Planet Bike A.R.S. Classic Men's Bike Seat - Black

Private&Confidential: Very comfortable and inexpensive. This is the second one I’ve bought for another bike.

Canada on Nov 13, 2023

Kindle Customer 76Kindle Customer 76: This is a picture of the other saddles and saddle covers I tried in the quest for comfort. I really dislike even small levels of discomfort that others don't even notice. I'll share what I learned about bike saddles in the course of testing every single one of these on a minimum 10k test ride each.

People's sit bones and sit bone arch are quite different person to person. This is probably why Brooks saddles are so popular since with break in you get a custom fit. Sit bone width is touted online but as a youtube bike fitter said, he noticed little correlation between these measurements and what saddle people wound up happiest with. For me, the calculator said I should be happy with a 140-145mm saddle, but these all seemed too narrow. The issue is that in a typical riding position (neither road bike aggressive, nor cruiser totally upright) it isn't the sit bone points that the saddle supports, but rather a significant portion of the arch up to the pubic bone. This is also why some people like 'spoon' saddles with a concave curve and some like flat. This arch is a 3d shape so simple measurements can't really capture what's going on with it.

I also felt frustrated by the...

United States on Nov 11, 2023

N. Seltzer: This keeps my legs and rear end happy. Other seats pinch a nerve and my legs go numb. Bought another for my kid. Good price.

United States on Aug 17, 2023

Ted: This seat seems of good quality and design. I liked that the rails are marked when adjusting for forward and back position. The material looks durable and overall the seat has a very nice appearance. The trough in the middle should be wider and deeper. I returned for that reason only.
On return I had to pay almost $9.00 shipping fee which I thought was supposed to be free with Prime!

Canada on Oct 31, 2022

Jorge Contreras: Buen asiento de bici comodo fácil de instalar

Mexico on Oct 20, 2022

David HL: Bueno, relativamente cómodo, pero no excelente ni excepcional. Eso sí, mejor que el promedio de asientos que traen las bicicletas de fábrica.

Mexico on Sep 03, 2022

Amazon ShopperAmazon Shopper: The media could not be loaded.  Seat I replaced, was generic seat. That being said, this one is same brand that one I found beside my car on parking lot, that was probably 15 years old, (prior to me installing it) and it was making crackling sounds. Seat has same markings, same molding was used. For people complaining that is uncomftable, this is amateur mountam bike riding seat. Normally when I ride I do not cruise sitting on it. Also I do wear padded spandex under my bike shorts. I am also 106 kilograms, (approx 230 pounds), and my combined weight and ride style, do make my ride comfortable. Also you can angle the seat prior to instalation so you can support your bottom without hurting your "family jewels". Overall I think to abuse I will do to this seat, will last me up to 10-15 years. If you are half of the weight I am, double that, and some and most likely will last more than 30 years. For 47$ seat that is pretty good deal. I also got it delivered within 2 days, without a prime, which is a bonus. Thank you seller!

Canada on Sep 05, 2021

dhickerson: We'll start with that: Whether it's a great seat depends on what you need. This IS a great improvement on the ridiculous fence posts that most road racer bikes think people want sticking up their backsides. Meanwhile, this is NOT the seat you are looking for if you will be sitting upright in a more cruising style or need a very narrow "middle" to the seat (more below). This is simply is not as wide as some other great comparably priced seats (like the "Schwinn Pillow Top Cruiser Bicycle Seat" -- though Amazon's add for that seat has TWO DIFFERENT seats pictured -- a note on that in a second). Back to the A.R.S. (... as my teenager pointed out, the acronym when properly pronounced is the British term for its intended application ... anyhoo ...) I mostly do road riding / commuting to work, 10 miles one way, riding as fast as possible. Meanwhile I hate most bike seats; I want a seat I can pay no attention to (read the article: at Cervelo's site: "The Four and a Half Rules of Road Saddles"). When I put this seat on I wasn't convinced right away that this was 'the one': I tried multiple angles, heights, and positions, and found one particular angle where it was tolerable. I kept...

United States on Apr 29, 2013