Hi, Marvin:

I've been riding for more than thirty years, and my current commute's roughly the same length as yours, with my ride a mixture of trails, rocky paths and roads. I had some of the same issues you have had, and researched my options, eventually trying noseless seats after trying variations of hard and soft saddles. I tried a variety of the noseless saddles before I got to the Spongy Wonder, about five years ago. I've been using it since, in every sort of weather, on every sort of terrain. Because you sit differently on it than a traditional seat, it did take about a half hour of biking before I figured out how to handle myself on it, but, since then, I haven't looked back. It's a great seat, and the problems I'd been having have pretty much gone away.

There are two complaints I've heard about it that I'd say are somewhat valid. One is that the seat is heaver; I'm riding a steel Tout Terrain, though, which masses well over 35 pounds, so a little extra weight is not a problem for me. Also, the added steel in the seat makes it extremely durable. The only thing you're going to wear out with a Spongy Wonder is the seat pad, which is replaceable. The other complaint is that it takes a bit of work to properly adjust the seat. This, though, is going to be an issue with any seat.

All in all, I am very grateful to Jeff Dixon for this product, and highly recommend it.

Josh

Josh