Originally Posted by Doug5150
I used to think that, before I got into recumbent bikes.
Now I think the upright bike is just a poor design, and it really isn't possible to fit any sort of comfortable saddle or seat to it.
Maybe none that is comfortable for
you. But I will not exaggerate one bit if I say that the saddle I have right now for my primary upright bike is far more comfortable than any chair I ever sat on. This is partly because it supports exactly the right bits and puts pressure nowhere it shouldn't and partly because the bum on an upright bike supports less weight than the bum of a person sitting on a chair.
Seriously, I've had this trouble for the last few months: sitting on flattish surfaces, soft or hard, seems to do something bad to the bum, makes it go numb.
In fact right now I'm standing on my knees in front of the monitor to give the bum a rest.
I NEVER feel this way after riding a bike. A recumbent might not just work out for me...
My butt and neck never ache from riding anymore
My neck sometimes does but only because my glasses are such that I look over them when riding a bike so I have to constantly lift my head. If I had normal vision or contact lenses or different glasses, the problem would not exist. Although, granted, the bike I ride is not the most aerodynamic kind. But it ain't no beach cruiser either.
and my hands never go numb.
And neither do mine.
It's kind of silly and presumptous to suggest that whatever works for you will work for everybody and whatever doesn't work for you can't work for nobody.