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From my searches on this forum there's no definitive answer to this, but it doesn't stop me looking.
My dream is that one day I will come home from a ride and be able to go out on another ride the next day.
I have a theory on the "gel" type of seat and that is that although they seem soft, and hardly resist a thumb
imprint, if pressure is applied over the whole area then there is no compliance save perhaps a slight migration
of gel from one area to another as you pedal.
I tried one out yesterday on a ten mile ride that looked like heaven, but by the time I got home I felt as if I'd been
sitting on a couple of tennis balls.
So this got me searching eBay yet again and wondering if a Brooks might be the answer.
I even bid on a B67 but was outbid, perhaps just as well.
The models with springs would perhaps look out of place on flat bar hybrid (Cannondale Quick) but the ones
without may look ok. The B67/8 are 30mm wider than the more common B17 I believe, which could be a plus,
but are the sprung ones a softer ride? I'm only guessing.
Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree, and should be spending my cash on a better pair of padded trousers/shorts that have a pad the size of a feather mattress, and tackle this from a different angle.
Decisions decisions.
Paul G
My dream is that one day I will come home from a ride and be able to go out on another ride the next day.
I have a theory on the "gel" type of seat and that is that although they seem soft, and hardly resist a thumb
imprint, if pressure is applied over the whole area then there is no compliance save perhaps a slight migration
of gel from one area to another as you pedal.
I tried one out yesterday on a ten mile ride that looked like heaven, but by the time I got home I felt as if I'd been
sitting on a couple of tennis balls.
So this got me searching eBay yet again and wondering if a Brooks might be the answer.
I even bid on a B67 but was outbid, perhaps just as well.
The models with springs would perhaps look out of place on flat bar hybrid (Cannondale Quick) but the ones
without may look ok. The B67/8 are 30mm wider than the more common B17 I believe, which could be a plus,
but are the sprung ones a softer ride? I'm only guessing.
Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree, and should be spending my cash on a better pair of padded trousers/shorts that have a pad the size of a feather mattress, and tackle this from a different angle.
Decisions decisions.
Paul G