Bike Seats
There Are Bike Saddles Available In Many Different Styles
Some riders never give their bike saddle a second thought. They just peddle away with the seat that came with the bike, assuming that if it's a good bike it has a good seat. Serious riders and racers know this is sadly not true. A good bike saddle is an important choice for performance and comfort. Just like golf clubs or other sporting equipment there are different models for different types of use. Some riders Another rider may be a fan of the innovative WTB bicycle saddle. Cyclist feel it is always a personal choice.
There are many different brands of bike saddles available today. This is a far cry from the early days of mountain biking and racing when seats were blamed for all sorts of problems from numbness to infections. Truth be known the early models may have been responsible for putting pressure in the wrong places and causing more than their fair share of discomfort. Now at least we have many more choices to satisfy the requirements of comfort.
Women who ride competitively will most likely find Terry saddles the right choice for a comfortable ride. In 1992, founder Georgena Terry revolutionized the industry by patenting a seat designed specifically for women. The Terry bicycle saddle is made in four different lines, each with several different models. The company was built on women's cycling products and while that continues to be their primary focus, there are also many different Terry saddles made just for men, too.
An even earlier patent belongs to Brooks saddles. Without a horse as a means of transportation and being forced to ride a bike he found the experience so unpleasant he created his own version. He soon was known for his exemplary leather saddles. This company, having been in business for almost 150 years is able to offer a product of exceptional old world craftsmanship combined with today's technological advances. No matter where you are riding Brooks England makes a saddle for the occasion.
There are other bike saddles that that old world feeling. The Selle Italia was established in 1897. It has seen seats evolve from steel to modern carbon and continues to look for new and better ways of reinventing the seat. This company pioneered the use of gel inserts to relive pressure points and provide a more comfortable ride. This revolutionary new advancement allowed these seats to absorb the various bumps and vibrations from the road without weighing down the bike.
The WTB bicycle saddle arrived a bit later, around 1982. A new generation of bikers enjoyed a new sport: mountain biking. Since the mountain trails were much rougher, this kind of biking required a much different approach to the construction of a seat. WTB has evolved to encompass racing and performance seats in addition to their recreations line. All of their saddles incorporate the company's "anatomically friendly" approach to the saddle.
Like the riders themselves is also concerned with the anatomy of their riders. Cyclists appreciate the fact that this company has designed an unusual approach to fitting a rider with the proper seat. They call it "The Spine Concept". Fizik saddles are divided into categories for three types of riders, depending on how the rider prefers to sit and thus distribute his body weight. The categories are the Snake, the Chameleon and the Bull. When the rider finds their comfort zone there is a range of Fizik saddles from which he can choose.
Ultimately, it is the rider who must find the perfect seat for himself. Since every person's body is different there is "no one size fits all" option. Where a person will be riding should also factor into how the seat will be used as well as the preferences of the body. Proper padding and support of the ischail tuberosities (more commonly known as the "sit bones") will prevent numbness and chafing and a host of other cycle-related complaints. Finding a saddle is just as personal and individual a choice as a shoe. Riders should take some time to find just the right fit.
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Can't install a quick release bike seat/post?
Hi, when I try to install the seat the post just slides up and down, the quick release that came with the bike won't tighten or grip the post at all, it only tightens so far but still won't grip the post, there's about a quarter of an inch gap so no chance to grip, am i doing something wrong? thanks
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can i break my hymen by going for a high intensity cycle?
We've been going for like 50 k ( round trip) up to a particular mountain and back for a training segment. I'm a virgin and i suppose i haven't broken my hymen yet in any way. I am an experienced rider but because the training has been low intensity i haven't been wearing the padded bike shorts. One day not long ago 'the training turned out to be more intense and i had trouble without the bike shorts and every time i got off of my bike seat it hurt to go back down onto it. I hadn't been keeping track of my period so i wasn't sure when i due. however the day after i found blood in my pants so i naturally thought i was almost on my period like a warning. my periods are usually very heavy towards the beginning and light towards the end but this wasn't a normal period it was verrrrry verrry light but lasted like 3 or 4 days but i might as well have not used tampons. It was like my whole vagina was bruised after the ride too.. my question is, have i broken it? or how can i find out without talking to my mum or consulting a GP????? thank you very much :)
Aimee
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Bike causing vaginal irritation?
This past week, I have been incorporating more cross training into my fitness regimen. I am a runner, and I usually do that for cardio and strength training. Since I have been on the stationery bike this week, I have had the usual pain from the seat on my butt and inner thighs, but it goes away the next day.
I go on the same bike everyday, but it was taken yesterday, so I went on another bike where the seat
kind of slid down and was a bit uncomfortable, but I kept cycling anyway.
This morning, I felt a little discomfort near my labia, and I pressed down a little and there was a small lump under the skin. It's a little uncomfortable, but I am still able to get along fine. It only feels tender if I press on it. Could it be from the bike seat?
I invested in some padded shorts today especially for biking, so I hope they work. But, could this be irritation from rubbing against the seat?
I have no STD's or anything crazy like that.
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