did anyone have any experience with ISM Touring saddle? I've read what Sheldon Brown has to say about the nose of the saddle and the soft tissue, but I'm not convinced.
Evolutionary argument: The idea of nose-less saddles comes up every decade. People are riding bicycles for 200 years. Nosed saddles are so overwhelmingly more popular than any other design, that 'bicycle saddle' is enough to describe its shape to nearly everyone. If nose-less saddles were good, for anything but a very small minority of riders, they would be mainstream by now.
I've seen a bike where the rider sits upright, has a bar to support their back, and handlebars that extend over the riders head.
It was a tailor-made bike for a very old and frail looking lady, who seemed to be comfortable on it and was riding at a decent pace (18ish)
This should demonstrate that extremely weird looking things may have a very good use for people who need it. Because humans are so adaptable to injury and physical impairments that technology needs considerable modifications to adapt to this wide range of requirements.
Inertia or lazyness is big. After all how many bikes innovate in other parts, like say the wheels or brakes? Rim brakes are still a thing on a lot of bikes. Boost and thru-axle are still available only on mid towards high level bikes.
I'm wondering if it's better to be clipped in or on flats when going up a step onto a skinny - it's probably safer to be on flats, but being clipped in could help in e.g. getting up the step.
I figured that it was probably too opinion-based for the main site, so popped into chat :)
