Any experience with the Nashbar sprung saddle?
04-14-11, 06:18 PM
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Any experience with the Nashbar sprung saddle?
https://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product..._201626_10000_
I'm pretty sure I want to try a sprung saddle, and this caught my eye as a potential budget-friendly alternative to more obvious choices such as a Brooks Flyer and .... well, such as a Brooks Flyer. Basically just wondering if anyone has any experience with this saddle and can offer an opinion whether it's a decent choice for short-trip riding (most of my destinations are under 2 miles from home, so I imagine leather breakin would take forever even if I weren't concerned about the price), or whether it's as uncomfortable as those carved-granite '80s Raleigh USA saddles or prone to breakage or something else equally discouraging.
I've also noticed those Gyes leather saddles on eBay that sometimes go for cheapish, but if those are poorly made I have a notion that it could be worse than some of the cheap plastic/foam units I've already got.
I'm pretty sure I want to try a sprung saddle, and this caught my eye as a potential budget-friendly alternative to more obvious choices such as a Brooks Flyer and .... well, such as a Brooks Flyer. Basically just wondering if anyone has any experience with this saddle and can offer an opinion whether it's a decent choice for short-trip riding (most of my destinations are under 2 miles from home, so I imagine leather breakin would take forever even if I weren't concerned about the price), or whether it's as uncomfortable as those carved-granite '80s Raleigh USA saddles or prone to breakage or something else equally discouraging.
I've also noticed those Gyes leather saddles on eBay that sometimes go for cheapish, but if those are poorly made I have a notion that it could be worse than some of the cheap plastic/foam units I've already got.
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05-22-12, 08:52 PM
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Answered my own question. The Nashbar springy saddle is pretty comfortable and is a screaming deal at $15. Relatively little padding, but according to some ways of thinking that's a Very Good Thing.
Oh, and springs = good!!! I don't think I can really see myself buying a non-sprung saddle ever again!
Oh, and springs = good!!! I don't think I can really see myself buying a non-sprung saddle ever again!
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I had been using a sprung saddle with my grocery-getter bike, along with a quill extender to give a more upright ride. (When I first got back into riding, my belly required a very upright riding position.) I just got rid of both about a week ago. I'm not sure which factor contributed more, but I used to experience a lot of "pins and needles" feelings in the groin area, and used to have to make it a point to stand up out of the saddle every minute or two to let the circulation come back. Now less of my weight is on the saddle (and there's significantly less weight to be on anything), and what weight there is firmly supported by my sit-bones. No more tingling or pins and needles.
I'm not sure I'd go back to a sprung saddle again.
I'm not sure I'd go back to a sprung saddle again.
