Why MoonSaddle?

Through history, we have seen many precedents established for whatever archaic reasoning.  The bicycle saddle is no exception. It is puzzling why the traditional saddle was made the way it is. Other common accessories, equipment is likewise improperly designed, but remains widely accepted. The Seat belts is a good example of initial resistance for use and later evolved into a commonly accepted accessory. High Heel shoes, Boxing, bad habits, and daylight savings time, ill timed stop lights, are all good examples of “That’s the way it’s always been”.  There are many others.

Design.  MoonSaddle was designed to better fit the human anatomy. Riding a bicycle is not a natural thing to do. The human anatomy was never made to safely straddle a cutting edge like a rail.  But we learn to adapt.  The human body is equipped with both hard and soft tissue. Basically, hard tissue is provided for support (skeleton) and the soft tissues clings to the skeleton to carry out their various functions.  Soft tissue was not made to support the anatomy, the skeleton was.  The soft tissue is composed of many vascular and nerve provisions that were never intended to be severely impacted where permanent damage is imparted.

Weight distribution on a bicycle should be shared fairly equally between the butt, legs and hands.  Too much weight on any one of these will cause discomfort. We suggest a balance of 20% on hands, 40% on butt and 40% on legs.  Riding a bicycle sitting straight up is ok for casual riding, but not for practical purposes of touring or racing.  The saddle is more of a resting or leaning fixture and is not a lounge chair.