I can't fathom how this saddle would be comfortable

[zoom-zoom]

I'd rather have my sit bones bearing my weight than any fleshy areas, personally. And rides in the rain would be extra miserable.
link (http://www.gizmag.com/infinity-bicycle-seat/29481/)

[smilingcat]

sometimes "thinking out of the box" may be an uphill battle for acceptability in the market place

Or is this more like the un-cola commercial years ago "Cola, Cola, Cola too much of good thing is not a good thing" or something to it. Wouldn't know until some guinea pig try the seat and ride maybe about 500-600 miles.

meh. I'll stay with my favorite seat.

[Wahine]

From a PT stand point, this saddle is seems like a very bad idea. Anatomically, the sit bones are intended to take weight, yes they get sore if they weight bear more than they are used too, on a different part of the bone than they are used to, or on a different (usually harder surface). But, your muscles are not intended to bear the weight of your body with direct pressure. Can they? Sure for a little while if they are not being asked to contract or relax at the same time. It seems to me that there would be a fair bit of micro trauma to the muscle tissue if all your weight is suspended on the muscle-y bits while they are shortening and lengthening.

ETA: I just thought of another issue with this saddle. Saddles with large cut outs tend to break down more quickly than those without. I would think that would be an even bigger problem with this saddle. That's a pretty expensive saddle to have to replace every year or two.

[Wahine]

OK, I just went back and watched the video. I can see how this saddle might feel better when you first get on it. However, the saddle itself flexes like crazy with the rider in place which would make it prone to breakdown very quickly. And, there is a projection that will be pushing into the perineum area, not a good idea ever if it's flexy and bendy. And, the amount of movement in the saddle would potentially cause problems with rider stability, bike handling and low back irritation.

I would still be interested to try one just to see if my guesses on how it would behave are correct. Who knows I could be totally wrong and this could be the next great thing. But I doubt it.

[zoom-zoom]

Wahine, your suspicions are all the same ones I have. I think I'd have lots of "new" places hurting with a saddle like this.

[OakLeaf]

Yeah, that's what I thought too. All your weight supported by your adductor tendons, AND a great big spike sticking in your coccyx? :eek: No thanks.

[Owlie]

That looks incredibly uncomfortable.

[thekarens]

I can't even begin to imagine how they'd size you for a saddle like that.

[Wahine]

I can't even begin to imagine how they'd size you for a saddle like that.

In the video, our friendly chiropractor and triathlete claims that this saddle is one size fits all.

[Owlie]

In the video, our friendly chiropractor and triathlete claims that this saddle is one size fits all.

:eek: I can see sort of falling into this saddle...

[ny biker]

Every time I look at this saddle I hear Eric Cartman on South Park yelling "Ow! My a$$!!!" :eek:

[Xrayted]

That makes me pinch my cheeks together just looking at it.

[GLC1968]

I don't know...I think it looks interesting. I ended up selling my tri bike because I couldn't find a saddle that would work for me. That rotated forward position was pure hell. While I can't see how that saddle could possibly work on a road bike or on any bike where you might be more upright (with weight on the sit bones), it may have merit in an aero position. When rotated foward in aero, your weight isn't on your sit bones and so much more is taken on the elbows that it may work.

If I still had my tri bike, I would have been willing to try it. I tried everything else! ;-)

[Pax]

Looks like some from a futuristic gynos office. :eek:

[Wahine]

I don't know...I think it looks interesting. I ended up selling my tri bike because I couldn't find a saddle that would work for me. That rotated forward position was pure hell. While I can't see how that saddle could possibly work on a road bike or on any bike where you might be more upright (with weight on the sit bones), it may have merit in an aero position. When rotated foward in aero, your weight isn't on your sit bones and so much more is taken on the elbows that it may work.

If I still had my tri bike, I would have been willing to try it. I tried everything else! ;-)

GLC, out of curiosity, did you happen to try any of the Selle SMP saddles? If you did can you give me some feedback on your experience?

[GLC1968]

GLC, out of curiosity, did you happen to try any of the Selle SMP saddles? If you did can you give me some feedback on your experience?

I did, but not on the road. I tried two different versions at my fitter (but I don't recall which ones, exactly) but the noses were too wide for me so I didn't ride them but for a few minutes.

My issue was multi-faceted, but I needed a wide channel for the girly bits/soft tissue, but a narrow nose because my hips are narrow while my legs are large. The wider noses of most cut-out saddles rubbed my leg crease or inner thighs raw. The narrow noses either didn't have a cut out (pure, instant pain in aero) or they did, but with use, actually pinched my soft tissue!

At the time, I was much heavier than I am now though, so my legs were significantly larger. I might be able to stand a wider nose now that I'm smaller (too bad I no longer have a tri bike!).