There are three comfort zones or places your body touches a bicycle.   As long as you can bear the weight of your body okay between those three places without numbness, pain or pinching then you can ride all day long.

Today we will be touching upon the saddle.  This is also the hardest thing to explain or go super indepth about in only one article.  Think of this as the first of many thoughts on saddles or reviews.  Please read through and email about specific questions you have about saddles to continue the discussion.

The very first thing to know about those comfort zones, especially your seat, they are very personal!  A good bike fit is important and so is the feed back to who ever is helping you with your seat alignment.

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Ashley planned to go back to using her old bike to get to her job at Ability Counts, and locked that one up outside. Late Monday afternoon, Martinez and Chief Mark Garcia delivered the new bike to a parking lot at the familys apartment complex. The arrest did not lead to the recovery of any of the familys bikes, but Ashleys story did strike a chord. "We felt that was very unfortunate that she had her bike stolen," said Lt. Travis Martinez. Over the next few weeks, the family lost two more bikes to thieves with bolt cutters. She couldnt understand why anyone would take her bike. Redlands police donated a blue La Jolla beach cruiser, provided by Walmart, to Ashley so she can get back the independence of having her own transportation to work. Ashley Fivecoat, 23, got the bicycle of her dreams for her birthday just over a month ago -- a blue Schwinn beach cruiser with yellow flowers and a silver rack.

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