Riding 10 mi without a saddle?
07-12-13, 09:09 AM
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Riding 10 mi without a saddle?
Picking up my new ride after work today. I brought the clipless shoes and shorts to change into but then I forgot...that there is no saddle on the bike, just a seatpost. Would it work if I tried to ride home without one? Distance is 10 miles.
07-12-13, 09:14 AM
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This could become a new challenge. Post your best time.
07-12-13, 09:15 AM
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That'll leave a mark. What size is the post?
07-12-13, 09:16 AM
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this image popped up in my head when i read this:
Anyway i guess it depends on what kind of shape you are in. 10 miles seems kind of exhausting to stand for, and you might forget and sitdown accidentally.....OUCH!!!!
Anyway i guess it depends on what kind of shape you are in. 10 miles seems kind of exhausting to stand for, and you might forget and sitdown accidentally.....OUCH!!!!
07-12-13, 09:17 AM
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One guy rode the entire state on RAGBRAI one year without a saddle.
07-12-13, 09:20 AM
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If there is a reason to use the legendary Uranus lube https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ht=uranus+lube, this is it! 
Just make sure you wipe that stupid smile off your face when you get home.
Just make sure you wipe that stupid smile off your face when you get home.
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07-12-13, 09:21 AM
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You should totally do it...sitting is for wimps anyway. Ride that bike like you stole it.
07-12-13, 09:21 AM
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The pucker factor will be of importance here...I would buy a tube of anti seize for sure...
07-12-13, 09:29 AM
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Ride 10 miles without sitting on saddle: Yes
Ride 10 miles with just a seatpost: No
Ask the shop if they can lend you a junk saddle from their junk bin.
Ride 10 miles with just a seatpost: No
Ask the shop if they can lend you a junk saddle from their junk bin.
07-12-13, 09:31 AM
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No, bikes do not work without saddles. They have a very intricate system of levers and pulleys and counterweights built into the frame that will cause the bottom bracket to lock up solid if one attempts to ride them without a saddle. The race bikes pictured above are exempt from this little known safety feature.
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07-12-13, 09:34 AM
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How the hell do you buy a bike without a saddle? Are you one of those who don't believe in tipping and now getting one?
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07-12-13, 09:49 AM
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07-12-13, 09:51 AM
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No seat, no post, no problem.....unless the frame is like my Giant Propel....no seat, still have the frame, Chamois Butt'r, yeah, that's the ticket.
07-12-13, 09:56 AM
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The videos above aren't too bad, they're wearing riding shorts. I could sit on a seat post with a pair or riding shorts on no problem (just make sure you don't hit any potholes.)
07-12-13, 09:58 AM
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No, bikes do not work without saddles. They have a very intricate system of levers and pulleys and counterweights built into the frame that will cause the bottom bracket to lock up solid if one attempts to ride them without a saddle. The race bikes pictured above are exempt from this little known safety feature.
07-12-13, 10:02 AM
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My chance to pull a tour de france racer! I do not plan sitting on the seatpost....i think.
I took the carbon saddle+seatpost off and put in a junk one for the shop to clamp while they work on it.
I took the carbon saddle+seatpost off and put in a junk one for the shop to clamp while they work on it.
07-12-13, 10:12 AM
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At least you weren't stuck in the middle of San Francisco...
07-12-13, 10:29 AM
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07-12-13, 10:54 AM
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I assume this new ride is a used bike - with no saddle? Don't you have a saddle of your own to bring and install??
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Let me guess....... you wanted a different saddle and you ordered it online, so it won't arrive for another few days but you want to pick up the bike NOW. You worked out a deal with the shop owner where if he kept the saddle he'll knock $30 off the price of the bike. I really can't think of another reason why you would end up in this predicament.