Looking to upgrade my stock Electra townie's upright seat to more comfort. My ass feels like it's bottoming out if I'm in off road conditions, so I compensate by taking my ass off the bike, which isn't the most natural maneuver to do on these "feet forward" bikes. So I started searching for solutions.
ES has quite a few that recommend the Sunlite brand "Cloud 9" model, though the C9 models branch out to different models depending on rider weight and the sit bones width. As far as suspension, it looks mediocre (no springs, just elastomer dampeners).
The guy from Greece (OPRAH! :lol: ) found a less expensive alternative brand to Brooks called Lepper saddles (don't fret over the name, all that sprung metal under the saddle surely won't give you sores :wink: )
Found an article where a bike shop had a stool with a measuring instrument to determine the rider's sit bone width. My area's LBS don't seem to have it, though it wasn't high on my priority to find one. I guess there are other methods to measure without the need for such a tool. I guess one could sit on sand for a bit, carefully get up, then take a measurement. Personally, it probably only really applies to more aggressive road/racing style postures, not my lazy cruiser bike.
Decisions, decisions, decisions...
http://www.cervelo.com/en/engineering/ask-the-engineers/the-four-and-a-half-rules-of-road-saddles-.html
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/saddles.html
