[MuuMuu]

Do some shopping for wide bike seats.  No one's forcing you to ride on those skinny seats.  If you just want some short-term comfy seats those wide padded seats you see in department stores may be enough.  Longer rides, and you'll want to start looking into the pricier stuff that may be mailorder or from bike shops.  You can get wide-butt versions of Brooks leather saddles, though they'll be up there in excess of $120.  Any route you take, purchase from a place that'll let you try things out and/or return items, as you'll go through a few of them before finding the right place to rest your butt.
 
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I should have been more specific.  I get pain where my butt touches the seat.  I need padded shorts. 
I'll also add that I'm a big person (6ft, 220lbs) and the bike seat I have is very skinny.  If I was much skinner the seat may be naturally more comfortable.

 

 

[Dominat0r]

Been doing mountain for a long time...just got into road biking.
 
 




 

 

[cifani090]

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Been doing mountain for a long time...just got into road biking.
 
 

What kind of bike is that?
 

 

[ocswing]

 
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What kind of bike is that?
 

From the crest you can tell it's a Trek, though what model and year I don't know. Neat paint job on it though!

 

[Dominat0r]

Its a 2011 Trek Cobia, well..only the Frame, Fork, RD/FD is stock, everything else ive changed over. Love the 29er.
 
If you talking about the road bike, its a 2011 Trek 1.2

 

[cifani090]

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Its a 2011 Trek Cobia, well..only the Frame, Fork, RD/FD is stock, everything else ive changed over. Love the 29er.
 
If you talking about the road bike, its a 2011 Trek 1.2

That bike is $600 out of my price range It will be missed
 

 

[Dominat0r]

whats the range you looking? Price wise...what type of riding do you do?

 

[cifani090]

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whats the range you looking? Price wise...what type of riding do you do?

Less than $600, i ride on trails,etc. They are usually gravel,with the bikers path riden into them, and every once in a while asfalt.
 

 

[Dominat0r]

Check out bikes direct. Can get a decent starter 29er for around that.
 
Maybe a speicalized rockhopper 29er.
 
If you dont go 29er, a decent starter 26er could be an option for ya. Since you not really doing much technical trails a 26er might be perfect.

 

[cifani090]

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Check out bikes direct. Can get a decent starter 29er for around that.
 
Maybe a speicalized rockhopper 29er.
 
If you dont go 29er, a decent starter 26er could be an option for ya. Since you not really doing much technical trails a 26er might be perfect.

Ill have to look into that, i bought a Haro at my local bike shop 5 or so years ago, so its time for me to move on. Ive been using my dads Trek and i went in their yesterday and i just love all the beautiful shinny bikes.
 

 

[sluker]

My new toy!

 
If you can't run...
You got'a at least look good 

 

[pigmode]

^ Nice. And your other bike is a Colnago right?

 

[sluker]

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^ Nice. And your other bike is a Colnago right?

I have a Colnago Master as a back up, but this one replaces the Extreme C which got hit by a car (with me on it). I will need to get the TF-10's reshelled with a Pinarello logo to be consistent (or not).
 

 

[jamesnz]

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My new toy!

 
If you can't run...
You got'a at least look good 

If you can't run...
At least it matches the couch! 

 
Seriously though, that beast is just awesome.
How are the blue tyres? do you notice any difference in grip? 
 
 

 

[sluker]

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If you can't run...
At least it matches the couch! 

 
Seriously though, that beast is just awesome.
How are the blue tyres? do you notice any difference in grip? 
 
 

The "blue" makes no difference. But the Fusions are good tires, they are one of the few I find that you can get more than 2k out of, the last pair I had lasted almost 5.