If you don’t want a part of your body to get sore, then that part shouldn’t be pushing against something that doesn’t move along with it. That’s the thinking behind the vabsRider bicycle saddle, the two sides of which pivot in time with your pedaling.

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    vast majority of people do not care about having a ‘setup’. they are bike bicycle nerds who will spend tons of time and money to get their ‘bike fit’ right. a proper bike setup is for people who spend $1000s on bikes, not your average consumer who spends under $500 and sees a bicycle as a toy.

    they go to walmart, or a bike shop, buy the cheapest bike that looks cool, and ride it. and then stop riding it because it hurts their butt/back/wrists, or they just get bored of it.

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      That’s ridiculous. You don’t need to be a bicycle geek to care about the comfort of your commuter vehicle. I’m ten times as geeky about my rollerskates as my bicycle, despite the fact I’ve spent a hundred times as long on my bike. But I still care about comfort during those hundreds of hours a year on the bike.

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      1. Being ignorant of how to use a tool is not anyone else’s fault
      2. Sharing education that even a cheap bike can be improved by a proper fit is a good thing. It doesn’t require expensive gear to get a comfortable fit, assuming you bought the right size bike in the first place