When fitting a bike seat, it’s not the padding. You need the proper size of seat to fit your body’s “sit bones”. Extra padding is a poor attempt to fix a fundamental mismatch between the seat and your specific butt’s geometry.
My dad taught me to use my legs for absorbing bumps so your bum doesn’t have to. You don’t have to “stand” fully up, just use your legs to lift your bum off the seat a couple of inches, take the bump, then sit back down. Of course we always had cheap bikes and back then there were not many seat options.
This must be an old strip, French handlebars have been deprecated for decades. I don’t know how people ever thought riding in a crouch was comfortable or that there was that much wind resistance differential. It’s like those cheap net tailgates on pickup trucks. It was a crazy meme but was only beneficial to truck companies who were able to save money on tailgates.
Imagine over 1 year ago
But a few customers live for those speed bumps.
Jesy Bertz Premium Member over 1 year ago
Monty won’t have to worry about having kids.
Frankie5466 over 1 year ago
lol Monty’s noodle arm looks like it has 2 elbow bends in that 6th panel (bottom left corner panel)
TheTruthHurts over 1 year ago
Just BEGGING for the Joe Biden comments.
bikamper over 1 year ago
I’ll take the Brooks B17 saddle, thank you very much.
markrunnj over 1 year ago
I struggle on a bike even with padded undergarments.
Redd Panda over 1 year ago
Monty should get the Big N Comfy seat from walmart.
mokspr Premium Member over 1 year ago
You know mister, I’ve never seen anyone have the whole saddle inserted up there. And horizontally too!
Alfred over 1 year ago
When fitting a bike seat, it’s not the padding. You need the proper size of seat to fit your body’s “sit bones”. Extra padding is a poor attempt to fix a fundamental mismatch between the seat and your specific butt’s geometry.
paulprobujr over 1 year ago
My dad taught me to use my legs for absorbing bumps so your bum doesn’t have to. You don’t have to “stand” fully up, just use your legs to lift your bum off the seat a couple of inches, take the bump, then sit back down. Of course we always had cheap bikes and back then there were not many seat options.
FassEddie over 1 year ago
His prostate is now prostrate.
Holden Awn over 1 year ago
Hmmm….‘pretty sure Ted’s ain’t in Portland OR, where bike shops are routinely targeted by thieves…one’s been hit 4 times in the past year…
ChessPirate over 1 year ago
Looks like Monty got some pretty good air time in panel 3… ☺
the lost wizard over 1 year ago
They’re now in the same place as my tonsils. :)
mistercatworks over 1 year ago
This must be an old strip, French handlebars have been deprecated for decades. I don’t know how people ever thought riding in a crouch was comfortable or that there was that much wind resistance differential. It’s like those cheap net tailgates on pickup trucks. It was a crazy meme but was only beneficial to truck companies who were able to save money on tailgates.
Frank Burns Eats Worms over 1 year ago
Maybe it taint the right bike for Monty.
Cornelius Robinson Premium Member over 1 year ago
Think we can get the classic Robotman comics on this site?
gozar over 1 year ago
It’s not the padding on the seat, it’s the miles on the butt.
eddi-TBH over 1 year ago
A lot more padding.
Sisyphos over 1 year ago
Meh. Such pretentious (and expensive) bikes these days. My bike was a great old coaster-brake Schwinn, big, comfy….