Some of those are weird, but they apparently work. I imagine a serious bike rider can get a custom seat moulded to fit his/her butt? Gerry
Rich Thomas wrote: > You have to wear padded trou of some sort to minimize the pressure on > your anatomy. There are some seats that have 2 pads for the cheeks but > those are more for hybrids or standard bikes, really don't work on road > bikes where you have a certain position to get proper power and > comfort. There are some seats for the ladies that feature a particular > arrangement to minimize the pressure on their parts. The support is > actually more on the bone and less on the cheeks. You have to be > careful of padding arrangements too, to minimize chafing as you pedal. > The pads in the trou are usually chamois-covered or something synthetic > that is very soft and low-friction. > > You can sorta see what road bike seats look like with these, which are > decent seats, but everyone sorta has a favorite. I don't remember what > kind I have now, but it is fairly comfortable. These try to accommodate > different anatomies and preferences. > > http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Afizik+seat&keywords=fizik+seat&ie=UTF8&qid=1428871256 > > --R > > > > On 4/12/15 4:22 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: > > I wonder if any bike riders have tried using Alpine leather britches which > > protect the mountaineers tender parts if they fall? > > It would seem like a seat could be designed which supports the cheeks > > separately while still allowing peddling motion; sort of a "floating seat"? > > Gerry > > > > Rich Thomas wrote: > >> You really can't use a wide seat on a road bike, butt there are some that > >> are more comfortable than others and minimize the hurt, though after 50 or > >> 60 miles... > >> --R > >> > >> > >> > >> On 4/12/15 2:36 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: > >>> Rich Thomas wrote: > >>> > >>>> Nothing has changed in nearly 70 years! The seats are still killers! > >>>> (Commonly referred to as "asshatchets") > >>>> > >>>> That is a great story, I might need to share it with some fellow > >>>> cyclistas if you don't mind. > >>>> > >>>> --R > >>>> > >>> Why not use broader seats like the old bicycles had? The seat on my > >>> teenage bike, a Western Auto Flyer, wasn't uncomfortable at all. > >>> Gerry > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- > >> No virus found in this message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 2015.0.5863 / Virus Database: 4328/9522 - Release Date: 04/12/15 > >> > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5863 / Virus Database: 4328/9522 - Release Date: 04/12/15 > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
