which is the best bicycle saddle regarding soft suspension ?

[macribs]

Let us know how that works out. Both the initial ride and how it feels after "broken in".

 

[Chalo]

Lepper saddles are softer and more flexible than Brooks saddles. The Primus is so springy that I doubt there will be any discernible difference after break-in.

 

[macribs]

Lepper saddles are softer and more flexible than Brooks saddles. The Primus is so springy that I doubt there will be any discernible difference after break-in.

How are those saddles working for e-bikes? IIRC you have also Lepper saddles in you collection.
Are they decent saddles for road and light off road use?

 

[chas58]

The suntour NCX sprung seatpost is really good. There's two versions, one a bit cheaper than the other. I'm mot sure which one I tried, but it was extremely effective. They're more or less the same as the Thudbuster, but cheaper. Don't try and compare them eith normal sprung seatposts. They're in a different league.

Yeah, I finally put a short travel thudbuster on my bike. I have had spring posts (which are of minimal effectiveness) on and can't see how a thudbuster would be that much better, but it is. Its really, really nice. Its kinda like adding suspension to the bike just under your butt. No drawbacks other than price (although that $138 price is a bargain).

I can't believe i waited so long to get one.

I know people here tend to sit a lot more upright than I do, but sticking one of these on a stiff aluminum framed bike turns it into butter.

 

[JoyRiddin]

I agree on the short travel Thudbuster. Very good noise dampening and shock absorption.

 

[Chalo]

Lepper saddles are softer and more flexible than Brooks saddles. The Primus is so springy that I doubt there will be any discernible difference after break-in.

How are those saddles working for e-bikes? IIRC you have also Lepper saddles in you collection.
Are they decent saddles for road and light off road use?

Leppers are fine saddles for the city biking that I do-- modest speeds and lousy broken street surfaces. They have softer shells and are sprung more softly than Brooks saddles, but I don't find that annoying even at my over-325 pound weight.

Either brand of sprung saddle will bother you if you can't deal with creaking. I lube them occasionally, but they only quiet down temporarily.

 

[The fingers]

Either brand of sprung saddle will bother you if you can't deal with creaking. I lube them occasionally, but they only quiet down temporarily.

I can't tell if the saddle is creaking or if it's my legs. :lol:

 

[Lebowski]

for best comfort, get rid of the entire seat post and mount one of these on the rear-rack:



This is a proper 'floating' seat (zweefzadel in Dutch) as mounted on the rear rack of an old school BMW single or boxer (we're talking 1960's here)
Seats can still be bought new for about 250 euro. Has about 3 inches of travel, and the pre-load can be adjusted for the riders weight.

I had one of these on my moto guzzi, best seat I ever had. On a bad road for the rider it was like you're floating through the air while the entire
Guzzi was bouncing around like mad.

 

[melodious]

:? Ding dong ring thing :lol: . Did they really need that? Jeez. I'd get one just so peeps would gawk at it parked at the local grocery store.

 

[Lebowski]

for best comfort, get rid of the entire seat post and mount one of these on the rear-rack

If I do that over an MTB bicycle, my face will be at the next morning news papers. :lol:

"The man with the happiest butt in all of Greece"

after which you'll be tarred and feathered for sponsoring the German economy

 

[MadRhino]

This comes on topic once a year. Every arse has its own best, you only need to try and find yours.

The bike itself is calling for a type of saddle, and your bum is calling the size, density, texture.

Smooth riding bike and hard saddle, are better than a hash ride on a cushion.
A soft saddle will never give a horse a better gait, nor the rider a better stance.

 

[Shoestring]

Here is something you might be interested in. It is not a suspension saddle, but a top quality post. check out Cirruscycles and look at these very cool seatposts. I purchased one and it is probably the best seatpost I have ever owned. Not cheap, but sweet!

 

[Ade]

Several nice pictures from my own unboxing of Lepper Primus 215 in 2015.
This is how it gets shipped in our times. 8)

http://www.ittsb.eu/forum/index.php?topic=1005.0

Wow. That is one big ugly beast of a saddle.

 

[friendly1uk]

There is always a danger choosing extreme equipment. I'm glad this seems to of paid off for you. Thanks for the review.

 

[Chalo]

Over the last week I have been riding my chopper bicycle, which has a Lepper Primus saddle. It had been a few years since I rode it in earnest, so I had to reacclimate to the saddle.

It moves up and down (a LOT) just like I remembered. It moves side-to-side more than I remembered. And it bottoms out more than I remembered too, even though I weigh less now than back when I used to ride it often. It creaked like crazy at first, so I dripped a little chain lube on all the metal-to-metal contact points and it quieted down somewhat.

Bottom line? Its a good saddle for a chopper. A bike like that rewards a smooth, sedentary riding style, and so does the saddle. It's probably a good choice for an e-bike, too, if the bars are well above saddle level and there is no plan for fierce pedaling.

 

[cyclist_nl]

For me, this is the greatest saddle, the Brooks https://www.fietsweb.nl/nl/brooks-zadel-b135-uni-zwart

(Needs a little time to get the best comfort, but absolute a great saddle)

 

[Chalo]

Funny that you don't favor your local equivalent, the Lepper Primus:

As for Brooks, I like the B90/3. It has a bigger top with slightly less monkey motion than the B135 or Lepper Primus.