Wouldn't say it's very light, as you could probably find much lighter, but I've found the Avenir City 100 Series that came with my Raleigh very comfortable-no matter what distance I ride(2 miles vs 50 miles). Even when I come to a complete stop, I don't find the need to dismount. Of course, seats like bikes in general would depend on the person riding I think. If you go to your LBS, I'm sure they would let you test out a couple seats to find the right one.From what I've noticed, light seats are usually hard as a rock vs comfortable seats are usually too soft, so you just have to sit on a few to figure out what's perfect for you.