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Testimonials
Jeff,
I bought a Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seat and liked it so much I bought one for
my wife. I can now ride as far as my legs will take me. I and my butt thank
you.
P. Haitkin
I lecture nationally on patients with pain and want to show a
picture of
your bicycle seat in my lectures. Please give me permission.
Hope K. Haefner, M.D.
Director,
The University of Michigan Center for Vulvar Diseases
Dept. Obstetrics and Gynecology
I've been riding the spongy wonder bicycle seat for a couple of
years now
and make it a point to try and convince everyone I know to get
one. It was
so comfortable - even from the first ride. I've tried to sit on
a "normal"
seat and there is definitely nothing normal about them!:
excruciating even
for a short ride.
The owner of a local bike shop told me that he had tried several
of the
alternative seat designs but found them to not provide enough
stability on
steep descents. I proudly told him that has never been an issue.
I find the
seat to be just spongy enough to allow me to "clench" it while
going down
steep hills. In fact, I just got a mountain bike and so ordered
a second
seat for that.
M. Barnett
Seattle, WA
The Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seat is great and the best of the
noseless,
perineal sparing Bicycle seats that I've tried. I'm going to the
site to
order another one for my other upright bike.
Seth Manoach MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Chair
CPR Committee/Rapid Response Program
Brooklyn, NY
Dear Jeffrey,
Thanks for the Spongy Wonder bicycle seat. In our first
correspondence I
mentioned a medical condition that prevented me from riding a
bicycle.
Recently I completed a bicycle trip of 1406 Km. in 15 days with
the use of
the Spongy Wonder bicycle saddle! I did not have any problems in
spite of
the fact that each day I have remained on the saddle many hours
(between 7
and 8 hours).
I traveled through some 10 provinces of Spain until arriving at
Santiago of
Compostela. A great many people who asked how the bicycle saddle
performed
and I gave them directions so that they be put in contact with
you.
With Thanks,
Paschal V. G.
Spain
Early last summer, I started to experience a lot of pain in the
perineum and
my urologist told me to quit riding. Since that would have made
me the most
miserable 55 year old in the world I started looking for
alternatives and
purchased the spongy wonder bike seat in July 2007. I am very
happy to
report that I am back riding my normal distance of 20 to 30
miles per day on
non-paved rail trails pain free.
Rick Banks
Christiansburg, VA
I could not be riding if it were not for the Spongy Wonder Bike Seat!
About three and a half years ago I was diagnosed with Pudendal Neuralgia or Pudendal Nerve Entrapment (PNE). Doctors surmise the condition was caused by spending a lot of time on a conventional bike seat. I had been riding/racing bikes for about 15 years. PNE is also referred to as "cyclist's syndrome".
The last couple of years I was using a "cut out bicycle seat". This cut out seat actually made my condition worse.
I received three sessions of cortisone shots and a year and a half of internal/external physical therapy. I took two years off from cycling and have recently returned thanks to the Spongy Wonder Bike Seat. I have tried countless bicycle seats in the past and none of them allowed me to ride without pain. My riding is going so well now that I have returned to racing.
Thank you Spongy Wonder!
J. Roach
Santa Rosa Ca.
Hey Jeff!
I have used my Spongy Wonder bicycle seat for about 2 years now
and swear by
it. So much so that after reading a Bicycling Magazines article
on different
bicycle seats I wrote them and told them about it. Enclosed is
the letter I
sent:
"After reading your article on saddles in the May issue and
again in the
July issue (Pampering your posterior) I could not believe that
you did not
mention "The Spongy Wonder bicycle seat" as an alternative for
the biker
who does not want his privates turning numb.
After spending enormous amounts of money on various ineffective
bicycle
saddles I came across the Spongy Wonder bicycle saddle which
looked weird
but the science behind it seemed dead on. The inventor was a
biker who came
up with the design. It is the best investment I have made for my
riding in a
long time. I still commuted daily 30 miles round trip, but at
one point -
until I got this bicycle seat - I had stopped riding for three
months
because I was getting really impotent. I can truly say this
bicycle seat has
brought the enjoyment of riding again and I have no worries
about the
physical ramifications of riding in the wrong saddle."
Thank you
K. T.
Chesapeake, VA
I just want to thank you for your creation of the spongy wonder
bicycle
seat. I had not been able to ride a bike for 15 years due to
vulvar pain.
After trying your bicycle seat on a friend's bike, I bought my
own bike the
next day. It is incredible. No pain! Just enjoyable biking. My
first day
I was able to ride it 5 miles. I feel that your bike seat has
given me back
something that pain had taken away for a long time. Thanks for
the freedom,
comfort and pure enjoyment!
Jen K.
San Jose, CA
I am an avid roadie, and was riding about 150-200 miles a week,
when I
developed "saddle-induced prostatitis". I fought it for a year,
and tried 10
different saddles of every type and was one step away from
quitting riding.
My last step was the Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seat.
I had immediate relief. I have been able to ramp the mileage
back up, and am
riding 2 hours per day again with absolutely no problems. I'm
surprised more
urologists are not aware of this.
Greg L.
Houston, Texas
Jeff,
Just a note: your Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seat WORKS
WONDERFULLY!!!!!! I It is
the ONLY bicycle seat that has let me ride again with my damaged
tailbone.
Thank You,
B. Paxton
Fremont, CA
Hi there, I just wanted to let you know what I thought of your
Spongy Wonder
bicycle seat.
This is the bicycle seat that I had been looking for. I have
tried high
priced traditional bicycle seats but they don't come close to
the riding
comfort that I get from the Spongy Wonder Seat. After a week of
riding to
get used to the feel of it I will never go back. Thanks for a
great
product!
S. Robertson
The following is a copy of a letter sent by a Spongy Wonder
Bicycle Seat
Rider to the Mayo Clinic Health:
To Whom it May Concern,
I read with interest your June 2007 article on erectile
dysfunction as being
caused by bicycle seats. In that article you make the statement
that an
optimal seat design has yet to be determined.
I thought you would like to know about the Spongy Wonder bicycle
seat I
purchased about a year ago which totally addresses this problem.
I can testify to the fact that it completely eliminates all
pressure for
both male and female, as both my male friend and I go riding at
least twice
a week for around 20 miles at a time.
I felt compelled to write after reading your article because I
did find a
bicycle seat that works effectively.
L. Closson
Winter Springs, FL.
I have ridden with the Spongy Wonder bicycle seat now for
several years and
all the things you say are true. Why more people don't catch on
to this
seat is something of a mystery, given the severe discomfort of
conventional
"saddles". The Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seat has allowed me throw
out my
cycling shorts--with all their heat and bother. Wunderbar!
Thank you for a good idea!
Stephen Gatlin
I have been riding for 25 years, and after long rides: 100 miles
a day, I
would have lasting pain/discomfort. I tried various standard
bicycle seats
including every "ergo" saddle I could find.
My experience of traditional bike seats made me concerned that I
would have
to stop cycling and that is when I ordered my Spongy Wonder
Bicycle Seat. I
have been riding it for 8 months now and I will never go back to
any other
bike seat!
Not only do I have absolutely no discomfort, but I can maintain
pace and
climbing ability with my cycling friends. The only compromise is
that I had
to raise the handlebars to suit the new riding positioning...
Otherwise, I am riding today long distances with comfort ONLY
because of the
SpongyWonder bicycle seat design.
Thanks for a wonderful product!!!
Sincerely
Rob A.
Los Gatos,CA
Jeff, I had the pleasure of riding your Spongy Wonder bicycle
seat this
weekend.
Although I only spent five minutes spinning around the
neighborhood, I can
already tell that this will be the only seat I will ever need
again!!! The
craftsmanship is intense, and I am very pleased so far. I
brought the
bicycle seat in to my local tech shop and everyone there was
more than
impressed.
J. Koehn
PS - I love my saddle so much I'm thinking of buying a new bike
to go with
it!!!!!!!
I just wanted to say "Thanks." The bike seat is wonderful.
Thanks again,
J. McBride
Jeffrey,
I ordered one of your bicycle seats about 2 years ago and it is
clearly the
way to go for bicycle seats. Your particular design is simple
and robust and
I have been riding with it back and forth from work (45 km both
ways) all
year long.
I am placing an order for 3 more Spongy Wonder bicycle seats for
my tandem
bicycle and for my son and friend.
Joe
My husband is a serious cyclist, while I have little cycling
experience. To
ride together we bought an independent coasting tandem and after
a short
season on a traditional bike seat I was in so much pain I could
barely walk.
We traded in the traditional bicycle seat for a spongy wonder
and now our
riding is limited only by my heart condition (getting better)
and my leg
strength.
I just ordered another spongy wonder bicycle seat.
Thanks again,
L. Withers
Nova Scotia, Canada
Jeff I want to thank you for the great bicycle seat. I do not
understand why
they are not available at every bike shop.
Regards,
Craig
Winnipeg,Manitoba
I'd ridden more than a thousand miles in the year before
prostate surgery
but was unable to ride without pain afterward. I bought a Spongy
Wonder
Bicycle Seat and was riding like my old self after day one.
Thank you!
B. Masciarelli
Vero Beach FL
Jeff,
Started using the Spongy Wonder MK9 bicycle seat early July, '06
following
prostate cancer surgery. Our preferred terrain is where mountain
lions
roam, deer are startled and boulders squeeze the trails.
Originally, it took about five hours of MK9 riding to get used
to it, but
now I'm committed to the spongy disks and will never ride a
"wedge"
seat/saddle again. This Christmas-eve my son-in-law let me test
ride his
new Turner rig, fitted with a traditional bicycle seat. In
fifteen minutes
those old feelings began to come back: pressure from below,
tingling, and
urges to squirt on a bush (which I did for old-times sake).
My only frustration is in getting other riders in my age group
(50+) to get
off the wedge and mount up on The Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seat.
Thank you!
Steve S.
After riding for almost 20 years I am surprised that the damage
inflicted
upon the male body is kept secret. I stopped riding for 2 years
after a
visit to my urologist. After I showed him your bicycle seat he
told me to
try it and since then I am as good a rider as before.
My friends laughed at me at first. But as they started having
problems they
slowly reached out to me and asked where they could buy one of
your bike
seats.
Roberto C.
Mexico
I just want you to know that your Spongy Wonder Bike Seat is all
that you
advertised it to be and all that I hoped it would be. I have had
it for
three years and very much appreciate the comfort it affords me.
Thank You.
C.P.
Medford, OR
My experience with the Spongy Wonder bicycle seat has been
fantastic!:
stainless steel, easy to adjust and I have adapted to it very
well. Most
importantly my perineal zone is safe! I recommend it to everyone
who likes
to ride his bike.
Jose M.
Spain
Folks,
After about 55 years of being an avid bike rider, I contracted
prostatitis and was no longer able to ride. After three years of
not being
able to pursue my favorite form of exercise, I tried your
bicycle seat. I'm
back in the "saddle" again. I passed your bicycle seat info on
to my
urologist and she promises to spread the word. Keep up the good.
Thanks
again.
D. Iannucci
Utah
Jeffrey,
Your bicycle seat gave me the bike back again! Three years ago I
was riding
about 100 mile/week on my road bike: commuting and recreational.
A 50K ride with my hard, thin horned bike seat brought on
persistent pain in
the genitals which worsened over several months. I saw
physicians, GPs,
urologists, sports medicine specialists, neurologists, etc. and
received a
variety of diagnoses. At its worst, I was unable to sit in a
chair for more
than a few minutes without pain.
I had pudendal nerve entrapment and went to Nantes, France and
had
decompression neurosurgery with Prof. Roger Robert who
specializes in
treating PNE.
Without the Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seat I WOULD NOT be cycling
again - there
is no way I could sit on a normal bicycle seat, even seats with
a definite
split. If I had always ridden with a Spongy Wonder I would not
have
developed PNE. The standard bicycle seat is NOT a healthy thing.
When male cyclists experience numbness with a standard bicycle
seat they
just shake it off. When you experience that numbness you ARE
damaging the
pudendal nerve and trust me, you DO NOT want to damage.
Jeffrey, thank you! If any of your other customers want more
details on PNE,
please have them contact me - you have my permission to supply
my email
address if requested.
Tony K.
Toronto
I started using a Spongy Wonder bicycle seat four years ago.
Just prior to
that I had almost concluded I would have to stop riding due to
"wear and
tear" on the wrong body parts. I had tried a split bicycle seat,
and when
that failed, I literally sawed the horn off the seat. Then I
found your
terrific Spongy Wonder and it has allowed me to ride in the
countryside
often two to four hours at a time, with no ill affects.
I am fifty-five years old and there are a lot of things I cannot
still do,
but I can ride thanks to Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seat. For those
of you who
still need a saddle horn ... get a horse.
Sincerely,
J. Clark
Reston, Virginia
I've had your bicycle seat for about two years and it's great!
I tried bicycle seats with slots down the middle to end penile
numbness - no
difference. Then I tried yours. No problems installing it, zero
pressure on
the sensitive nerves and plumbing. Thank you for making
available such a
well-designed, well-made bicycle seat.
E. R.
Many thanks. I've been using your excellent bike seats for about
2 years and
love them. Everyone I know wants one so you should get a few
more orders
from Devon UK. I'm regularly stopped in the street and asked
about the bike
seat.
Best regards
N
I've been using your bicycle seat for about a year now.
I wasn't convinced at first, the muscles involved seemed
different. I
noticed right off that going uphill was a totally new experience
for me. I
wasn't able to "cheat" by hugging the seat horn. I don't know if
anyone
else has mentioned this, but it was a big deal for me, since I
ride up a
half-mile hill on my way home from work.
But I stuck with it and within a week I was basically back to my
old
climbing stride. The nice thing is it forcing a more natural and
balanced
motion going uphill.
On the flat, nothing compares to your bicycle seat, its so
natural with no
friction or grinding of bits like with a regular bicycle seat.
Forty miles
is nothing with this seat.
Most Respectfully yours,
Dave
Portland, Oregon
Hi there,
My parents got me your bicycle seat as a birthday present some
years back,
and being an ex-mountain bike racer I admit to looking at it
with some
disdain albeit with much curiosity. Two years ago I bought an
old road bike
to turn it into an urban/commuting bicycle, and installed your
bicycle seat.
I cannot, will not, go back to the traditional style bicycle
saddles again.
I have never tried a more comfortable saddle, and every time a
passerby
asks about it I give them your site address.
Comfortably riding in Montreal,
Michel
Dear Jeffrey,
It is wonderful to be able to ride a bicycle again - in comfort!
Thank you
for the Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seat! I'm very happy to explain
the benefits
of the Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seat to anyone who cares to contact
me -
especially to those who live in Australia.
T. Riches
Strathalbyn
South Australia
I now have over one hundred miles on the Spongy Wonder bicycle
seat. It
feels better every time I ride. It is as natural to use as any
bicycle seat
I have ever been on and there is no discomfort, pain, or
numbness associated
with typical bicycle seats. Your bicycle seat is allowing me to
ride and I
recommend that all cyclists use your Spongy Wonder bicycle seat.
Thanks for spending your time to help and for insisting I take
the necessary
time to make sure it is properly adjusted. I can now ride for
hours in
comfort and without creating health problems in doing so.
Sincerely
B.Watkins
Hey Jeff,
I can't tell you how pleased I am with this new bicycle seat!!
I haven't been on my bike for several years due to numbness in
some
"sensitive" areas. It's absolutely amazing. There is no
discomfort and no
numbing sensation. Because of your Spongy Wonder bicycle seat I
will be
able to enjoy riding my bike again and improve my health by
dropping to a
normal body weight.
Thanks again.
M. Nutter
Maine
I bought the Spongy Wonder bicycle seat expecting to send it
back as I am
quite a skeptical person by nature. Well, the "adjustment
period" took about
2 days, and having had the Spongy Wonder bicycle seat in service
for 5
months now, I have to say I absolutely love it!
A friend let me test ride his bike (with a standard bicycle
seat) for about
20 mins and now I am COMPLETELY RUINED for any other bicycle
seat but the
Spongy Wonder. I didn't realize how much the Spongy Wonder was
helping me
and how comfortable it was until I rode without it...yikes,
those other
seats are pitiful.
This bicycle seat purchase was no gamble at all, and I have no
problem
recommending it to anyone as it is worth every penny.
Nathan
Calgary, Canada
Hi!
I'd like to report that my Spongy Wonder bicycle seat not only
was
comfortable during my 125km training ride (in hindsight,
probably not the
best way to test out a new seat!) - but contributed to a very
enjoyable
660km cycle tour from Toronto to Montreal!
As a past student of ergonomics, I was attracted to the elegance
of the
solution.
Cutting away all that extra bulk makes for vastly better air
circulation.
Shallow grooves in other seats simply don't cut it. The padding
is great -
it's like additional suspension over bumpy surfaces, but it is
firm enough
to keep me in control.
I don't hesitate to recommend this product to anyone that
inquires - and
they do, a lot!
Regards,
W. Huska
Hi Jeff,
The SW arrived and its AWESOME! I cant believe how easy it is to
adjust to.
My heinie is forever grateful. Thank you, thank you! You have
made cycling a
pleasure for me, instead of a pain in the butt!
Diane D.
Going back a couple of months, I purchased a bicycle seat for my
wife. We
have tried many other seats and the Spongy Wonder bicycle seat
is the only
seat she can ride on! We can again ride together.
Thanks again!
Al DeFelice
I have been on the SW bicycle seat for several weeks now and I
really love
it. It has given me a renewed interest in riding. Thanks for a
great
product.
J. N.
Kansas City, MO
Jeff,
Just wanted to let you know that the Spongy Wonder is working
for me giving
me as much control as I had with a standard bicycle seat, but
with none of
the negative effects. My groin feels great. I am going in for my
third
needle biopsy in 12 months and have a feeling everything is
going to come
out fine.
Thanks for making the Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seat.
S. Golber
Hi Jeff,
Enjoying my Spongywonder bicycle seat! I ordered 4 from you and
have had
excellent results. You may recall I had vasectomy complications
that would
not allow me to sit with a nosed saddle. In fact the nose of
normal bicyle
seats were the primary cause of my problem. After 2 surgeries
I'm finally
back on the bike thanks to your concept.
Thanks again for saving my favorite hobby over the last 35
years!
Yours cyclingly,
J. G.
Hi Jeff,
I received the two Spongy Wonders Bicycle Seats (one for myself,
the other
for my wife) and I couldn't be more pleased! Give yourself a pat
on the
back. I'm really impressed by the level of quality in the
construction. I'm
riding again and I couldn't be happier, thanks again.
Best regards,
L. Northey
Jeff,
I have been using my Spongy Wonder Bike Seat for over a week now
and it's
without a doubt the most comfortable bicycle seat I've ever
experienced.
After some adjustments I feel like I could ride as far as my
wind and legs
would hold out.
I rode to work for the first time today and after I brought the
SW inside
there was a lot of interest from my colleagues. I look forward
to using
this
summer on the MS Bike Tour from Ottawa to Kemptville and back!
Thanks and take care,
John.
Hello Jeff,
I just want to let you know how much I enjoy my spongywonder
bicycle seat.
I have no pain and can ride even longer. Once again that you
very much happy
customer
J. West
Bridgewater N.S.
Just wanted to thank you for a great bicycle seat and great
service. During
my first ride, I had several questions and told everyone that it
was so
comfortable I could hardly believe it. After the ride I was even
more
convinced by the results. No pain! Period! That had NEVER
happened to me,
after even a short, 10 mile ride.
Congratulations on a great idea.
Corky.
My Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seat arrived yesterday and I went on a
35 mile
today with the Coastal Carolina Bike Club. What a difference
this seat
made....it is wonderful. No pain up front, no soreness in my
butt either!
I absolutely love this thing! Everone in the bike club kept
asking me how my
"spongy butt" was all throughout the ride and I kept telling
them GREAT.
Thank you for making such a wonderful product. It has changed my
entire
attitude about cycling. I was about to give it up totally
because of the
pain in "my girl" region.
Do you need any sales reps down here in the southern U.S.? I
could have
easily sold 3 today. I'm serious.
Thank again,
B. P.
Hilton Head Island, SC
Hello,
My name is Greg, I am a happy owner of a spongy wonder bicycle
seat. I live
here in Marin County which I am sure you know is one of the
places that
mountain biking was developed.
Everywhere I go people ask me about my bicycle seat and I tell
them how to
get one and how much I love mine. I often tell them "I could
never go back
to riding on a conventional bicycle seat".
Take Care,
G. Blank
California
Hi Jeff;
Bought one of your bicycle seats in September and wanted to let
you know how
much I love it. Now there is no problem riding as long as I
want, without
any discomfort at all.
Anyway thanks again,
Roy
Hi There,
I bought one of your spongywonder bicycle seats about 18 months
ago after
reading about it in a UK newspaper. It completely changed my
life -
suddenly riding a bike became total pleasure and saddle soreness
was a thing
of the past - congratulations for coming up with such an
excellent
invention!
M. T.
London, England
P.S. I also got my wife pregnant recently - can't help thinking
that the
spongywonder may have played a part!
I dreaded peddling around the Rockies on my traditional bicycle
seat so I
did a search and found yours. 1360 miles over many 9000+ foot
passes, many
100 plus mile days, incredible beauty everywhere, and no pain.
None, nada,
zip, no pain. Thanks for a great bike seat.
T. Fleming
Dear Jeff,
I purchased your SPONGY WONDER BIKE SEAT in December and I just
wanted to
tell you that I love it. I have had Pelvic pain in the past
which made it
difficult to ride on a regular bicycle seat but your bike seat
has put me
back into a regular exercise schedule.
Thanks again Jeff.
P. Branton
Dear Spongy Wonder,
I had tried every bicycle seat in the market and nothing worked.
I had
stopped riding for a year until a friend told me about your
bicycle seat
which he saw at a bicycle exposition three years ago. Your seat
has been a
miracle for three years now.
Thanks,
J. Espinosa
Jeff,
Your Spongy Wonder Bike Seat is the only future for man's
reproductive
system.
H. Stam Moncton, NB
Dear Jeffrey,
I love my spongy wonder bicycle seat, and hope you have seen the
orders
trickle in from western Massachusetts. One friend ordered hers
through
Valley Bikes in Amherst, another's husband ordered her one for
her birthday,
a co-worker ordered one while at work and hard copies of your
web page are
circulating around the hospital where I work.
My ischeal tuberosities (sit bones) do feel a little tender
after a long
ride--but they do after siting at a desk all day too! The rest
of my
previously sore, aching and raw parts feel heavenly after a bike
ride. I
recommend greater emphasis on marketing to women.
There was a change in balance on the bike that my body had to
adjust to--but
no big deal for the casual rider. I was surprised when after
standing to
power up hills my butt sat down in the right place.
Thank you thank you thank you. The spongy wonder bicycle seat is
funky
looking, comfortable, inspirational to get on the bike more and
a true gift
to my 53 year old butt.
Yours, very truly,
N. Sunflower
Jeff,
I received my new spongy wonder bike seat yesterday and was able
to adapt to
a comfortable riding position within 15 minutes. Your seat is
very, very
comfortable. No numbness whatsoever!
Take Care,
Frank
Dear Jeff,
Just got off my first delightful ride on my new spongy wonder
bicycle seat.
It was fantastic compared to conventional bike seats. No more
perineum
trauma and my heinie thanks you. The stainless steel material
makes this a
lifetime seat sure to outlive many a bike. Jeff, smart young
people like you
restore this old guy's faith in our future. Thanks.
L. M.
Butler, WI
I have 1000KM on my spongy wonder bike seat and will never go
back. I give
everyone the web address. You were right: it takes some getting
used to and
some minor adjustments for a few rides. Thanks for that advice,
it really
helped.
Next week I go to Italy for a week of biking and spongy is for
sure coming
with me.
Dr. F. W.
Calgary
I have used your bike seat for three weeks now and can only give
it the
highest praise. I was ready to give up biking but now can go as
long as my
legs will hold up! I'm delighted with how comfortable your
saddle feels.
What a great invention! I had my bike shop install it and also
followed your
advice about getting a 3" rider handlebar. The combination is
unbeatable.
Thanks!
I.R.
Menomonie, WI, USA
I first saw a bike seat that resembles the spongy wonder back in
the early
90's in a management video that focused on changing paradigms.
The narrator
was a cyclist and showed a picture of the seat he had invented.
Earlier this
year, on my second ride and the usual discomfort, I remembered
the seat he
showed and went to google looking for bicycle seats. The rest is
history.
I now own a spongy wonder bike seat and am completely satisfied.
I rode for
4.5 hours Sunday with absolutely no numbness etc. I never
experienced any
muscular problems. Now to the question: Is Jeff Dixon the same
person that
did the video? It would be cool if Jeff is the same guy.
Best regards,
R. D. Welch
Jeff,
You're providing an absolutely great product! Thanks!
The afternoon the bike seat arrived, I threw it on the bike,
went for a
5-mile ride, and was quite favorably impressed. Any numbness and
discomfort
I normally experience on an ordinary bike seat wasn't there.
It's quite nice
to alight from one's bike with a pleasant feeling of a good ride
rather than
concern for any circulatory or nervous system damage you may
have just
incurred. It is a pleasure to finally find a high-quality,
effective bicycle
seat that really solves a problem many cyclists experience.
With genuine appreciation,
Bill
The SW bike seat is fantastic. I've been riding with the SW for
about two
years now and have just put some fresh pads on the seat - it's
like new. I
will never buy another bicycle seat.
It does feel less stable in cornering, that's a fact. And when
sprinting the
transition back to the seat from standing up is not as sure as
with a
conventional saddle as the thighs are not guided by the saddle
front.
Likewise going downhill at speed there is less control - you
cannot lock the
seat between mid thigh in a semi standing up position - I
imagine this will
affect mtn bike interest. However, all these negatives are more
than
compensated for by the pros of the SW.
There is still very little awareness of SW over here in Europe.
With thanks for your invention - the SW is a design classic that
deserves
world-wide acclaim in a world where more people should be
cycling.
Best regards,
Nicholas Brown
I recently bought your unique bicycle seat an feel obligued to
forward my
comments. It is the best $66.00 dollars I have ever spent.
Simple and
logical for the male anatomy. I have shown my cycling friends
the product
and given them your web address.
R. Norris
Mr. Dixon,
I have been using your bicycle seat for about three months of
winter
commuting in Alaska on roads and ski trails with highly variable
surface
conditions ranging from ice to groomed snow. The "Spongywonder"
is working
very well in all conditions. I have it mounted on a soft-tail
Litespeed Ti
with a Rockshox seat post. That combination along with low
pressure Nokia
studded tires absorbs the brunt of the jarring. Good job.
David S.
Anchorage, Alaska
Dear Spongy Wonder,
Well, I can now say I have done a long term test on your bike
seat. I ride
aprox.4000-5000 miles throughout each year including the severe
winters of
the northeast. I have used this seat for 4 years and still are
using the
same pads that came with it. I also have one of your seats on my
indoor
cycle trainer, that my wife has used for 4 years. Not one
problem has
occurred and this has to be the best seat on the market. I
sincerely would
like to thank you for coming up with this great product. Great
quality,
Great price and the thing will last forever (and no more
numbness!!!!)
Thanks L. M.
Sayre, PA
My husband and I have had our spongy wonder bicycle seats 2
weeks. We L O V
E them. Neither of us have any numbness at all. We could ride on
these seats
as long as our legs would hold out. I've tried many, many seats,
and this is
the only one that has worked for me. I use to get numb after 5
miles. Not
now. THANKS SO MUCH!
The Bredemann's
You mentioned your wife said it was comfy and I agree with her.
I wrote the Vulvar Pain Foundation and said thank you for the
letter from
the lady in Oregon who mentioned it, that I ordered it, and that
if anyone
else needed a bike seat and hadn't been able to ride a bike in
awhile, this
is their answer.
Thanks so much for coming up with the design. Women who have
female problems
and couldn't ride will now be able to do so. Just wanted to say
THANKS!
M. L.
Kure Beach, N. C.
First off, I'd like to say thanks. This bike seat honestly ranks
as one of
my all-time favourite purchases. Almost every other bike seat I
would use
(no matter how soft) was extremely painful - especially in a
bent over, aero
position. I was told by most people that it wouldn't work on
long rides and
warned that it wouldn't be as stable around corners. Yet I
continue to train
on it for hours at a time without a complaint.
I'll be putting it to the true test this summer as I plan to go
across
Canada on it. I also plan to use it in the Ironman Canada race
in Penticton
this summer. Cheers & thanks again for creating a much needed
product!
D. Eide
Hey Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seat Inventor:
I just wanted to let you know that I recently completed a 250
mile bike ride
in rural Oregon as part of Cycle Oregon. Due to health problems,
it would
not have been possible without your bicycle seat. I showed it to
lots of
fellow riders and will be interested to see if you get a bunch
of orders
coming in from Oregon. Thanks again - you made it all possible!
Karrie
Dear Jeff,
Just got off my first delightful ride on my new spongy wonder
bike seat. It
was fantastic compared to conventional bike seats. No more
perineum trauma
and my heinie thanks you. The stainless steel material makes
this a lifetime
bicycle seat sure to outlive many a bike. Jeff, smart young
people like you
restore this old guy's faith in our future. Thanks.
Your respectful and satisfied customer,
Larry Michael
What a product you offer. I dreaded peddling around the Rockies
on my
traditional bicycle seat so I did a search and found yours. 1360
miles over
many 9000+ foot passes, many 100 plus mile days, incredible
beauty
everywhere, and no pain. None, nada, zip, no pain. Without the
saddle horn
the rider is able to develop several different positions that
all result in
full leg extension but reduce the wear on the soles of the feet.
Thanks for a great product,
T.F. Banks, OR
Jeff,
I thought I should drop you a line. I've had my Spongy Wonder
Bicycle Seat
for a couple of months now, riding as frequently as possible
(but not often
enough). I loved the seat from the start, but really didn't
appreciate how
much until I took a ride on my son's mountain bike after
completing some
gear and chain repairs. By the time I was done, I felt like I
had straddled
a plank for an hour.
I really had no problem getting used to my Spongy Wonder even on
trail
riding. I was concerned originally that there would be a problem
with weight
transfer on the downhill, but hasn't proved to be a problem at
all. It is
the most unique seat that I have ever seen, and trust me when I
tell you, it
gets lots of attention when I'm out in a crowd. I've also
discovered that
terms "Hardcore" and "Bomb" are a good thing.
E. R.
Dear Mr. Dixon,
I gave my wife one of your Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seats this
spring for her
birthday. She has ridden on it all summer and claims that you
are a genius
and should be awarded the Nobel Prize. I just hope that you
don't look like
Mel Gibson because men whose wives have had numb gens will no
doubt need to
be restrained in your presence. Thanks for solving one of the
world's small
but painful problems.
H. G.
Calgary
Bonjour Jeff,
First of all I would like to thank you for the wonderful hours I
passed on
my bike this summer without pain you know where. During the
summer many
people asked me what was the weird contraption I was sitting on
and I
explained to them what your seat was all about and how much I
enjoyed the
comfort. I hope you had orders from these people.
J. F.
Hull, Quebec
Dear Spongy Wonder:
My wife and I just purchased 2 Spongy Wonder Bike Seats a couple
of weeks
ago for our Cannondale tandem. Quite frankly, I didn't know how
I was going
to like it because I've tried other male-friendly seats without
success.
We've only ridden these 40-50 miles by now, but even with that
brief
experience, we both love them! Within about 100 meters of
getting on the
first time, my wife said that it felt like she was riding naked
- and I felt
exactly the same way. They're great. We'll tell our friends.
K. T.
Granger, Indiana
Hello from the land of the Los Alamos Fire!
I received my Spongy Wonder Bicycle Seat a couple of days ago,
mounted it up
yesterday, and wanted to report back and thank you. I've never
had a more
comfortable bicycle seat in the twenty-eight-odd years I've been
riding!
Your literature warned there'd be a brief period of adjustment.
Not true at
all! The Spongy Wonder was astonishingly comfortable from the
moment I
parked my heinie on it.
Today I did some off-road stuff and a lot of hill climbing to
see whether
the Spongy Wonder was going to be able to be there for me where
it counts.
Again, I was amazed! Climbing hills, I found I stood easier to
pump, and
when I got wiped out the seat was right there under my pelvic
bones. It felt
so natural! You folks really have a winner. Great engineering!
Cheers,
Erich
Just a few words to let you know about riding up north on a
spongy wonder
bike seat. My first ride was a little odd. I didn't have the
tilt set
correctly. My second ride confirmed the modification to make and
the third
ride was perfect. You know you got it beat when you find your
self doing 12
km without even thinking about your bike seat. At six this
morning going
around Sugarloaf mountain I figured out that Spongy Wonder is a
little like
Alexander Keith's beer. THOSE WHO BIKE IT, BIKE IT A LOT!
Happy biking,
Andre J B.
I'm afraid I've blown your statistics because my total
adjustment period was
about 10 minutes. The Spongy Wonder is such an improvement over
any of my
previous bicycle seats. I'm resisting the temptation to shout to
other
bikers "How can you stand that?!"
Continuing to ride,
RAS
Santa Sruz, California
Hi Jeff, received my spongy wonder bike seat some three weeks
ago, after 3-4
short rides and adjustments, I have found it to be just great,
it is well
made, easy to adjust, eliminates all numbness, and all around a
great
improvement over any bike seats that I have seen on the market.
Thanks for creating such a great item.
Dan F.,
Kamloops BC
Greetings Jeff, This past Monday through today I was the
instructor for the
IPMBA Police Cyclist Course held in Decatur, Illinois. During
the police
training, I found what abuse the seat would handle.
We were doing a group ride with me bringing up the rear when an
elderly lady
going about 30-35 hit me from the rear with her Buick. The hit
shattered her
windshield and my bike went flying into two other riders. One
officier broke
a clavical but my body armor protected me. I went and inspected
my bike and
found a twisted seat post but there was no damage that I
could/can find on
the Spongwonder other than the pads being trashed. I was very
impressed. I
thought you would like to know how your product dealt with the
abuse.
Your Servant,
Pete Avery
Just wanted to drop you a line an let you know how I am making
out on the
Spongy Wonder Bicycle seat. My initial ride was 25km with some
adjustments.
I found the magic location and pulled of a 36km trip involving
1/3 climbing.
No numbness or pain in the crotch area. My prostate thanks you.
I will be
sending a picture of this to my family doctor and Urologist.
Unbelievable.
What a great product. It looks rather Hi-tech and very cool as
well.
Bob B.
Dear Jeff,
I just wanted to tell you that I had ordered the Spongy Wonder
bike seat for
my son who has a chronic problem with a testicle and he is
absolutely
delighted with the seat. He can ride without any pain during or,
as was
often the case, after. He is doing a lot more riding these days.
Get them
into stores and spread the word to urologists.
J. McL.
Jeff,
Got my Spongy Wonder bicycle seat yesterday. Put it on and set it to the "Starting" position recommended with the enclosed instructions. I loved it from the moment I climbed on. Took the Spongy Wonder for a 5 mile ride and couldn't be more happy. I've done some tweaking on it, but I do that with everything.
For the record, I ride about 50 miles a week on hilly terrain (South Central Kentucky). This bicycle seat is worth every penny.
W. Grimes
Edmonton, KY
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