Gel Saddle for £8.00 + postage, anyone?

[jackhandy]

'Morning Folks,

Having just endured my first 7-mile jaunt on my shiny new Kudos Tourer, I'm in the market for a decent Tractor Seat

Serendipidously (if there be such a word) Field & Trek (Alias Sports World) have a sale on (Again!) with some useful bike sundries, including....

Muddy Fox men's gel saddle 285mm x 185mm £8.00
" " women's " 260 x 210 £8.00

Delivery is extra, but there are some other tasty bits & bobs & combined delivery comes reasonable.

There are also gel saddles @ £9.00, but they look 'zackly the same, to me

I'l get my backside to report further once I've tried one out - But I expect they'll all be long gone by then.

Pete

 

[jazper53]

I have tried several seats, and yet not found one I am happy with yet.
I have found it will be cheaper to harden up the backside or wear padded underpants, or both.

 

[gray198]

Jackhandy
be careful with the Muddy Fox brand. I bought a few bits and pieces from local sports direct, and while they were cheap, they were not very good quality. Thats not to say that this saddle will not be ok. just a heads up really

 

[mike killay]

The best saddle I have found so far is made by 'Specialised' It is 23 cms wide. Yesterday, when I did my battery range test, I sat on it for about an hour without any pedalling
In other words, most of my weight was taken on the saddle not the pedals. I am 6 foot tall and weigh 104kilos so I think it was a fair test and I found it OK.
The current fad for slim hard saddles come from the sporting world and relies on the fact that a good proportion of the rider's weight will be taken on the pedals.
A good test of a saddle is to stop by a wall or something, catch hold of it, take your feet off the pedals and see how long you can remain with all your weight taken on your crotch! Most saddles will fail this test because they are too narrow and instead of allowing the pressure to be taken by the ends of your pelvis, put it all on the centre of your crotch which is not designed to take such weight. All sorts of medical problems can arise!
If you look at the old mopeds such as Motobecane, NSU Quickly etc., they all had substantial and wide saddles and perhaps electric bikers need the same

 

[eddieo]

Mike is this the specialized expedition saddle that you have?

not sure wide saddle so good if you need to peddle though.....

 

[mike killay]

Eddieo
It's the Specialised Expedition Plus.

 

[Mussels]

The best saddle I have found so far is made by 'Specialised' It is 23 cms wide. Yesterday, when I did my battery range test, I sat on it for about an hour without any pedalling
In other words, most of my weight was taken on the saddle not the pedals. I am 6 foot tall and weigh 104kilos so I think it was a fair test and I found it OK.
The current fad for slim hard saddles come from the sporting world and relies on the fact that a good proportion of the rider's weight will be taken on the pedals.
A good test of a saddle is to stop by a wall or something, catch hold of it, take your feet off the pedals and see how long you can remain with all your weight taken on your crotch! Most saddles will fail this test because they are too narrow and instead of allowing the pressure to be taken by the ends of your pelvis, put it all on the centre of your crotch which is not designed to take such weight. All sorts of medical problems can arise!
If you look at the old mopeds such as Motobecane, NSU Quickly etc., they all had substantial and wide saddles and perhaps electric bikers need the same

Slim saddles are hardly a fad and many ebikers pedal all the time anyway, I've never seen anyone ride one without putting a fair amount of effort into it. I guess it depends on what we want from it, a motorbike or an assisted pedal bike.

 

[mike killay]

Slim saddles are hardly a fad and many ebikers pedal all the time anyway, I've never seen anyone ride one without putting a fair amount of effort into it. I guess it depends on what we want from it, a motorbike or an assisted pedal bike.

I think that I made an error when I said fad.
In their place, slim saddles no doubt have their uses, but for e-bikes of the general useage type they are not suitable. Look at the Dutch who know a thing or two about bikes, their town bikes have wide saddles.
I know that some members like to have sporting bikes, MTB's etc and find the electric assistance incidental to their purpose.
Others, such as myself, would not ride a non-electric bike, and the electricity is central to our useage