Men's Gel Saddle

danvannoorden

Hello all,

Having just bought my Carrera vulcan the one and only gripe I have with it is the seat, it's awful on the butt.

I've been looking at these seats, male specific.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mens-Bioflex-Ozone-Gel-Bike-Saddle-Seat-/400688104784?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item5d4adf4550


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mens-Bioflex-Sprint-Gel-Bike-Saddle-Seat-/111322704578?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item19eb59aac2


Has anyone got any experience with these seats? or could anyone point me towards a good seat similar to these?
Bearing in mind I don't want to spend £70 on a specialized seat or selle Italia C2.

The seat it to use while i'm commuting.

Thanks in advance,

DVN

cooldad

The first one looks awful - squidgy. It will feel lovely for a few minutes, then painful. The second less so.
But stick with it - your butt will toughen up.

Angus Young

The first one looks like it has a vagina.

cooldad

You spend too much time with Miss Inflatable, I think.

danvannoorden

Miss inflatable? what's that supposed to mean?

I'm after advice on a saddle on this post

Angus Young

He means me, not you. It's just a couple of lame jokes between me and cooldad.

WindyG

They are both censored , are you wearing padded shorts? you would be better off with decent shorts and sticking with the Carrera saddle. Those stupid gels saddle offer no proper support and may well end up being worse for you.

danvannoorden

Angus Young wrote:

He means me, not you. It's just a couple of lame jokes between me and cooldad.

I Figured Angus young. If that seat looks like a vagina then I'd hate to see what vaginas you have

WindyG, I didn't even know you could get padded shorts! It makes sense though no need for a huge padded seat, I'll definitely look into thats thank you.

The Rookie

Nothing inherently wrong with Carrera saddles, sounds like you need to toughen up the muscles over your sit bones, podded shorts are a good move to.

Big squishy saddles means saddle sores from chafing.

I still have a carrera saddle I keep in our overseas office to use on hire bikes I use out here.