seriously?

[Dave B]

Ok I have very little problem with folks looking to innovate and with cycling I think there have been some great ones.

So for all of you who just cannot get comfortable and don't know how to let a few psi out of your crazy rubber things around your wheels I present to you a lawsuit in the making.


https://www.bikerumor.com/2017/03/21/found-rinsten-spring-soften-bumps-road-get-saddle/


I get solving problems, but good grief!

Now, if this happens to be anyone here who has come up with this, then omg what an amazingly brilliant idea and thank you for making cycling even better.

[ultraman6970]

The idea is not bad at all but is not something I would buy.

[ColonelJLloyd]

Too bad you get butt-hurt about someone else's ingenuity. Pun intended.

[Tony]

Will kill the looks of your bike, still like to try it!

[cdn_bacon]

The test was done on a TREK 2200. So as long as you don't ride one of those, you can forgo the spring :D:D:D:D

[Dave B]

The test was done on a TREK 2200. So as long as you don't ride one of those, you can forgo the spring :D:D:D:D

well good point. Ok, so who is going to pick one up and test it for us and report back how amazing it is? :D

:beer:

[SoCalSteve]

It's made of steel, wouldn't titanium have been a better material for this? :confused:

[false_Aest]

It's made of steel, wouldn't titanium have been a better material for this? :confused:


But then you'd think it was a King Cage for underneath your saddle.

[cachagua]

It's made of steel, wouldn't titanium have been a better material for this? :confused:

Oh, somebody will, don't worry. Then carbon. Then aero. Then elastomer bushings. Then ceramic bearings. Drillium for the classic look.

Reversed, for the tri-and-TT crowd. This thing's a gold mine.

[Bentley]

So if you are pedaling from a seated position and this thing flexes its gonna mess up your spinning mechanics, right? I mean if the spring deflects then the distance of seat to pedal will be different so that cant be good. If it does not flex then there is no advantage from a comfort perspective. Not sure this makes any sense unless you are just a casual rider.

[Tony]

I looks like it flexes enough to take the edge off.
I think the big problem with this design is saddle position. Too far back means more flex and saddle pointing upward, too far forward less flex and saddle pointing downward. There will be compromises with this design.

[classtimesailer]

This will have to do until Brooks puts some springs under their C19.

[earlfoss]

Fred sled right there

[Exonerv]

An inexpensive way to add height to an ISP cut too short?

[parris]

How about going with one of the sprung Brooks models? There's the b33, b67, and the b135 that I'm aware of.

Just think if someone was riding that and hit something hard enough to collapse the springs... YEOUCH!

[fuzzalow]

Unnecessary incredulity.

This gizmo is a contrivance aimed at a bicyclist crowd that here is ridiculed by a cyclist's fraternity.

[Seramount]

no idea if there's a market for the product, but the promo video was pretty horrid.

[KidWok]

Just no.

Tai

[saab2000]

It's made of steel, wouldn't titanium have been a better material for this? :confused:

No. Springs are generally made of steel and this is without question a spring. Titanium would be less strong and less appropriate. At least this would be my gut feeling.

To all the haters, this is definitely not my kind of product but hey, it's a free country.

[FlashUNC]

Couldn't they have put it on a bike made in this century at least?

[Cicli]

Awesome.

[mistermo]

Seriously, I can see putting this on the stoker's seatpost on a tandem.

[JAGI410]

I'd put it on my 55 Schwinn Klunker!

[54ny77]

i keep waiting for that guy's voice to say, "but wait, if you order now, we'll send you TWO spring thingies for the price of one, just pay shipping & handling...."

[bikingshearer]

Seriously, I can see putting this on the stoker's seatpost on a tandem.

Perfect application for this thingy, assuming it is as robust as advertised and it doesn't make the effective length of the seatpost too long.

I note that they claim it can be adjusted to take a 330 lb rider. Suddenly, my 275 lbs don't seem so outlandish. :D

[merckxman]

SARTO had a prototype of this same design at least two years ago. The rail was Ti and there were different levels of stiffness. Don't know if they pursued it any further.

[Burnette]

Lateral flex. Slow speed, big heavy booty and bod, wiggle the bars, a little lean for good measure, there has to be some side to side movement.

But hey, butt comfort is a personal thing. If it works for someone, go for it.

[fogrider]

Seriously, I can see putting this on the stoker's seatpost on a tandem.

exactly. there are some seatpost that so something similar.

[oldpotatoe]

it's been done(sorta) already..:D

[Dave B]

it's been done(sorta) already..:D

YESSSS! :banana:

[Steve in SLO]

OP beat me to it...neo-Softride. But: good enough for Alex Stieda – sort of.

[chiasticon]

call me crazy, but an Arione and bitching about rock shock seem to be at odds with one another...

https://gzmyu4ma9b-flywheel.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Rinsten-Spring_steel-leaf-spring-add-on-bicycle-saddle-shock-absorber_position-adjustment.jpg

[tctyres]

Fred sled right there

Comfy taint fred sled! :banana:

[flydhest]

As several have said, seems reasonable for a stoker. ThudBusters have their fair share of fans for that application. For the question about whether it changes saddle height, it must but is that different than full suspension or DKS or the like? Seems like a little movement.

I won't own one, but worse things have happened in cycling.

[KSCycling]

That saddle is amazing


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