Customer Reviews

Planet Bike Men's A.R.S. Anatomic Relief Bicycle Saddle

5 star:		(67)
4 star:		(30)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

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Like many of you I researched different types of bike saddles hoping to find a good mix of comfort and performance. I created this video to share my experiences with this seat so others could make a more informed decision before buying. I've added specific measurements and my overall thoughts on the seat. You be the judge if this saddle is right for you. Happy riding!

Over the years, I've owned everything from Selle San Marco to Specialized Body Geometry, and this seat is seriously the most comfortable seat I've ever owned. If you're looking for the lightest seat around, this isn't it; mine weighs 390 grams. But if you want to be comfortable for hours on end, buy this seat. I can't recommend it enough. I do my best to keep my mountain bike under 20lbs., so I've saved weight elsewhere to make up for the extra grams of this seat and it's totally worth it. I plan on buying the women's version for my wife soon, too.

I'm a big guy, and I've been looking for a saddle that relieves pressure in "that area" for some time. Now that I have put 150 miles on this saddle, I can say I found it. Cheap, too! Unfortunately I think the materials are a bit on the cheap side as well. I don't expect it to last years and years, but at these prices I can afford to swap it out of the fabric splits.

Like others, the decals are peeling off of mine quickly, but that's OK. I would rather it didn't have big bright logos against the black material. The important thing is, my big wide butt fits on this saddle just right: it tucks up and supports the sit bones without pressing in on "that area" and making things sore or worse, numb.

If they made this in a more durable material I would never buy another saddle ever.

After miles of bike riding, there were no numb spots. The deep channel made huge difference. Seat was slightly wider than I'd like, but the trade off was worth having no numbness.

Over the last 10 years, I've ridden about 1,000 miles a year. Most rides are 20 to 40 miles with a few up to 60. Last year I did 2,000 and developed a lot of pain on the points of my sit bones (where presumable you are suppose to put your weight). I was riding a Koobi Enduro for about 2 years (which previously worked OK). Before that, I road a basic Serfas gel saddle (and really liked it until I started using aero bars due to stressed muscles in my left hand). The Serfas was not split and did not allow riding with bars without undue pressure on the prostate. In any event, every bike store I talk to and every article I read talks about the importance of a firm saddle. Well, maybe that's generally true but this saddle has been a great change for me (more cushion than the average serious bike seat). My sit bones are almost back to normal and the split allows me to keep pressure away from "important areas". No problems there. I ride about half in the aero bars and half sitting up, frequently shifting positions and weight to avoid injury and discomfort. When in the bars, I try to keep no more than 40% of my weight in the saddle, maybe 40% on pedals and 20% in bars. When sitting up, probably 50%, 40%, 10%. Seems to be working OK. Best advice, if it hurts, don't do it. I have a friend that just road until he was numb. Needless to say, he's got serious problems now. Seems like a duh, but apparently not. Happy riding! (oh, I'm I guy, Library Lady is my wife...lol)

I shopped around for a saddle and after seeing the prices out there, I was starting to wonder if I really needed a new saddle. Then I ran across this one, read the reviews and with the price, I figured I would give it a try. It was the right choice! I love the saddle...it has added comfort to my rides, without feeling "too big." I'm a big man, (6'3" 280lbs), so comfort is a big issue for me in a sport that is designed for people half my size. and this saddle delivered! Within a few weeks of getting this I was able to go on a 4 hour ride. I never would have survived that ride with my old saddle.

The one issue is the logos on it are a bit dorky, but the good news is that they fall off after a couple of rides!

Since this seat worked out so well, I have gone on to buy some other Plant Bike stuff (lights, etc) and I love them all. Great value for the prices they charge. Nice to see a company provide some good products in a sport where most of the stuff is so overpriced!

wasnt sure if i was just gettin old , or if my bike seat was puttin my wang to sleep. tried a bell memory foam anatomical seat cover . helped a little. bought the planet bike ars seat .problem solved. i still use the bell seat cover on it , but only cause i already had it . i ride about 15 miles round trip daily ,and this seat makes it enjoyable again.

I like this saddle. I have put about 1,000 miles on it without bike shorts in the city. I had tried two other seats until this one stayed on my bike because it works well for me so far. I am an average build, average weight, male. I use this seat for 5 mile rides, twice a day, for 5 for 6 days a week, every week.

This seat does what I expected it's more comfortable than the seat that came with my bike.


One thing to be aware of is that the amazon description is wrong!

It says "Ultra Suede cover is durable and weatherproof" But the majority of the seat, the black portions of the black and gray seat, is Lycra. The packaging that comes with the seat, says Lycra, so it's Amazon's mistake and not that of the seat manufacturer.

I'm disappointed because I wanted an all leather seat that wouldn't suck up by butt sweat. But for [...] I guess I can't be that upset.

I bought this item after reading all the glowing reviews - and the sadle that came with my full suspension moutain bike left me soar the next day so much that it would hurt just to sit down...

well, I've ridden this one 3 times so far and I can say that I wasn't sore the next day after hard moutain biking for 2+h rides, so this was a big improvement - a no brainer for only $[...].

However all is not perfect - I find it to be unconfortable while riding, where I need to reposition my butt around during long climbs while my previous paper thin one wasn't (but oh what a pain the next few days it was). People mention how soft it is, but I find it still rather firm top (doesn't have a gel top or anything - seem like all 1 density foam). Also the decal rubbed partially off on the very first ride as another review mentioned - cheap - and the side already has a crease from my weight (200lbs) but that's decoration so who cares....

I almost didn't buy this seat because it looked so wide in the picture - turns out it's not much wider than my old one, but is much shorter (by 1.5" !) so it looks a bit more stubby. Black and silver look very futuristic. Weight was barely more than my paper thin one (couldn't beleive how heavy mine was with hardly any padding).

For $[...] can't complain too much. Ideally it would be a bit wider and longer for me (I'm 6.3 and the seat feels small) and have soft gel top (dealing with rough terrain here ! maybe it's the non curvy shape since my old thin one was ok there).