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01-10-17 | 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeinFL

I'm starting to think bike saddles need a radical new design change, mostly for men. I don't know to what, maybe something more like a motorbike seat, but has the bike saddle design ever been improved/updated over the decades?

We don't sit on anything like it elsewhere. Why the horn? It's not comfortable for men.

So I did search for radical bike saddle designs and there are many! Here's one that claims to

"ride with no pressure - absolutely ZERO - on the perineum, prostate, tailbone and genitalia."

Spongy Wonder noseless bicycle seat:

Noseless bicycle seats, hornless bicycle seats. Prevent impotence, prostate problems and urological issues for both male and female riders. - Spongy Wonder Noseless Bicycle Seats

Anyone using one of these?

Looks good on paper, but I doubt it's comfortable to ride. Conventional saddle helps to stabilize the bike IMO. And I won't say no cyclist ever had "impotence, prostate problems and urological issues", but I think those problems are greatly exaggerated by those trying to sell a new saddle design.In fact, not one of my many cycling friends had such problems that could be traced to riding.

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