by Tim Jones
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Don't let an uncomfortable seat keep you from getting on your
bike and enjoying the outdoors. (Tim Jones photo)
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Serious bikers are going to scoff, but I’m convinced that uncomfortable bike
seats hinder lots folks who might otherwise enjoy biking.
I’ll spend money willingly to get a seat I can live with. But even the best
bike seats seem to require a break-in period that can be uncomfortable. If you
love to bike, you just live through it.
A new company called Stylyx
claims to have invented a bike from the seat up. It’s clearly in the “comfort”
bike category -- the kind you ride to the post office and back (not a bad idea
with the price of gas these days). No one would ever choose it for serious road
biking, off-road or even regular commuting.
But if a sore seat is what’s keeping you from biking, check out this and
other “comfort” bikes. Any biking is better than no biking.
Tim Jones is founder and executive editor of EasternSlopes.com. He writes about outdoor sports and travel.
You can reach him at timjones@easternslopes.com
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