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Dianna F
I would like to by a bike seat cushion for my kid he is 9 years old. His bike seat is hard. By the way what are gel sattles
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"By the way what are gel sattles"? SADDLES, not sattles. When you ride a horse, do you sit on a seat or a saddle? Saddle - of course. SAME thing with bicycles. It's a SADDLE not a seat.
In fact - the best bicycle saddles are made by a company that started out making horse saddles...Brooks Leather! Copy & paste...
"In 1878, the unfortunate death of Mr Brooksâ horse led to a stroke of inspiration. Unable to afford another horse, he borrowed a bicycle in order to commute to work. He found the seat so uncomfortable that he vowed to do something about it. On 28 October 1882, Mr Brooks filed his first saddle patent. Waddling cyclists everywhere rejoiced and the new product was a roaring success."
http://www.brooksengland.com/
The "best" saddles have NO padding or gel whatsoever.
http://www.brooksengland.com/catalogue-and-shop/saddles/
The only thing needing support is the "sit bones". Wide cushioned and/or gel saddles do NOT work. They push all that padding or gel AWAY from the sit bones as soon as you sit on them. Then all that padding or gel flows to areas of soft tissue & blood vessels-squeezing them off - and causing MORE pain.
Quote, "When a cyclist finds a saddle uncomfortable, the first impulse is often to look for a soft one. This is often a mistake. Just as the softest mattress is not necessarily the most comfortable to sleep on, the softest saddle is not the most comfortable to cycle on."
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/saddles.html
"By the way what are gel sattles"? SADDLES, not sattles. When you ride a horse, do you sit on a seat or a saddle? Saddle - of course. SAME thing with bicycles. It's a SADDLE not a seat.
In fact - the best bicycle saddles are made by a company that started out making horse saddles...Brooks Leather! Copy & paste...
"In 1878, the unfortunate death of Mr Brooksâ horse led to a stroke of inspiration. Unable to afford another horse, he borrowed a bicycle in order to commute to work. He found the seat so uncomfortable that he vowed to do something about it. On 28 October 1882, Mr Brooks filed his first saddle patent. Waddling cyclists everywhere rejoiced and the new product was a roaring success."
http://www.brooksengland.com/
The "best" saddles have NO padding or gel whatsoever.
http://www.brooksengland.com/catalogue-and-shop/saddles/
The only thing needing support is the "sit bones". Wide cushioned and/or gel saddles do NOT work. They push all that padding or gel AWAY from the sit bones as soon as you sit on them. Then all that padding or gel flows to areas of soft tissue & blood vessels-squeezing them off - and causing MORE pain.
Quote, "When a cyclist finds a saddle uncomfortable, the first impulse is often to look for a soft one. This is often a mistake. Just as the softest mattress is not necessarily the most comfortable to sleep on, the softest saddle is not the most comfortable to cycle on."
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/saddles.html
How do I know what size bicycle seat to buy? Is there a way to measure myself?
JustinJ
Answer
Actually, Specialized has a saddle measurement system. It is too bad more people don't know about it.
With the Specialized system, you sit (fully clothed) on a gel pad. Your pelvic bones will make indentations in the pad. You measure the width of the indentations and buy the appropriate width saddle. By using their measuring system, I found I have a very narrow pelvic structure and require a very narrow saddle. (My kids have always told me I am a tight a$$.)
Anyhow, I have one of their road saddles. It is very well designed, quite light and quite comfortable. Unfortunately, while building up a new bike, I left the saddle lying on the work bench and my son took the opportunity to abscond with it. It is now firmly affixed to his bike and he won't give it up. I will very likely buy another in the future.
In any case, even if you don't buy a Specialized saddle, you can try sitting on their gel pad at a Specialized dealer and get an idea of the width of your pelvic structure.
Hope this helps.
Actually, Specialized has a saddle measurement system. It is too bad more people don't know about it.
With the Specialized system, you sit (fully clothed) on a gel pad. Your pelvic bones will make indentations in the pad. You measure the width of the indentations and buy the appropriate width saddle. By using their measuring system, I found I have a very narrow pelvic structure and require a very narrow saddle. (My kids have always told me I am a tight a$$.)
Anyhow, I have one of their road saddles. It is very well designed, quite light and quite comfortable. Unfortunately, while building up a new bike, I left the saddle lying on the work bench and my son took the opportunity to abscond with it. It is now firmly affixed to his bike and he won't give it up. I will very likely buy another in the future.
In any case, even if you don't buy a Specialized saddle, you can try sitting on their gel pad at a Specialized dealer and get an idea of the width of your pelvic structure.
Hope this helps.
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