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Old 02-19-12, 12:34 PM
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PROBLEM SOLVED! (I hope)

I went to a bike shop yesterday and discovered a new 2012 model of my current seat. Selle Royal added two bumps of padding under the sit bones and made the seat a bit softer overall. The very patient salesman installed both last year's and this year's models on a bike and put the bike on a trainer for me to try. With the 2012 model my pain was gone! I was amazed, and extremely happy.

So my hunch was right: my current seat is too flat. The new seat lifts me up just enough that the rear of my thigh clears the edge of the seat without compressing the bone spurs. I haven't tried the new seat on my bike yet, but I have high hopes for it. It felt great in the store.

To cycle painfree would be a dream come true for me. Folks, don't take your good health for granted. If you're painfree now, take advantage of every day to bike or do anything else you're able to do at this time in your life.
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