Sunlite Cloud-9 Bicycle Suspension Cruiser Saddle, Cruiser Gel, Tri-color Emerald
Posted by Bikegear in Cruiser Bike
Sunlite Cloud-9 Bicycle Suspension Cruiser Saddle, Cruiser Gel, Tri-color Emerald Tired of riding your bicycle on a uncomfortable hard skinny seat? You’re problems are over. This seat is 10.5″ long by 10.5″ wide!. You won’t find a more comfortable seat for under $50. Its like riding on a cloud. This seat has an easy universal installation with any standard seat post. This saddle is built by Cloud 9, so you know you are getting an incredibly designed comfort seat.
Customer Review: “Comfort” is in the eye of the beholder (so to speak)
When I began biking greater distances, I understandably wanted a more comfortable saddle. I did the research, read the reviews, visited the shops, and eventually settled on the Cloud 9 series from Sunlite. Without going in to the details, I wound up trying several different saddles in the Cloud 9 line (they all vary slightly according to width, length, suspension, etc). And, in the end (pun intended), I learned a great deal about “comfort” saddles.
For anyone who’s suffered a sore bottom, a soft saddle seems at first to be a Godsend. I mean, it’s so soft. And for those who are looking for relief from perineal pressure, a saddle of any kind with a groove down the center is to be welcomed. Combine the two and you’ve got cause for celebration.
But not so fast. As it turns out, unless your range is limited, you’re going to have many of the same issues with these saddles as you would with any other. If you’re riding more than, say, 10 miles or so, and definitely if you’re riding up to 20 or more, you eventually begin to sink into all this softness — can’t be helped — and eventually you are sitting very near the bottom of the saddle, and that “groove” that’s supposed to protect your perineum has disappeared. The “comfort” saddle therefore becomes much more UNcomfortable than a firmer bike seat would have been from the getgo. Add to this the fact that the tongue or nose of the saddle is very likely to be too wide, meaning that your thighs do not move without contacting the tongue or the business portion of the saddle itself, and your legs will quickly begin to go numb from the continuing pressure against the thigh where it connects with the pelvis.
As counter-intuitive as it may seem, then, you’re actually better off — particularly if you’re a male, and most particularly if you want to avoid pressure against your perineum — getting a firmer saddle such as the one linked above (the Schwinn Pillow Top Cruiser for [...]bucks). No, it won’t seem as if you’re settling onto the sofa. But you won’t sink into the seat, either, and your perineum will thank you for giving it room. And if you’re riding such a distance that your bum begins to object, shift your position slightly. If that’s not enough, stop, get off, and rest a bit, enjoying the view, downing a swing or two or six of whatever you brought along to drink. This will add only a few minutes to your trip and will help keep it a pleasurable experience rather than an echo of the Bataan Death March. After all, if you don’t enjoy your rides, you’ll stop doing them, and then where will you be?
Customer Review: The best seat ever
I just have to say the seat that came on my bike was not great. I bought this on a whim - the name alone just made me want to buy it - This has been my best and favorite purchase on Amazon and I couldn’t be happier. I was so happy with it I bought another one. Yay for Cloud-9!
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