Do the pads of this seat actually move as you pedal, or are they ridged?
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If you sit slightly forward on the pads and tilt the seat forward when you install it, the pads won't move and stay in the down position and the front of the pads won't dig in the back of your thighs nearly as much. Took my two weeks of daily riding and tinkering with the position to get it right for me. record ride on this seat: 412 km in one day with camping gear loaded, riding from 3am to midnight with quick breaks and no pain or numbness during or afterwards. On conventional seat with sparing in center: 150 km with horrendous pain that took four days to go away. If you ride with chamois, you might need to look for wider padding. If you sit slightly forward on the pads and tilt the seat forward when you install it, the pads won't move and stay in the down position and the front of the pads won't dig in the back of your thighs nearly as much. Took my two weeks of daily riding and tinkering with the position to get it right for me. record ride on this seat: 412 km in one day with camping gear loaded, riding from 3am to midnight with quick breaks and no pain or numbness during or afterwards. On conventional seat with sparing in center: 150 km with horrendous pain that took four days to go away. If you ride with... » Read More If you sit slightly forward on the pads and tilt the seat forward when you install it, the pads won't move and stay in the down position and the front of the pads won't dig in the back of your thighs nearly as much. Took my two weeks of daily riding and tinkering with the position to get it right for me. record ride on this seat: 412 km in one day with camping gear loaded, riding from 3am to midnight with quick breaks and no pain or numbness during or afterwards. On conventional seat with sparing in center: 150 km with horrendous pain that took four days to go away. If you ride with chamois, you might need to look for wider padding. « Show Less
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As your legs move up and down, the seat pads pivot with them and thereby do not restrict your movement. When I bought my present bicycle it did not have these seats. One of the very first things I did was order a Hobbs Easyseat for this bicycle. I have been using these since about 1993. They are the best bike I know of for long distance biking, bar none.
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Yes, indeed! They pivot as your upper thigh moves up and down. It took a little bit to get used to this and sitting on top of this seat, however,I am loving it more and more that I have ordered another Hobson Seat II. More expensive, but your comfort on long rides is Most Important.Hope this helps? If you decide to purchase one, give yourself time to readjust to the whole sitting experience.
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They actually move as you pedal. Each moves independently, so as one leg extends to push the pedal down, the pad on that side will pivot down slightly. At the same time, the opposite pad will pivot up slightly as your opposite knee bends on the upstroke.
1873226
The pads do move somewhat but do not follow the complete motion of your legs.
1873227
Yes they move and was uncomfortable so I put a metal screw in the movement and it stopped and made it better. JG
55874
I just recently built mine and the seat is rock-solid. You have to keep the adjustment screw tight, but I've not detected any movement of the seat while riding. I'm not a big fan of the adjustment screw concept. Although it seems to work well, it's inconvenient (at best) when there are multiple users (and there are three of us using it).
67215
The seat is very adjustible The toe clips being removed means you will have to get new platform pedals The handle bars are not very adjustible.
431462
Yup. padding is pretty soft, got cut with a sai, but clear tape fixed that. Swivels and bearings, they swing great. (I got one, should have gotten my kid two, fyi.)
296876
Sitting slightly reclined, while pedaling, the leg and hip muscles are engaged vigorously. I'm sure the abdominal muscles are slightly engaged, but not vigorously as there is no "push and pull" with your arms.
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I ahve been around bikes my whole life and from my experience all pedals are threaded the same.. The pedals themselves are what are different. (Size, etc) I have 2 sets of wellgo pedals and am very happy with them, but I picked the right pedal for the type of riding I am doing.. The small pegs on these pedals grip very good on the bottom of the type of shoes I wear when I am mtn biking so I love it. but if I am fumbling around and the pedal hits my shin.. it will take a junk of skin!
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It almost depends on what type of bike you have. But that being said I have a commuter style bike and your legs do kind of have to go "out" a little more when you pedal. It's not bad though, it just takes some getting used to.
2112686
no...they are attached to the pedals and always are moving...although my wife pedals a lot without using the handles, they are not stationary...bob r.
82475
No, but if you hook it up the way it is suppose to the handle bars will move when you pedal. However there is a way to not connect the handle bars to the pedals.
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Mine don't. The back cushions have velcro holding them in place, and the bottoms don't move much at all. It all stays in place.
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No. The bottom side of the cushion is a textured surface that tends to grip the seat and it is heavy so movement is minimized. You will experience some small movement occasionally but much less than any other cushion I've tried.
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The pegs have put some scratches on the soles of my shoes, but haven't done any serious damage. I like to stand on the pedals a lot when I ride, so you should be fine
515707
Yes they are both ridged. We still use this almost daily. It's a GREAT buy!
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I did not purchase themgel pads. I have seat just a few times. However, I have found that as I use the seat and continue making adjustments, themseatmbecomesmmore,comfortable. The adjustments I am using are the seat width (making it wider), moving the seat closer to the handle bars and adjusting the tilt of the seat. You might try making some of these also.
204777
The padding on the seat is not super thick, they aren't uncomfortable though. The back is slightly angled so you aren't sitting up straight as a board. Not too terribly hard to put them together
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Yes, with no problem. However, after about 10 days, the pads began to shift and come off.
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@Christina: Yes - this seat is padded. My daughter loves it. She has been riding her Strider since she was 2 yrs old and is still riding it over 2 yrs later (along with her "pedal bike"). The extended seat really gave it a lot of extra use.