SMP Selle TRK medium. Super comfy. Best decision I've made since buying the bike.
RubberElectrons @lemmy.world - 2day
Dude, those are the best fucking saddles, I don't care what anyone says. I rode from San Francisco to LA on that during the pandemic and still have it.
Enjoy and go far!
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BranBucket @lemmy.world - 2day
Nice! I'm still pretty new to cycling, but I'm looking forward to getting some longer rides in as time goes by.
People underestimate how comfy these seats are! Even without padded shorts you can get so much further without chafing if your seat has the cutout.
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rollerbang @lemmy.world - 1day
You've tried with padded shorts as well? Because description says they're designed to use without those. I'm curious about experience with.
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ClockworkOtter @lemmy.world - 1day
If you want to have any flesh left between the saddle and your pelvis when doing 50 mile rides, you'll want the padding!
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rollerbang @lemmy.world - 1day
Yeah, I do that but am looking to do a bit more intense of an event and an looking for something extra. So you've tried this particular saddle or some other gelled with padded shorts?
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ClockworkOtter @lemmy.world - 1day
I almost always ride with a cutout saddle and with padded shorts. The main thing you get extra from this type of saddle and the shorts is not being distracted by a painful taint.
I don't race, but I keep an alright pace on road routes. When in season and I'm focusing on cycling more than running I'm usually doing 60-100k rides every fortnight or so.
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socsa - 17hr
This is so overstated imo. I do more than 200 miles a week in normal work clothes just fine, and have done many 50 miles rides without padded shorts. I honestly think they make it worse, but maybe I'm just weird.
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ClockworkOtter @lemmy.world - 12hr
Fair. Maybe I'm just sensitive down there!
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lightnsfw @reddthat.com - 20hr
Why not just pad the seat?
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allthelolcats @lemmy.world - 18hr
Your butt moves with your legs so the padding in the shorts moves with you. Padding on the seat chafes and rubs against you. A padded seat can get you pretty far but a proper chamois is important for long distance. And often even more important is bike fit.
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ImgurRefugee114 @reddthat.com - 1day
The Taint Pincher 9000
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siipale @sopuli.xyz - 1day
Does that slot work as a cock rest when riding naked? Must be comfortable.
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Blackmist @feddit.uk - 1day
Having seen that picture of the guy with his plums stuck in a slatted deckchair, do not sit on this while in the nip.
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BranBucket @lemmy.world - 1day
Not a lot of opportunities to ride naked where I'm at, but I'll try to remember this as sort of general safety information.
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7toed @midwest.social - 20hr
Manufacturer does not condone nude usage
Looks like a nice ride though!
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MantisToboggon @lemmy.world - 2day
I think it would irritate my testicles.
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BranBucket @lemmy.world - 2day
It keeps my weight further back on my sittin' bones rather than on the ol' gooch and associated bits, and that's where the padding is thickest on the seat. But everybody's built different.
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MantisToboggon @lemmy.world - 2day
I have cumbersome balls. It's debilitating.
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we are all - 2day
Cumbersome Balls sounds like a good band name. Just sayin
I liked riding bikes when I was younger, but it wasn't until I was much older and finally got a bike that fit me properly that I found it was something I really enjoy and look forward to every day. A decent saddle, positioned well, makes a world a difference. Enjoy the miles!
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GalacticGrapefruit @lemmy.world - 2day
Ooh, I love that style of saddle. Very comfy. I'd rather not replace it, but I think that the rails might be getting a little bent. It took a pretty nasty hit during a crash last month.
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socsa - 2day
Does it help you KOM?
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BranBucket @lemmy.world - 2day
A little, but I started out as a lousy climber so...
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floofloof @lemmy.ca - 2day
If you look at it the right way it's like a particularly sexy dog butt.
BranBucket in dull_mens_club @lemmy.world
I put a new seat on my bike.
SMP Selle TRK medium. Super comfy. Best decision I've made since buying the bike.
Dude, those are the best fucking saddles, I don't care what anyone says. I rode from San Francisco to LA on that during the pandemic and still have it.
Enjoy and go far!
Nice! I'm still pretty new to cycling, but I'm looking forward to getting some longer rides in as time goes by.
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/48b615fb-e970-4dc1-85a7-faa3cb363736.gif
Stupid sexy bike seat
People underestimate how comfy these seats are! Even without padded shorts you can get so much further without chafing if your seat has the cutout.
You've tried with padded shorts as well? Because description says they're designed to use without those. I'm curious about experience with.
If you want to have any flesh left between the saddle and your pelvis when doing 50 mile rides, you'll want the padding!
Yeah, I do that but am looking to do a bit more intense of an event and an looking for something extra. So you've tried this particular saddle or some other gelled with padded shorts?
I almost always ride with a cutout saddle and with padded shorts. The main thing you get extra from this type of saddle and the shorts is not being distracted by a painful taint.
I don't race, but I keep an alright pace on road routes. When in season and I'm focusing on cycling more than running I'm usually doing 60-100k rides every fortnight or so.
This is so overstated imo. I do more than 200 miles a week in normal work clothes just fine, and have done many 50 miles rides without padded shorts. I honestly think they make it worse, but maybe I'm just weird.
Fair. Maybe I'm just sensitive down there!
Why not just pad the seat?
Your butt moves with your legs so the padding in the shorts moves with you. Padding on the seat chafes and rubs against you. A padded seat can get you pretty far but a proper chamois is important for long distance. And often even more important is bike fit.
The Taint Pincher 9000
Does that slot work as a cock rest when riding naked? Must be comfortable.
Having seen that picture of the guy with his plums stuck in a slatted deckchair, do not sit on this while in the nip.
Not a lot of opportunities to ride naked where I'm at, but I'll try to remember this as sort of general safety information.
Manufacturer does not condone nude usage
Looks like a nice ride though!
I think it would irritate my testicles.
It keeps my weight further back on my sittin' bones rather than on the ol' gooch and associated bits, and that's where the padding is thickest on the seat. But everybody's built different.
I have cumbersome balls. It's debilitating.
Cumbersome Balls sounds like a good band name. Just sayin
Too good. No way that's not already taken.
Give this guide a look. It's pretty helpful.
Sounds awful. Sorry about that.
I liked riding bikes when I was younger, but it wasn't until I was much older and finally got a bike that fit me properly that I found it was something I really enjoy and look forward to every day. A decent saddle, positioned well, makes a world a difference. Enjoy the miles!
Ooh, I love that style of saddle. Very comfy. I'd rather not replace it, but I think that the rails might be getting a little bent. It took a pretty nasty hit during a crash last month.
Does it help you KOM?
A little, but I started out as a lousy climber so...
If you look at it the right way it's like a particularly sexy dog butt.
You okay bud?