A Meditation On Bikeseat Torture

Since the day I bought my first “grown-up” bicycle, I have struggled with the enormous discomfort of the bike seat after any ride longer than ten miles. Adding cushion certainly helps, although the warning from “real bikers” is that an overly cushioned seat will also cause problems. I have contended for years that the problem arises from the horn of the seat and have looked in vain for a seat without this contraption.

I’m told that you’re not supposed to sit on the horn and I don’t. But my balls (pardon my blunt language) and perineum do whether I want them to or not. I’ve never found a bike seat that accommodated my sit bones perfectly and to any extent that it actually raised the rest of my ass and sensitive areas above the horn. If you look at pictures, what I’m seeing pretty clearly is that everyone “sits” on the horn whether they “sit” on the horn or not.

I’ve been told that you steer with the horn by at least two cyclists whom I respect. I find this assertion dubious at best as I am consciously steering with my hands and arms and don’t notice my crotch or inner thighs steering at all.

Sitting in one position for more than 20 minutes is going to get uncomfortable, there’s no way around it. But I truly believe that there is an answer. I've tried the adamo and that was pretty close. But perhaps this is the final answer. As I was writing this post, I did a quick google search and found this quite by accident:

https://www.thecomfortseat.com/xcart/home.php

It's actually pretty close to some sketches I've been doing. I'll give it a try and report back.