If you don’t want a part of your body to get sore, then that part shouldn’t be pushing against something that doesn’t move along with it. That’s the thinking behind the vabsRider bicycle saddle, the two sides of which pivot in time with your pedaling.
Anything that makes cycling more comfortable for me people is always a win in my books.
I’ve always felt that if a saddle needs the rider to wear padded short, it’s not the right saddle.
I recently switched to a Selle SMP saddle, and suddenly my hand pains went away, and I’m more comfortable without padded shorts.
But the issue for me, isn’t so much pain from sitting, but chaffing/rubbing by ordinary underwear and bottoms. Cycling shorts are just designed to exclude seams where you don’t want them.
I wonder if this saddle addresses clothing rub.
Side note, it bothers me immensely that many of the riders in the demo video are rocking side to side. Their bike isn’t nearly set up right if they are forced to do that. Like the saddle is too high.
You may want to look into some chamois cream
I use it when wearing padded shorts, but I really shouldn’t need to wear padded shorts. I may need to get different underwear, so the fabric doesn’t bunch up or crease, but that’s about it.
When I was riding with a Brooks C15, I pretty much had to wear padded shorts or it felt like I was sitting on a wooden plank. I endured it for thousands of KM until I realized that there are so many better options out there.
I’ve been told it helps to not wear underwear with bike shorts.
My big problem with all of that though is that now I have to do prep work before I can ride the bike. I just want to be able to get on the bike and go, I don’t want to have to do stuff.
This is for just riding around on simple terrain and on the quieter roads. Obviously if you’re going to go off-road then you need to make some preparations, but that’s reasonable. I shouldn’t have to put on special gear just to go to the shops.
That makes complete sense
I don’t! The underwear are for when I use regular shorts or jeans. Some have seams that just tear into skin under friction.
That said, some shorts, specially those with loose liners, are also really bad when riding long distances.
Thank you for the response! I just started learning how to ride (short distances) and a coworker gave me that piece of advice and I didn’t know if they were messing with me or not.
For short distances (no pun intended), I don’t think it’s necessary to use cycling shorts, or even special regular clothes. It’s a personal preference. I sweat more in regular clothes, so I don’t mind the cycling/technical wear.
But much of the riding I do recreationally tends to be long distance (80km+ at a time), so comfort is at the top of my list over pretty much everything else.