To Infinity and Beyond: Center-less Saddles Now Shipping

I guess I can’t say much because when the SMP saddles first came out, I thought they looked ridiculous and painful. I now own 7.

Is that a cup holder in the N series?

Am I wrong or are these designs based on a blind assumption that more pressure = more pain?

I haven’t tested any of these but you don’t have to be a genius to know that the same pressure applied to the skin with a bone undereneath may cause a totally different feeling than the same pressure applied to the skin alone.

Not judging, just wondering… We’ll see how they work.

Be careful guys! The comments section on the kickstarter page is full of people wanting refunds but never got them!

Pretty sure I saw something like this in a porn video once.

I really don’t understand bike seats (not saddles). The less you get the more expensive. How, with this little material, can this seat be $240?

my prostate is tingling in anticipation just from looking at it.

@JBike I agree! Kickstarter has its place but it has come increasing abused by established companies. Most recently Culprit decided to do one. These companies now are doing KS for two reasons. Product hype and zero risk product development.

Seems to me that all of your weight is being supported by the two thin side strips. Since pressure is related to surface area, it would stand to reason that you would have very high pressure along that strip and I wonder if their method of measuring pressure was flawed.

I can’t wrap my head around how that would work, so there’s no way I’d be willing to try it. Even if f it did work, I’d still stick with my WTB Rocket V or Brooks B17 saddles just because of cost. Everything bike related is just getting to be too damned expensive.

Regarding the pressure map, of course there was less pressure detected for this new seat. The person testing it was in so much pain that (s)he partly hovered their butt and just transferred weight to pedals and handlebar.

I had the pleasure of testing one; Someone had an idea, and should have left it at that.

This could be, and may be, and probably is, the worst idea in the world – I personally can’t imagine hopping on that and for a minute being comfy, especially as I tend to use all the saddle (more forward, more rearward, in the centre) depending what I am doing.

But what if we are all wrong? I mean, the world ended up not being flat…

I’ve gone through over 20 saddles looking for something that wouldn’t put my privates to sleep. I’ve tried carbon, I’ve tried cutouts, I’ve tried adjustable width, I’ve tried noseless. What I’ve discovered is that ‘surface area’ is the key to reducing/eliminating pressure points. The more of you lower regions providing the support, the less pressure at all points. The saddle that finally worked for me was the SMP San Martin Touring saddle. Bing the image. The saddle is huge. But here’s the thing, after 3 years of riding on it, I’ve never gone numb, not even once. It is so big I actually have two usable positions on it. The key is to install it so that the back half is horizontal to the ground (I wish they would make a model that takes the ‘swoop’ out of the saddle). This does leave the nose a little high, but if the back of the saddle is in the correct position, the high nose won’t get in the way. The downsides of this saddle are the weigh, about a pound heavier than a standard saddle. And the width makes it almost impossible to get off the back of the saddle. But for road and gravel grinding it works great. And zero numbness.

Gatouille, exactly what I was thinking, the pressure map doesn’t correspond to this saddle.

I invested in the Kickstarter and waited 12 months for the most uncomfortable saddle i have ever ridden, i could only describe it as like sitting on a paint can with no lid on it. I persevered with the recommended position but no, just no.

a well broken-in brooks saddle is impressively comfortable – without any funny cutouts . go figure.

I am an avid road racer who owns several high-end road bikes. I never found any type of bicycle seat comfortable. After races, I often would have saddle soars until I accidentally discovered the Infinity Seat. All of my bikes, and even my trainer have Infinity Seats as part of my standard bike equipment. Dr. and Mrs. Marcel have made a positive difference in my training and racing lives. I cannot write a higher recommendation for this product- 5 stars!

…at least three people from the troll army

I know I am going to wish I had not said this but,I am a cyclist and I have logged many hours and miles on this seat and You are wrong. We were always told that more padding was better. But then I decided to try an SMP full carbon seat, no padding at all. After a short time to adjust I found it was really comfortable, but I kept wondering what if the slot was larger.The I read Wallocks book, Cycling for life, a great read by the way, and found he was asking the same questions. That took me to Infinity seat, and not wanting to cut up one of my own seats. Anyway long story short, I am afraid you are wrong. I was wondering however how much time you spent on this seat before you decided it was so wrong. Unfortunately I am finding more and more in cycling that people have opinions about things they have never tried simply because someone else told them so. Perhaps you are familiar with the story of the Emperors new clothes…If you try it you will find its a very comfortable seat and great ride…Thanks for the time.