Old 07-25-17 | 06:21 PM
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Agree with [MENTION=413198]prj71[/MENTION]. I have two suspension seat posts -- both can usually be found in my parts bins. They came on two Trek comfort hybrids and I never could get a good feel on them. They twist a little bit for one (by design). That's unnerving. And if you have them set so they actually travel some, your saddle-to-bottom bracket distance obviously changes. This changes how you interact with your pedals. It's just a very odd feeling, one that I couldn't get used to.

I've tried a number of saddles, and have a number of saddles (mostly inexpensive ones from parts bikes). Perhaps my favorite is an old Serfas "Deep Groove Design" saddle. It's not this saddle, but it does resemble it:

https://www.serfas.com/shop/products...mfort-wcutout/

Point is, it's not an especially wide saddle, and it's not a plush saddle, but it does apparently support me exactly where I need it, because I do ride it in relative comfort. I need to do some more riding with it -- it's currently mounted on my only bike with a 26.6mm seat post, so I can't do a tool-less swap to another bike right quick before a ride.

I do find that I prefer saddles with a pretty deep/wide cutout in the middle. Without that cut, I get some perineum numbness after 30-45 mins...and after much less time if the saddle's angle isn't quite right.

Saddles are definitely a tough nut to crack, only because it's hard to know if it fits until AFTER you've bought it and ridden it for a number of miles.
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