Comments on: A Cannondale Rush beach cruiser?

By: Will

Will — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:59:00 +0000

Two years ago I rode a Rush 600, bone stock, to qualify for nationals in SEC mountain biking. Seeing a Rush with a couch saddle on it makes my ears go red!

The only thing worse than this are the people who buy the P3 with Zipp 1080s and a skinsuit, but weight 300 lbs and waddle up and down the Silver Comet Trail looking like a tick about to pop!

By: Olivier Blanchard

Olivier Blanchard — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 19:52:00 +0000

Along the same line of logic, Western saddles are less comfortable than the more minimalist English saddles. It’s just science.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:36:00 +0000

That looks like artisan craftmaship compared to the CCM frames that i saw being built on “How It’s Made”. They use keyed steel frames -they droped a slug of braze down the seat tube key in the other peice and heat’em with a gas torch.
–oh Canada,
Thathertz

By: James

James — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:32:00 +0000

True, and for those people a product like the 175mm wide Specialized body geometry saddle might be just right. I think that offering saddles in a range of widths is a good thing. It is really just the soft, cushy gel saddles that I am against. If your sit bones fit correctly on a firm saddle of the proper width, then you are going to experience less discomfort than if you are bouncing all over the place with each pedal stroke.

By: Olivier Blanchard

Olivier Blanchard — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:03:00 +0000

If you have an exceptionally wide bottom, maybe? I run into tons of people for whom a 155mm saddle just won’t cut it.

By: James

James — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:17:00 +0000

Oh yeah, banana seats are the best, especially for popping wheelies.

And one more vote against “comfort” saddles. Thanks Fritz.

By: Fritz

Fritz — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:29:00 +0000

I occasionally ride comfort bikes with big saddles and they are literally a pain in the rear to ride.

Thanks for the link love!

By: Olivier Blanchard

Olivier Blanchard — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:54:00 +0000

I favor banana seats.