Nothing new, I have a seat that uses squares cushioned pads instead of these elongated ones.
The general concept is awesome, but not truly a invention, already invented.
Only problem is plastic will break, after a while, shorter than traditional seats.
I went into the article not having any clue that “saddle pain” is a euphemism.
Progressing from 200 to 400 and finally 600 kilometres, Williams started to experience what she described as “abrasion” of her labia.
Do women wear underpants when riding? I know guys don’t but were less vulnerable to that kind of…abrasion. Surely a pair of low friction underwear would combat that…abrasion.
Guys don’t wear underwear when cycling? Why?
Cycling shorts have padding in them already; adding underwear is counterproductive.
Underwear is not for padding. I suspected my insistence on wearing both wasn’t a “real” cyclists’ choice, but this comment is first confirmation I’ve seen of that.
Your shorts must be nasty.
The reason for not wearing underwear is that it can cause chafing or pressure points where it shifts or creases. Cycling shorts are designed to minimise that by not doing either. There is nothing nasty about cycling shorts if you wash them after each ride. If anything they handle sweat better than cotton underwear would.
That being said, if you feel better wearing underwear, then you should feel free to do so. But there are practical reasons why most people don’t and they don’t have anything to do with trying to be a “real cyclist”.
I solve this by not going far on the bike, but a wide seat slightly tilted down is working well for me on the electric bike. On an endurance racing bike I don’t understand how anyone can stand the seats for that long, most bike seats seem almost intentionally designed to be uncomfortable.
A good fitting saddle + high quality padded biking shorts will go a long way to mitigate this issue.
The pros all get bike fits for even better results
They’re more expensive, but recumbents do already solve this problem.
Would still like to try an alternative to saddles on regular bikes though.
I’m itching to try them but I suspect that lying down would come with it’s own set of problems.
With recumbent two-wheelers, there’s a small bit of awkwardness maintaining balance as you go from a stop to a start. Other than that, the only real issue is that you can’t stand up when you’re riding up hills. All you can do is drop the gear and keep pedaling.
Personally I think it’s well worth the issues they solve, trikes especially. They’re much more comfortable. The trikes are much more resilient to bursts of wind, and the stability makes them much better for winter riding.
…the stability makes them much better for winter riding.
I’m curious what you mean by this. I ride (a regular bike) outdoors year round, and other than the clothing and the sense of “Why am I doing this?”, there’s not really much different. But I’m not riding in snow or other weather, so maybe that’s what you are referring to.
Snow, ice, and high winds are mainly what I’m referring to. A big enough gust from the wrong angle can pretty easily throw you off a bike, or send it veering in the wrong direction briefly at least (not to mention the struggle against headwinds).
Snow is one problem, but ice is the worst. I’ve used everything from studded tires to fat tire bikes, and they all have the same problem: two-wheeled vehicles want to fall down. A recumbent trike on the other hand is much closer to the ground, and stays upright by default. It virtually solves all of the aforementioned problems, while also being much more comfortable to sit on.
Just using these ?tricycles? would fix the problem.
What are the cons of the ?tricycles? Never used one before
The advantage that even a regular tricycle has over a bicycle is that it can remain upright on its own. A bike wants to fall, and that continues to be a problem no matter how good your traction is on ice, because even the smallest slip sends you straight to the ground.
The disadvantage of trikes is that they are generally very slow and cumbersome. Some bikes can feel like a real slog to try to commute on.
huh? i have never heard anyone complain about this unless they’re using a sports saddle, which… yeah no shit? get a normal saddle.
Clearly you have no idea what it is like to have each cheek independently supported. I bet you could even use this saddle to collect the extra energy generated by your cheeks. This cheek energy could then be wirelessly transmitted back to powerbanks. Our entire society could be powered purely by the massive cheek energy of billions of bikers.
“I bet you could even use this saddle to collect the extra energy generated by your cheeks. This cheek energy could then be wirelessly transmitted back to powerbanks. Our entire society could be powered purely by the massive cheek energy of billions of bikers.”
LOL, as a bicyclist that uses such a type of seat, I thought you were serious & talking about powering something the cyclist is using-have on him. I can see that being the next innovation to these type of seats.
I am sure you could also use this energy to power the peripherals connected to your bike as well.
My stance is this energy should be used for the good of society. This ass energy could be collected for the benefit of mankind.
Imagine billions of cheeks working together to power our industry. This is the type of energy revolution we desperately need!
LOL, come on man you are killing me.
