If you don’t want a part of your body to get sore, then that part shouldn’t be pushing against something that doesn’t move along with it. That’s the thinking behind the vabsRider bicycle saddle, the two sides of which pivot in time with your pedaling.
If you are getting a sore arse when riding a bike then your setup is wrong. There is no need for whatever this abomination is, if your “sit bones” are aching then you need to take the time to actually set your bike up properly.
It isn’t just about the height you need to adjust the tilt, how far forward or back it is which is also dependant on how much reach you have with your stem and bars. The size of your frame which also affects things like your reach as well. The positioning of your feet on the pedals which is especially important if you are clipping in.
The list goes on and some shitty tilting saddle is not going to magically alleviate poor bike fit, it is just going to move the aches and pains to other areas on your body like your knees or your shoulders.
Ideally I would want both. I don’t think they are claiming that this removes the need for a proper setup.
vast majority of people do not care about having a ‘setup’. they are bike bicycle nerds who will spend tons of time and money to get their ‘bike fit’ right. a proper bike setup is for people who spend $1000s on bikes, not your average consumer who spends under $500 and sees a bicycle as a toy.
they go to walmart, or a bike shop, buy the cheapest bike that looks cool, and ride it. and then stop riding it because it hurts their butt/back/wrists, or they just get bored of it.
That’s ridiculous. You don’t need to be a bicycle geek to care about the comfort of your commuter vehicle. I’m ten times as geeky about my rollerskates as my bicycle, despite the fact I’ve spent a hundred times as long on my bike. But I still care about comfort during those hundreds of hours a year on the bike.
Do you have to get a custom seat setup for your car? What about your office chair? Perhaps cyclists have become accustomed to the need for specialty seat fittings because bike saddles are just inherently small, prone to pressure points, rigid and unforgiving. This innovation looks promising to me, at least as far as reducing perineal numbness and nerve damage (hopefully without the need for ridiculous diaper shorts which I own and love).
This innovation is a custom seat setup.
That is patently false. Buying a saddle is not the same as going to your LBS for a “professional fitting”.
Yes, I have a custom seat setup in my car…I adjust the “handlebars” and the “seat” every time I get in.
Same for office chairs.