For your viewing pleasure.
#2
Squirrel
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,940
Likes: 2
From: Winfield, KS
Bikes: Borthwick Touring bike, 83 Schwinn Peloton, 94 Scott Cheyenne, ?? Bianchi Torino
!!!!! 
I don't really even know exactly what I'm looking at there! I mean, I know...but I don't think I absorb my saddle to that amount. That's just strange. And did they put stickers on that poor person's skin or write on them?
I think NSFW might be appropriate here, but very interesting.

I don't really even know exactly what I'm looking at there! I mean, I know...but I don't think I absorb my saddle to that amount. That's just strange. And did they put stickers on that poor person's skin or write on them?
I think NSFW might be appropriate here, but very interesting.
__________________
#3
His Brain is Gone!
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 9,979
Likes: 1
From: Paoli, Wisconsin
Bikes: RANS Stratus, Bridgestone CB-1, Trek 7600, Sun EZ-Rider AX, Fuji Absolute 1.0, Cayne Rambler 3
Filmed in Wisconsin. I wonder if that is megaman or RCK?
__________________
"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
#4
Thread Starter
My other car is a bike
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,303
Likes: 0
From: Wine Country, 1 hour north of San Francisco
Bikes: Specialized Ruby
I think the color is a coincidence. It's the underside of the Selle-An-Atomica saddle, which is actually quite wonderfully comfortable. I think the writing is on the leather, not the person. I never realized before watching this that uncolored leather is same color in some cases as the arse sitting on it!
__________________
Embrace diversity: hug a conservative.
Embrace diversity: hug a conservative.
#5
Squirrel
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,940
Likes: 2
From: Winfield, KS
Bikes: Borthwick Touring bike, 83 Schwinn Peloton, 94 Scott Cheyenne, ?? Bianchi Torino
Oh! That's the saddle and it's in two parts that flex? That's way better than a naked person with leg warmers on.
Actually, that's a pretty compelling video for that saddle, then! When I thought it was a person's skin I was seeing, the saddle looked more like a thong to me.
Actually, that's a pretty compelling video for that saddle, then! When I thought it was a person's skin I was seeing, the saddle looked more like a thong to me.
__________________
#6
Thread Starter
My other car is a bike
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,303
Likes: 0
From: Wine Country, 1 hour north of San Francisco
Bikes: Specialized Ruby
Oh! That's the saddle and it's in two parts that flex? That's way better than a naked person with leg warmers on.
Actually, that's a pretty compelling video for that saddle, then! When I thought it was a person's skin I was seeing, the saddle looked more like a thong to me.
Actually, that's a pretty compelling video for that saddle, then! When I thought it was a person's skin I was seeing, the saddle looked more like a thong to me.
__________________
Embrace diversity: hug a conservative.
Embrace diversity: hug a conservative.
#7
His Brain is Gone!
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 9,979
Likes: 1
From: Paoli, Wisconsin
Bikes: RANS Stratus, Bridgestone CB-1, Trek 7600, Sun EZ-Rider AX, Fuji Absolute 1.0, Cayne Rambler 3
LOL ... I don't see a big market for thong saddles.
Nope, not even going to make them at my new company.
Nope, not even going to make them at my new company.
__________________
"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
#9
Thread Starter
My other car is a bike
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,303
Likes: 0
From: Wine Country, 1 hour north of San Francisco
Bikes: Specialized Ruby
I posted it because it looks just like two cheeks. No need to apologize. It's really, really funny. Unintentionally, but funny none the less.
__________________
Embrace diversity: hug a conservative.
Embrace diversity: hug a conservative.
#10
Ride Daddy Ride
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,648
Likes: 1
From: Villa Incognito
Bikes: 1983 Trek 720; 1983 Trek 620; 1989 Gi Cannondale Bad Boy Ultra; LeMond Victoire; Bike Friday Pocket Rocket Pro
I can see the headline now as they cart everyone off to jail:
GEEZER BIKE CULT BUSTED IN INTERNET PORN STING
Feds in San Diego also seize massive cache of Butt Butter, spoke nipples and white bike from alleged ringleader's home
I, for one, don't know any of these people.
GEEZER BIKE CULT BUSTED IN INTERNET PORN STING
Feds in San Diego also seize massive cache of Butt Butter, spoke nipples and white bike from alleged ringleader's home
I, for one, don't know any of these people.
__________________
"Light it up, Popo." --Levi Leipheimer
"Light it up, Popo." --Levi Leipheimer
#11
www.ocrebels.com
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,186
Likes: 8
From: Los Angeles area
Bikes: Several bikes, Road, Mountain, Commute, etc.
The funny thing is . . . how could anyone look at this video from a serious perspective, and not see it as funny? No one is that serious I hope!
Rick / OCRR
Rick / OCRR
#14
Fred E Fenders
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,453
Likes: 1
From: Again! Philippines & S. California
Bikes: Jamis Aurora Elite
Not that serious. Just go look at all the bikeforums.net posters vying for one of ten test saddles from Brooks! The saddle they are proposing has cut outs. Wonder if it will compare?
Oh My GOOOOOOOOODNESSSSS! Way Funny!
Actually what we are watching is what happens if you wear your bibs upside down and inside out.
or
My sister thinks that this must be the cure they are working on for HDB. The Baby Boomer Malady known as HDB - High Definition Bum from sitting around wathcing HDTV for to long.
Oh My GOOOOOOOOODNESSSSS! Way Funny!
Actually what we are watching is what happens if you wear your bibs upside down and inside out.
or
My sister thinks that this must be the cure they are working on for HDB. The Baby Boomer Malady known as HDB - High Definition Bum from sitting around wathcing HDTV for to long.
__________________
F Thomas
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
F Thomas
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
#15
His Brain is Gone!
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 9,979
Likes: 1
From: Paoli, Wisconsin
Bikes: RANS Stratus, Bridgestone CB-1, Trek 7600, Sun EZ-Rider AX, Fuji Absolute 1.0, Cayne Rambler 3
Free Brooks saddles ???!!!
__________________
"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
#16
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 6,955
Likes: 10
From: Seattle, Washington, USA
Bikes: 2009 Chris Boedeker custom; 2007 Bill Davidson custom; 2021 Bill Davidson custom gravel bike; 2022 Specialized Turbo Vado e-bike
What a coincidence...I just installed a Selle An-atomica this weekend. As I posted yesterday, I rode a metric century yesterday (Sunday) and was using this saddle for the first time. It was great! 63 miles, 3700 feet of climbing, no saddle problems.
As a long-time Brooks owner, I think I've found a new favorite saddle.
As a long-time Brooks owner, I think I've found a new favorite saddle.
#17
Thread Starter
My other car is a bike
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,303
Likes: 0
From: Wine Country, 1 hour north of San Francisco
Bikes: Specialized Ruby
What a coincidence...I just installed a Selle An-atomica this weekend. As I posted yesterday, I rode a metric century yesterday (Sunday) and was using this saddle for the first time. It was great! 63 miles, 3700 feet of climbing, no saddle problems.
As a long-time Brooks owner, I think I've found a new favorite saddle.
As a long-time Brooks owner, I think I've found a new favorite saddle.
Hey Smokester. Just don't let anyone put a candid camera on your bike and you'll be fine.
__________________
Embrace diversity: hug a conservative.
Embrace diversity: hug a conservative.
#18
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 6,955
Likes: 10
From: Seattle, Washington, USA
Bikes: 2009 Chris Boedeker custom; 2007 Bill Davidson custom; 2021 Bill Davidson custom gravel bike; 2022 Specialized Turbo Vado e-bike
In fact, it was so comfortable, I felt like I was "cheating" somehow (aren't you supposed to suffer to break in a new saddle?).
Of course, saddles are highly personal...and everyone is different. My personal comparison is a couple of Brooks saddles....
My previous "favorite" saddle is an old Brooks Professional that I got 27 years ago...nicely broken in, fits my sit bones...I would never part with it. I got it back when I was riding long distances, and I couldn't find a saddle that was comfortable after 60 miles or so...the thing I like about a Brooks is that it feels at 100 miles like it does right out of the gate. The Brooks Pro, however, is currently occupied on my commuting bike.
So, for my new bike (that I got last Fall), I stupidly decided to be both vain and cheap at the same time. Instead of getting another Brooks Pro, I got a Brooks Swift (mainly because it's so very cool looking) but to be cheap, I bought it used on eBay. It's a great saddle, and turned out to be 98% new, but it's too narrow for me...but since I bought it used I can't return it (it's still pretty cool-looking, though).
I was going to try a B-17 or Brooks Pro to replace the Swift, but tried out the Selle An-Atomica at a bike show and *loved* it. It feels right out of the box like my Brooks Pro did after many, many miles of riding. Even though it's incredibly stupid to ride a new saddle on a long ride, I was so confident that I put it on my bike this Saturday, rode a few miles around the neighborhood with an Allen wrench getting the fit *just* right, and then took it on a pretty stiff 100km ride yesterday.
For a variety of reasons, I've ended up with 6 saddles right now...the Selle An-Atomica is in a class by itself, but -- just to be clear -- I've only racked up one long ride on it. So, my opinion could change. Some folks think that the cutouts in the seat feel odd....you will note that the company recommends you wear "well padded" shorts on the saddle; I guess that's so you don't feel the edges of the cutout.
#19
Lincoln, CA
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 2,229
Likes: 2
From: Lincoln, CA
Bikes: 94 Giant ATX 760, 2001 Biachi Eros, 2005 Giant OCR2 Composite +
My eyes! My eyes!
. . . . . . . but I might want to try that saddle. My Fi'z'ik Aliente has about 20,000 miles on it.
. . . . . . . but I might want to try that saddle. My Fi'z'ik Aliente has about 20,000 miles on it.
__________________
Truth is stranger than reality.
'96 Giant ATX 760 MTB
'01 Bianchi Eros
'05 Giant OCR Llimited Carbon Fiber + upgrades
Truth is stranger than reality.
'96 Giant ATX 760 MTB
'01 Bianchi Eros
'05 Giant OCR Llimited Carbon Fiber + upgrades
#20
Squirrel
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,940
Likes: 2
From: Winfield, KS
Bikes: Borthwick Touring bike, 83 Schwinn Peloton, 94 Scott Cheyenne, ?? Bianchi Torino
I like how the copy for the second saddle says the cut outs "provide imperceptible relief".
I'm still not sure what I'm looking at, though. When I look at the saddle, it looks like a brooks. But in the video, especially the last clip, it looks like it's very wide at the nose.
I'm still not sure what I'm looking at, though. When I look at the saddle, it looks like a brooks. But in the video, especially the last clip, it looks like it's very wide at the nose.
__________________
#21
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 6,955
Likes: 10
From: Seattle, Washington, USA
Bikes: 2009 Chris Boedeker custom; 2007 Bill Davidson custom; 2021 Bill Davidson custom gravel bike; 2022 Specialized Turbo Vado e-bike
No, I don't think they are wide at the nose...check out their website.
Actually, Rivendell has an interesting write-up on the Selle An-Atomica. Long back-and-forth about the benefits of Brooks vs. Selle An-Atomica...conclusion is that most people find the Selle An-Atomica more comfortable, but that for heavier riders who do lots of heavy duty riding, it might not last as long...
https://www.rivbike.com/products/list...product=11-061
Actually, Rivendell has an interesting write-up on the Selle An-Atomica. Long back-and-forth about the benefits of Brooks vs. Selle An-Atomica...conclusion is that most people find the Selle An-Atomica more comfortable, but that for heavier riders who do lots of heavy duty riding, it might not last as long...
https://www.rivbike.com/products/list...product=11-061
#22
I tried a Selle An-Atomica when I first got my Rivendell, but I found it to be too narrow for my wide sit bones and the nose was so long it caught on my shorts when I stopped at stoplights. I've now got a Brooks B-68 and both problems are solved.
#24
Senior Member ??
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,098
Likes: 0
From: Englewood,Ohio
Bikes: 2007 Trek Madone 5.0 WSD - 2007 Trek 4300 WSD - 2008 Trek 520 - 2014 Catrike Trail
__________________
=============================================================
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
-- Antonio Smith
=============================================================
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
-- Antonio Smith
#25
Senior Member ??
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,098
Likes: 0
From: Englewood,Ohio
Bikes: 2007 Trek Madone 5.0 WSD - 2007 Trek 4300 WSD - 2008 Trek 520 - 2014 Catrike Trail
I can see the headline now as they cart everyone off to jail:
GEEZER BIKE CULT BUSTED IN INTERNET PORN STING
Feds in San Diego also seize massive cache of Butt Butter, spoke nipples and white bike from alleged ringleader's home
I, for one, don't know any of these people.
GEEZER BIKE CULT BUSTED IN INTERNET PORN STING
Feds in San Diego also seize massive cache of Butt Butter, spoke nipples and white bike from alleged ringleader's home
I, for one, don't know any of these people.
__________________
=============================================================
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
-- Antonio Smith
=============================================================
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
-- Antonio Smith




