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Butt-friendly bike seat moves with your legs (newatlas.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/micromobility

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If you don't want a part of your body to get sore, then that part shouldn't be pushing against something that doesn't move along with it. That's the thinking behind the vabsRider bicycle saddle, the two sides of which pivot in time with your pedaling.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I totally want one, but they're expensive AF. I think I'm gonna go with a Cane Creek Thudbuster seatpost after reading some reviews, the LT looks like it could soak up a good amount of bumps for a seatpost.

[–] TubularTittyFrog 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

you aren't supposed to sit on the saddle over bumps. you lift up your butt and use your knees/hips to as the suspension.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I know, I do, and that's good advice. but suspension seatposts are still nice for minor stuff especially on longer rides when you're tired.

[–] njordomir 1 points 5 months ago

They neglected road maintenance for decades in a climate with hot summers and cold winters so large cracks developed across the roadways every 10 feet. If I stood for every bump, i would never sit down. I bought a suspension seatpost.

It's a great way of smoothing out the smaller bumps, or the rumble of crumbling asphault. That's about what I paid for mine. Unlike a suspension that will suck away my power, once I stand up, the bike is as rigid and connected as ever. When I sit down it's like I'm floating on a pillow a few inches above my speeding bike. I set it per their suggestion but when I have some time I want to see if I can get it tuned in even better for me.