I'm looking for a new saddle. When I was young, my bike had a wonderfully comfortable saddle, with an array of coil springs supporting the cover. I presume this was a web spring saddle.
Recently, I bought what I would call a web spring saddle. The moment I got on it, I was in cyclist heaven. Four miles later I was in cyclist hell. It was very cheap, but I knew what I was getting was likely not going to last long. My purpose was in trying a web spring before I bought a better one. I'm showing a photo of the saddle I bought (sans cover)
, so someone could confirm that this is what a web spring saddle is.
I suspect that the coil springs in my photo are lousy springs because for the first two miles it was great, but soon I began to feel the bar at the back of the saddle digging into my butt. I figured that the springs didn't maintain their tension and allowed the top to collapse enough to make the back of the frame prominent.
When I was young I weighed around 120 lb. Today I'm 189 lb. Perhaps web spring saddles are not meant to hold my weight. I don't want to buy a good one and find that the springs will also not support my weight.
Another question: I've seen some people say stay away from gel saddles. What is wrong with them? I'm not a performance cyclist, just cruising around on a fat bike and a hybrid bike. Both bikes have the identical saddle, yet the fat bike one is great and the hybrid one is uncomfortable. Both are set for close to upright riding.
Recently, I bought what I would call a web spring saddle. The moment I got on it, I was in cyclist heaven. Four miles later I was in cyclist hell. It was very cheap, but I knew what I was getting was likely not going to last long. My purpose was in trying a web spring before I bought a better one. I'm showing a photo of the saddle I bought (sans cover)
I suspect that the coil springs in my photo are lousy springs because for the first two miles it was great, but soon I began to feel the bar at the back of the saddle digging into my butt. I figured that the springs didn't maintain their tension and allowed the top to collapse enough to make the back of the frame prominent.
When I was young I weighed around 120 lb. Today I'm 189 lb. Perhaps web spring saddles are not meant to hold my weight. I don't want to buy a good one and find that the springs will also not support my weight.
Another question: I've seen some people say stay away from gel saddles. What is wrong with them? I'm not a performance cyclist, just cruising around on a fat bike and a hybrid bike. Both bikes have the identical saddle, yet the fat bike one is great and the hybrid one is uncomfortable. Both are set for close to upright riding.