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A guy at the bicycle shop once told me that most think the wide seats are better, but in fact make your legs go out, as opposed to in front of you, which is healthier, if that makes sense.
 
The Warrior said:
A guy at the bicycle shop once told me that most think the wide seats are better, but in fact make your legs go out, as opposed to in front of you, which is healthier, if that makes sense.
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Yup, it does. Partly it depends on the entire posture/fit of the bike/rider, but generally yes, wide seats are for sitting, narrow seats are for pedaling, unless it's a recumbent.

I've ridden my whole life, sometimes pretty seriously. The first few outings of the season are a bit uncomfortable and then my arse breaks in.
 
My 900 can be a chore to get used to on a cold morning, cramps & all! A bicycle seat is one of those items best kept between the rider & the Almighty, or your doctor. I rode for about 2 or 3 years daily while I contested without a license. The seat was a top priority! 😬
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Just got finished tending the hedgerow project at work. Unable to upload pictures from the old camera these days, freakin' teknolojee.
 
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Skinny bicycle seat sure does hurt my ass, haha.
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It has been mentioned above too wide of seat isn't good either. But I don't like too skinny either, if you have a independent bicycle shop around they likely will have like new seats in the back for not much. Saddles and pedals get changed out often before a new bike leaves the shop . I also don't like too much padding on a seat. . I have enough bikes that I just measure one of the bikes and order the same width. WTB is the brand I have the most of. I ordered a saddle off Temu for a bike I picked up that I really didn't need. That actually is pretty comfortable
 
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It has been mentioned above too wide of seat isn't good either. But I don't like too skinny either, if you have a independent bicycle shop around they likely will have like new seats in the back for not much. Saddles and pedals get changed out often before a new bike leaves the shop . I also don't like too much padding on a seat. . I have enough bikes that I just measure one of the bikes and order the same width. WTB is the brand I have the most of. I ordered a saddle off Temu for a bike I picked up that I really didn't need. That actually is pretty comfortable
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Agreed on not too much padding.
If there's too much padding, two things can happen: the padding can wobble around (I'm looking at YOU 90's gel saddles!) and if it's too soft, the part your sit-bones are NOT on will bunch up into your crotch.

FIRM padding, a moderate amount, and a central cutaway are key. You can measure the width of your sit-bones and make sure that a specific saddle will support your tushy.

If you follow these rules, padded bike shorts are unnecessary (and just make things sweatier).
 
That is why I was pleasantly surprised with the $11 saddle from Temu firm padding good shape ventilated. I bought a 90's specialized Hard rock kinda an impulse buy , it was priced right and I liked the color. The seat was like setting on a sponge . My wife was ordering stuff from Temu and needed something else to make shipping.
With 9 bikes including Two that I have made 50+ miles rides on. I just measure those for a reference.
That is the reason I have half the stuff I have from Temu. My wife wants something small from there and asked me to find something to make enough for shipping
 
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Brush clearing with cordless tools -- I'm impressed.
cleared a space about 24 x 20 -- including several 5-7" diameter trees (black locust, elm, and a couple I'm not sure of - maybe hackberry or service berry)
took about 4 hours - brush cutter (8" sawblade) attachment on the 80V weedeater and 20V Bauer 10" chainsaw.
I gave up before the batteries died in the 91 degree heat - they got to rest in the shade, I didn't.
what it looked like before
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after
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and a different angle with the brush pile (my height, wider than I am tall and twice my height long)
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I snagged a bag of left over 4th of July Polish from the "Evil Step Mother"! Well...it will be gone in a day or two...
 
the storm system that was supposed to hit us last night stalled out 100 miles South, so I took advantage of the unexpectedly nice day to mow and break out the new cordless pole saw.
2 hours of use, I only tripped the thermal circuit on the battery once while cutting a 5" thick black locust branch. let it sit for a few minutes while I tossed brush over the fence, and was back in business. this is my other "free" Bauer tool -- same deal as the chainsaw, buy a battery & charger for less than a C-note and get a free tool.

SWMBO is not disappointed in the purchases I made earlier this spring, and I won't have to duck the next time I mow.
 
One of the kids staying at the "Evil Step Mother"'s place tried to grab the Zomstro to go out and clear storm debris, but his mother yelled at him to bring her meat cleaver back.
 
Today, it was a scant 120* in Death Valley, cooling trend for tomorrow should see a balmy 116*
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Meanwhile, we barely broke into triple digits today, low nineties for the next week or so, they say.
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Furnace Creek Visitor Center, Death Valley. (File photo)
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daizee said:
Agreed on not too much padding.
If there's too much padding, two things can happen: the padding can wobble around (I'm looking at YOU 90's gel saddles!) and if it's too soft, the part your sit-bones are NOT on will bunch up into your crotch.

FIRM padding, a moderate amount, and a central cutaway are key. You can measure the width of your sit-bones and make sure that a specific saddle will support your tushy.

If you follow these rules, padded bike shorts are unnecessary (and just make things sweatier).
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i like the seats that have that cutout the good old prostate...
 
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Brush clearing with cordless tools -- I'm impressed.
cleared a space about 24 x 20 -- including several 5-7" diameter trees (black locust, elm, and a couple I'm not sure of - maybe hackberry or service berry)
took about 4 hours - brush cutter (8" sawblade) attachment on the 80V weedeater and 20V Bauer 10" chainsaw.
I gave up before the batteries died in the 91 degree heat - they got to rest in the shade, I didn't.
what it looked like before
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after
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and a different angle with the brush pile (my height, wider than I am tall and twice my height long)
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nice job. i'd love to get some service berry.

been pulling down some hung up trees with the 6 ton winch. it's a gas.
 
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