Approximately How much have you invested in butt comfort?
#101
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I've owned a recumbent since the late 90's. When saddle sores or hurting butt or lack of blood flow to the underlying unit from riding my beloved diamond framed bicycles crop up, the recumbent always rescues me. $1300 dollars for my first new recumbent in the late 90's. These days I'm riding Spiderflex noseless saddles on all my diamond frame bikes. Over my 60 years of riding I loved my Brooks B17 and B67's but they don't like me any more. I've yet to change a recumbent saddle. None of them have ever hurt me.
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The best investment (and to many people, the most expensive) is time in the saddle. More than half of the comfort issue is your backside, not the saddle or shorts. If you spend enough time in the saddle, you get accustomed and remain accustomed to it. I like to play the guitar, and acoustic guitars are not easy on the fingers. You can use lighter strings and such, but the only way to play without pain or discomfort is to play as much as possible. If I take a couple/few weeks off from playing the guitar, it becomes painful again to play for more than half an hour or so.
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Just spent 150.00 on a new saddle for my road bike. My previous broke and I'd been using a spare oem saddle on it that's worked ok but it is heavier and wider with more padding then my carbon road bike needs. So one new Fizik saddle and the one of the road bike will head to the gravel bike that I'm nearly finished building. I know the seat will be comfortable there. Spent 100 on clearance for my cross bike's Selle Italia X-MR which is very comfortable and I'd buy another of. The MTB was comfortable as is and is still factory since I've gone 3 hours on it without issues. Basically its both form and function, for the fancy bikes I have to have comfortable saddles that are light and look cool and I'll pay for that mix. For the bikes that I don't value as much it just has to be comfortable.
#104
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After reading a recommendation on r e d d i t and a few glowing reviews elsewhere, I just spent ¥840 (about US$120) on a Brooks C15 Cambium. It arrived today and I immediately installed it. Went for a 40 km ride this evening to test it out and I can honestly say it was worth every penny - it's supremely comfortable right out of the box, and unlike other Brooks saddles it's completely weatherproof as well because it's made of vulcanized river rather than leather.
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We, riders, tend to look at the major expenses when it comes to this toy hobby, but how about the cost to meeting your comfort per bicycle? ... more specifically, the rump stop, saddle paddle, squeaky cheeky, natural gas plug, face seat or the oddily referred name "Saddle"
Typically the cost starts high then drops a fair amount if it is able to be repurposed to another bicycle and/or the uncomfortable saddle is still able to be returned under the retailers established policy.
Probably have $600USd into seats, a good 50% of it was able to be recouped from being able to return some, & then the remaining seats either are being used, were sold, gone when traded with another bicycle, or found a new owner from being stolen.
With that, I likely have about $150USd in assets left (two seats) & don't kick myself in the butt at all for the hassles it took to find the right saddles.
How about you?
Typically the cost starts high then drops a fair amount if it is able to be repurposed to another bicycle and/or the uncomfortable saddle is still able to be returned under the retailers established policy.
Probably have $600USd into seats, a good 50% of it was able to be recouped from being able to return some, & then the remaining seats either are being used, were sold, gone when traded with another bicycle, or found a new owner from being stolen.
With that, I likely have about $150USd in assets left (two seats) & don't kick myself in the butt at all for the hassles it took to find the right saddles.
How about you?
#109
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I've always preferred a Brooks B17, butt (pun) changed to a C17 and loving it.