Long read, skip all the middle and go to the last line for a summary.
Well the promised update. The saddle just didn't work for me on longer rides and I am talking anything over five minutes. The pain reappeared during and after the ride. I did try it on both of my bikes, the Brompton and the Rivendell and no luck. I am not exactly sure of why, but I suspect that even in a seated position there was too much pressure on pelvic region. I guess this is one of the reasons I was told prolonged sitting at my office chair was a bad idea. Every time I rode the bike I had to take pain relief.
On the Brompton there wasn't a hope in hell that the saddle would stay level with the Pentaclip, which is why I moved it to my Rivendell. Here the saddle stayed just fine.
Some wondered about the medal nose and landing on it but that was a non issue. If you stood and sat down again, by instinct you know where the ass of the saddle is. It is riding without a nose that is the second most bothersome part. You never realize that you you steer and direct and hold on to the nose when flying over a bump or over a curve.
So it has been one year, and I have ridden my bike four or five times and each time was a disastrous. Maybe for others with different medical problems that saddle can work but in my case it just didn't work. It was priced at around $166 Canadian Dollars, which is about $120 American.
I tried riding my bike without sitting on the saddle much like the ass-less bike built by Ezra Caldwell of Fast Boy Cycles (may he RIP). That was not enjoyable at all and it was more work than you can ever imagine. My next plan of attack is to give it until spring to see if it heals, but they do say I have a chronic problem which can last years, so I am not holding much hope. Second I may go to the dark side and get a Cattrike or equivalent. I need to see if sitting for long periods on a trike will aggravate the prostrate. The trike will be lousy for downtown commuting in Toronto but at least I could ride on pathways etc for some fun. I went from commuting daily for the last thirty years to nothing so to say I am bummed is an understatement. Plus my weight has increased dramatically. Cycling is the only exercise I like.
TL
R--The saddle didn't work for me but maybe it will work for you. It is well made and I didn't mind paying premium for a Canadian made product (I am a Canadian). Other strategies will be tested.
PS. Colajack, did your mother miss teaching you the lesson on being nice? Maybe you missed the sticky
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