Originally Posted by FlaviuI
Hi,,,, I welcome any other recommendations you guys might have....
If you don't ride very far, cheapest/easiest is to just tough it out and put up with the pain. Of course, a lot of bicycle people with limited experience will tell you that no matter
how far you intend to ride, but anyway.
The
saddle is not the problem, the
frame is.
Overpadded and ergo saddles generally don't work right on normal bicycles. Overpadded saddles cause more groin chafing and ergo saddles force you to lean forward more, resulting in more hand-arm pressure. You can't really "fix" a regular bicycle by putting a different seat on it.
If a regular bicycle works for you then great--but if you're not comfortable on a regular bicycle then
don't throw any more money away on them. Bicycling doesn't have to hurt, and a bicycle that hurts to ride is no bargain at any price.
There are bikes available that are more comfortable than what you've got: investigate the RANS Fusion, Lightfoot Surefoot, Sun SunRay or Day6Bicycles. Even more comfortable is a recumbent: two lower-priced ones are the Sun EZ-1 and Cycle Genius Starling.
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