Sprung or unsprung saddle?
 

Just sprung for a new Jamis Coda Comp. :D The stock saddle is okay but I am lusting after a Brooks (and trekking bars, but that's another thread). I'm curious...how many of you ride on sprung saddles? If you do, does it make much of a difference in your comfort level?

I chose the Jamis in part because of its steel frame; I'm pleased that it provides a much smoother ride than my aluminum road bike. I ride mostly on flat paved roads.

Suggestions and reccommendations welcome!

I just looked. The website shows that it has a suspension seat post. That's not enough for you?

We've had the Brooks saddles and we've since migrated to WTB saddles, and we like the WTB's better...

Check here for womens seats: http://www.wtb.com/products/saddles/...on/leisureshe/

and here for mens seats: http://www.wtb.com/products/saddles/racing/rocketv/

Mikey

WTB Saddles over Brooks saddles? You must have strange bottoms.

I have one of WTB's saddles on my folder, and the thing is a damn ass hatchet. I much prefer the brooks on my more upright bike.

I'm actually thinking of trying a sprung saddle for my folder.

Well, it may be enough eventually. I've been off the bike for about a year. I know it'll take some time to acclimatize to it again. I just wondered if anybody who's had experience with sprung saddles would recommend them.

I have two brooks saddles. One is the B-17 and the other is the Flyer,pretty much a B-17 with springs. i have tried both saddles extensively on my LHT and can say that the Flyer is the one i prefer. Its a bit heavy though,not for weight weenys. The springs appear to be very stiff but they actually work and soak up what ever the frame and tires dont. The Flyer also seemed to break in easier,probably because it has a slightly softer ride so easier on the bum till one gets it broke in or it breaks us in.:lol: Dont use sprung saddle with suspension seat post or you will be bouncing all over the place. I find suspension seat posts end up getting wobbly after a time. But maybe i just rode with cheap ones.

Okay, so with a suspension seat post, I really don't need a sprung saddle? Makes sense to me in the abstract, but two opinions seem like a really small sample. Help me out folks! My goal is ultimate comfort, i.e., like riding like lightning on a cloud. *sigh*

Just bought a Raleigh Route 4.0 for my GF. It has one on it but we haven't gone riding yet and rain in the forecast this week. Anyway, a bike friend of mine said they can be a help since they allow the saddle to tilt back & forth some with your hips. The seatpost alone won't do that. Not really an opinion but sort of makes sence. Saddles really do seem to be an individual thing. I just ordered a Terry because they will take it back within 30days. Perhaps you can find a LBS that will let you try one out.

I love my B-17, without a sprung seatpost.

You might try it with your sprung seatpost, before you replace it with a an unsprung seatpost.

Or, alternatively, dump the sprung seatpost, and go with the sprung Flyer.

I like sprung, mostly because of the road conditions where I live. Some are down right awful. The springs absorb most of the shock so I don't feel like my bike is trying to break my butt every time I hit a bump. I suppose on smooth streets it wouldn't really matter much, but when the roads get rough, they help a lot, unless you like standing for miles.