It is extremely important for serious bikers or for those who
cycle for the sheer love of cycling, to have a comfortable seat on
the bike. Designing comfortable bike seats is a science. At the
same time, it must look good. Comfortable bike seats have to fit
your body shape, as well as help you achieve your riding goals. If
you want to ride fast, then your hands and feet take a lot of your
weight, reducing the weight on the seat.
The seat therefore will need the kind of design that will help
support your back should you change your position. Since you are
riding fast, you are pedaling more vigorously, so you need to have
a seat designed such that your legs can move freely without causing
any injury to the inner part of your thighs. Casual riders will
have most of the weight on the seat.
Comfortable bike seats for casual riders would be wide and heavily
padded to support your weight as well as protect your back from
rough and uneven surfaces. Male and female pelvises are different,
consequently comfortable bike seats for men would be long and
narrow while for women would be broad and short.
Comfortable bike seats would support the bones of your back, so
that when you sit, the weight is equally distributed on the rear
part of the seat. Once you are comfortable with the rear part of
the seat, check to see that the front of the seat, or the nose, is
designed such that your legs can move freely and the thighs are not
hurt or bruised.
Comfortable bike seats use gel which has a great cushioning effect.
Not only does it mold to your shape, but it absorbs the shocks
of riding on a rough surface. Cutaway seats, seats with
cutouts, thickly padded seats are all used in different kinds of
bikes to make riding a comfortable and happy experience.
