Product Description
NO center horn. Turn dial for seatpad width adjustment. Poly / Nylon Base cushioning Elastomer in each seat pad.
- Seat pads move independently
- Alleviates chaffing,pain, and numbness
Hobson Easyseat Ergonomical Dual Pad Bicycle Saddle Reviews
Hobson Easyseat Ergonomical Dual Pad Bicycle Saddle Reviews
94 of 95 people found the following review helpful Excellent commuter and mountain-bike seat, Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Hobson Easyseat Ergonomical Dual Pad Bicycle Saddle (Sports) I have used this seat for three years for a 30 minute round trip commute. If you expect this to feel like a conventional seat, you won't like it. It does require that you keep you hands on the bars, since you cannot as easily balance and steer the bike from your crotch, since there is no extension of the seat between your legs. But that's the whole point, you sit on your sit bones, not your perineum. The rocker action of the independent seat pads, noted by some reviewers, is a normal and necessary feature, which keeps the seat from putting excessive pressure on the back of your thighs. The seat is very strong and mine shows no wear despite high miles. The plastic parts do not break, as suggested by one reviewer who obviously hasn't actually used the seat for any length of time. The seat requires a brief break in, and then becomes very comfortable. it is important to position the saddle for-and-aft so that your sit bones rest in the cup-shaped depressions in the saddle. For... Read more 43 of 44 people found the following review helpful Eased My Seat, By 99 of 112 people found the following review helpful Easy Seat a disappointment, By Early on however, it became apparent that if one removes one's hands from the handlebars, especially while peddling, it is nearly impossible to balance the bike. Apparently, one needs to apply subtle pressure through the inner thighs to the horn of the saddle in order to maintain balance. Of course, the Easy Seat has no horn. In addition, no matter how tightly I fastened the thumb screws to separate the pads, they would invariably come together. I am convenced that the osillating motion of the pads as one peddles and the friction this generates requires more effort from the rider to propel the bike. I have retired the Easy Seat and replaced it with a split saddle which seems to solve the perineal pressure problem. What looked good on... Read more |
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