>>380210>gellel I was actually looking at that same one at the shop, because my commuter needs a new seat and I want something cheap, but it's way too squishy. I like firm support for long rides or actually anything more than a couple of blocks. With squishy you sink in and it hurts your soft bits and cuts off circulation and presses the seams of your clothes into your skin so you really do get nad damage, instead of supporting your pelvis. The longer the ride the worse it gets.
You do need to match the width of the seat to your pelvis, and I don't like narrow racing saddles, but that's not what i have on my bike.
As for handlebars, super high bars put all your weight on your ass (and back wheel) and send all the bumps up your spine, plus your back needs to be bent around 45 degrees to let you use your glutes properly. Plus headwinds. If you aren't geriatric or a cripple you get used to it. Upright eurobars on the other hand make my back hurt after a couple of miles.
I know you're a troll but that might be useful information for someone else.
>>380213>>380223You're both wrong though. You can ride whatever the fuck you want, I don't care, just don't tell other people they're doing it wrong when they might actually ride a lot, and might even know better than you. I've usually had a 20-25km/day commute since university, was a bike messenger for 2 1/2 years (reckon I averaged 70 or 80km a day), and I've done a bit of touring (anywhere from 60-150 km/day), so I do know what I like for distance riding.
The funny thing is my bars aren't even particularly low, they're not even close to a racing bike, and most roadies would laugh at my stack of spacers and make Grant Petersen jokes.
