Nobody likes getting a sore bum when cycling. The Air Seat is made with that fact in mind, as it adds what is described as a “full-floating” coil suspension system to existing saddles.

  • litchralee@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    In before “hot air up one’s bum” jokes?

    Ahem. In any case, I’ve always understood that saddle soreness is in large part due to seats that don’t encourage using the “sit bones”. Saddles which are very wide and plush – which would be desirable for a sofa – can unintuitively end up being the least comfortable under the dynamic conditions of riding a bicycle.

    So I’m somewhat skeptical about the benefit of multi-axis saddle suspension, although if done well could plausibly be beneficial.