I rode on one of those big puffy pillow seats last weekend on a borrowed bike. After one hour my a** was in terrible pain, after two hours it went numb. No THANKS!!! Was releived to get back on a "normal" seat with just a small amount of padding. My new bike is ordered, and it will have a simple Brooks leather saddle on it. Can't WAIT!!!!!
This is what my hybrid/comfort bike has on it too, and my husband is always saying how comfortable I should be because of this big, wide, cushiony seat. However, after 5 miles, my butt is numb and it's very hard for me to keep going (I do, but I'm pretty uncomfortable). I'll either be replacing the seat on this (from what I'm learning here on the boards) or I'll wait until I can afford my road bike and get an appropriate one (I'm tired of the weight of my bike already). I really thought the smaller seats would be more uncomfortable, but have learned a lot from reading here...