?
HTH, D'ohBoy
:-P :-D 8-) :o)
Sandy was talking to you.
HTH, BS
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Erik Sandblom <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
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Has anyone tried these? Are they great, or just another solution looking for a problem?
Cut-out seats work for some people, but not others. On some people, the edges of the cut-out pinch their nerves and cause more numbness than regular saddles. Notice that you never see cut-out saddles in the Tour de France and those guys are riding 100+ miles/day for 3 weeks straight.
Sitting your ass on the seat is also dead weight. I think you'll find anyone getting "pinched" by any kind of seat would probably get relief by simply going faster.
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Ken says:
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Notice that you never see cut-out saddles in the Tour de France and those guys are riding 100+ miles/day for 3 weeks straight.
Really, Ken? Have you attended TdF and checked every one of the saddles for the last 10 years or so? That one kinda read as if you pulled it from somewhere near your backside. Next you will tell us that pros NEVER ride triples.
The only way to know this sort of thing is to try. Saddles with a cutout or a channel down the middle did save ne from a lot of pain.
HUh? Trying out these saddles will tell us if all TDF riders ride solid saddles? Sounds dumb to me. --------------------- Alex
