Mountain Bikers ... need a new seat

[JulesMaximus]

My Mtb came with a Giant Performance MTB saddle. I never even rode with it once. First thing I did when I brought the bike home was remove all the reflectors and change the saddle.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Got fitted today and bought a specialized saddle.

The guy said the same thing everyone else has. Get bike shorts. So I did.

I wanted a new seat anyways so I can finally have a nut saver saddle. So, this weekend I install it and if we get a break from rain, I ride!

Pretty sure I bought the Phenom Comp Gel.

 

[who?]

I love this http://www.ismseat.com/saddle/adamo-typhoon

 

[alkemyst]

Your seat is probably on the wrong angle...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y_i8Snkv6k

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

BFirst ride on the new seat with pants. Night and day. The nut saver definitely works. And my a$$ doesn't hurt.

 

[BikeJunkie]

Glad you found something that works for you. Seats are such a personal/individualized fit that it can be real tough finding one that "just works."

I have a colleague who literally has a numb perineum because he's too shy to walk into a bike shop and explain the problem. Sterility and impotence are better options, apparently.

One thing that is almost universally true, though, is many cyclists ride too far forward on their saddles, which means they're effectively riding on their perineum rather than on their sit bones. Get that ass back on the saddle so you feel the contact between your sit bones and the wings of the saddle.

Many people don't do this because of reach issues (distance between saddle and handlebars). Move a seat forward and get a shorter stem if you need to. Your man parts will thank you.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

That's funny. Everyone I used to bike with called the saddles "nut savers". It's such a common term in the industry that I don't know why anyone would be shy about it.

Heck, I went for the new seat and the salesman said to keep my old seat and get pants. I told him I want a nut saver anyways, and he didn't even bat an eyelash.

I always hated the distance of my handlebars to the seat. I have to crank my head back far enough that after an hour of riding, my neck hurts.... sometimes.

I should consider resolving this. I might just need to raise my handle bars.

Thing is it's a 10 year old bike and spending money on it is something I want to avoid. I already spent $400 last year just making it rideable again. I figure that an equivalent replacement is a $1000+ bike still so it was worth it. The hydraulic disk breaks failed on it and I had to pay to get new disk breaks all around. That and other minor fixes and a general tune up. Had the derailer cables replaced too.

I should have just bought a new hardtail. Still would love to but it is too much $$$$.

FWIW:
Schwinn 4 banger...
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/download/file.php?id=88469

And I am starting to think that the rear shock is shot. I have to fill it with air before the next ride and see if it holds.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Hah, my Schwinn 4 banger is worth $300 or so. Now I know why the bike shop owner told me to get cheap disk brakes.... he admitted that I'm spending more on the bike than it is worth.

http://forums.mtbr.com/general-discussion/bike-value-860320.html

I'll make it my kids bike when he outgrows his bike.

 

[phucheneh]

The only bike seats available are those that constantly stimulate your prostate, because that's what cyclists demand. Everyone knows this.

 

[BikeJunkie]

I should consider resolving this. I might just need to raise my handle bars.

You can buy a basic set of riser bars for next to nothing... that could help quite if you back/neck are hurting.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Glad you found something that works for you. Seats are such a personal/individualized fit that it can be real tough finding one that "just works."

I have a colleague who literally has a numb perineum because he's too shy to walk into a bike shop and explain the problem. Sterility and impotence are better options, apparently.

One thing that is almost universally true, though, is many cyclists ride too far forward on their saddles, which means they're effectively riding on their perineum rather than on their sit bones. Get that ass back on the saddle so you feel the contact between your sit bones and the wings of the saddle.

Many people don't do this because of reach issues (distance between saddle and handlebars). Move a seat forward and get a shorter stem if you need to. Your man parts will thank you.

I know guys who buy one particular saddle and it goes from bike to bike for years. This saddle has seen 3 different road bikes and now it is on my mountain bike.

 

[phucheneh]

You installed it upside-down.

 

[BikeJunkie]

I know guys who buy one particular saddle and it goes from bike to bike for years. This saddle has seen 3 different road bikes and now it is on my mountain bike.

Yep - when you find a saddle that fits, you stick with it come hell or high water :thumbsup:

I actually use two different saddles (a WTB for MTB'ing and a Forte Pro XFR for my road riding), but only because of the differences in the shorts I use for each one. But if I get a new roadie, then the Forte gets transfered. If I get a new MTB, then the WTB gets transfered. Both are "perineum friendly"

You installed it upside-down.

LMFAO

 

[alkemyst]

That's funny. Everyone I used to bike with called the saddles "nut savers". It's such a common term in the industry that I don't know why anyone would be shy about it.

Heck, I went for the new seat and the salesman said to keep my old seat and get pants. I told him I want a nut saver anyways, and he didn't even bat an eyelash.

I always hated the distance of my handlebars to the seat. I have to crank my head back far enough that after an hour of riding, my neck hurts.... sometimes.

I should consider resolving this. I might just need to raise my handle bars.

Thing is it's a 10 year old bike and spending money on it is something I want to avoid. I already spent $400 last year just making it rideable again. I figure that an equivalent replacement is a $1000+ bike still so it was worth it. The hydraulic disk breaks failed on it and I had to pay to get new disk breaks all around. That and other minor fixes and a general tune up. Had the derailer cables replaced too.

I should have just bought a new hardtail. Still would love to but it is too much $$$$.

FWIW:
Schwinn 4 banger...
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/download/file.php?id=88469

And I am starting to think that the rear shock is shot. I have to fill it with air before the next ride and see if it holds.

It's brakes.

I live in Florida so I would always pick a hard tail, even the hills we have a full suspension is only a little bit 'better'.

I need to get some more seat time on my Rockhopper Pro SL.

 

[alkemyst]

Yep - when you find a saddle that fits, you stick with it come hell or high water :thumbsup:

I actually use two different saddles (a WTB for MTB'ing and a Forte Pro XFR for my road riding), but only because of the differences in the shorts I use for each one. But if I get a new roadie, then the Forte gets transfered. If I get a new MTB, then the WTB gets transfered. Both are "perineum friendly"



LMFAO

Most saddles are like shoes, they should be replaced every X amount of miles even if they look 'good'