Originally Posted by Expatriate
So, you hate me, but you love my bike.
I'll respond again to your comments, as you don't seem to recall typing them.
For bigger people, most saddles are too narrow,
You rest your sit bones on the seat. Even a gigantic seat won't help someone new to cycling overcome the fact that all the pressure is concentrated on those bones.
the seat support struts bend quickly,
Are you referring to seat stays or the rails on the bottom of the seat? A good seat with cro-mo rails can hold up to a lot of weight.
the seat posts too soft to support a decent seat height without bending.
Soft seat posts?
Now, as for the following comment, you misunderstood me, because of that big chip on your shoulder.
Do you need to round up fat forum friends ? You disgust me with your derogatory comments. I am overweight. You aren't going to "round" me up. and I am not your friend. You insult me. JERK.
At around 210, I'm not exactly light. I should probably lose the extra 20 pounds. But some of the guys I've met on the forums range from 275 to well over 300, and they all ride MTBs and abuse them a lot too. I was implying that I could have them comment on what holds up in their real world experience. Normally, I'd apologize, but I've done nothing wrong here. Go back and read my post without being so defensive.
Oh, about the tandem. Yes, the spokes are black, but they're still just stainless. The stoker stem attaches to the captain's seatpost, and the 2 bolts visible are for the fore/aft adjustments. The cranks are slightly out of phase as well. She leads on the down stroke. So far, that's worked well for us. My pedals are little Shimano clipless ones, and she uses the big Shimano 636 DH platforms, as she's more comfortable with them.
Even a gigantic seat won't help someone new to cycling overcome the fact that all the pressure is concentrated on those bones.
well, neither would a 100 dollar hard plastic seat from Italy china or taiwan. with a 1/16" inch layer of logo emblazoned stitched vinyl or psuedo leatherette covering.
anybody NEW to any sport is gonna feel the pain.
but my experiences show that people NEW to the hobby are best introduced to things that are soft . Soft seats. soft shorts , soft gloves.
A good seat with cro-mo rails can hold up to a lot of weight
a good seat with cromoly rails can costs as much some newcomers spend on their first bike. Those folks wind up with seats that wholesale at 2-5 dollars and the rails are far from the quality of the spokes on your bike. You have a bike worth more than some cars. You are an elitist cylist. so your comments that "Even a gigantic seat won't help someone new to cycling overcome the fact that all the pressure is concentrated on those bones. " is not valid for newcomers.
A gigantic or at least a larger and softer well sprung seat can in fact help someone new to cycling overcome the fact that all the pressure is concentrated there. Ask any woman.