The Spongy Wonder bicycle seat
09-04-02, 06:49 AM
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The Spongy Wonder bicycle seat
09-04-02, 07:08 AM
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I bet they make you sign a legal release upon purchase.
Looks like it might be a tad painfull if you mis align.
Looks like it might be a tad painfull if you mis align.
09-04-02, 07:27 AM
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Originally posted by Greg
I bet they make you sign a legal release upon purchase.
Looks like it might be a tad painfull if you mis align.
I bet they make you sign a legal release upon purchase.
Looks like it might be a tad painfull if you mis align.
09-04-02, 07:35 AM
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Sing soprano instantly with the Auto-Castrator! Looks like it was designed by Spanish Inquisitors. Very nice!
09-04-02, 07:51 AM
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Looks like the kind of seat you might use if you ride on airless tires.
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What an awful looking saddle. Looks like you trade numb plums for bedsores on the butt. Are they serious about this product?
09-04-02, 08:28 AM
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Nothing new with this one. It is a rip-off of the "Comfort Seat" of the 1970's. I used one for about 18 months. It was a novelty. I suppose it would be welcomed by someone with a bad prostrate. Otherwise, it was just kinda nostalgic.
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09-04-02, 09:18 AM
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What about those that have big bums? I guess that might help, if they could get a larger version. (Hee-hee)
09-04-02, 11:05 AM
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I seen a guy on a ride last weekend with a seat like that. Wasn't that seat but it was the basic design. He said that it took a couple of weeks to get used to it but now he wouldn't trade it for anything. He said that at first u feel like u'r falling forward on it till u get used to it. He did 110 miles that day.
09-04-02, 11:25 AM
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Originally posted by mike
Nothing new with this one. It is a rip-off of the "Comfort Seat" of the 1970's.
Nothing new with this one. It is a rip-off of the "Comfort Seat" of the 1970's.
Originally posted by heybulldog
He said that at first u feel like u'r falling forward on it till u get used to it.
He said that at first u feel like u'r falling forward on it till u get used to it.
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09-04-02, 04:55 PM
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If you would like a little more padding in that design theres the old standard https://www.heartlandamerica.com/cgi-...2&hiword=3522+
09-04-02, 05:39 PM
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Yes, Hillyman, that is the '70's Comfort Seat exactly. It looks like they chinced the mounting hardware, but the seat pads are EXACT. They must have used old stock for the retro-build.
09-04-02, 06:34 PM
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I thought it was called the "Easy Seat" in the 1970s. This is what happens when a noncyclist trys to design bicycle components. I'll keep my 30-year-old, 45K-mile Brooks Pro, thank you.
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Originally posted by John E
This is what happens when a noncyclist trys to design bicycle components.
This is what happens when a noncyclist trys to design bicycle components.
09-05-02, 01:57 AM
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I would rather cycle with numb nuts and a sore arse, before I ever go near that saddle!!!
Slowly, but inexorably, I find myself drawn to one.
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Originally posted by poululla
I'll rather sit on this
I'll rather sit on this
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09-05-02, 07:32 AM
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Personally I'd rather have Sheldon Brown's
REAL MENS SADDLE
as seen below.
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REAL MENS SADDLE
as seen below.
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Originally posted by John E
I thought it was called the "Easy Seat" in the 1970s. This is what happens when a noncyclist trys to design bicycle components. I'll keep my 30-year-old, 45K-mile Brooks Pro, thank you.
I thought it was called the "Easy Seat" in the 1970s. This is what happens when a noncyclist trys to design bicycle components. I'll keep my 30-year-old, 45K-mile Brooks Pro, thank you.
Good memory, John.
By the way, I will sell mine with the box for $35.00. It is in great shape.