Joyseat

This is the best thing that have happened to me since I got a bike. It is so nice to skip the painful part of riding and just enjoy instead. I was not expecting that it also would make my ride more stable when the ground is a little bit rough.

An Upgrade Worth the Price

For me, this is one of those "premium" products that is worth the extra money. I'm a tall guy and upgrading to a Posedla is a bit like paying extra for more legroom on a long flight. The more hours you spend on the bike, the more "worth it" the upgrade is. I was skeptical even after receiving my first Joyseat. I figured that, in the worst case scenario, I could use it as a lighter "race day only" saddle even if it was uncomfortable and a total bust. Once I got the tilt and setback dialled in properly, the Joyseat made my existing saddle seem ridiculously uncomfortable. I "had to" replace all of my existing saddles even though I had been happily using the same model on all my bikes for many years. So I would recommend the Posedla but with three points of caution. The first would be that it took me some time (more than a month of tinkering) to get the tilt and setback right (more nose down and forward than I would have expected). The Posedla seems designed for particular "sweet spot" and getting the fit wrong can make it seem uncomfortable initially. The second would be that it is important to be brutally honest, rather than "aspirational", in filling out the Posedla questionnaire. Posedla provided exactly what I said that I wanted, so the answers to those questions really do matter. The third would be that you may need to upgrade all of your saddles once you get a Posedla. For me, the Posedla immediately made the saddle I had been using since 2018 seem completely "wrong" for me. The old saddle suddenly felt like sitting in a bean bag chair...and not in a good way.

Still trying to love the Joyseat my sit bones are not in love yet

Excellent sales and communication through out the process. I ridden the saddle about 200k on mostly flat roads (about 25% on gravel). The build quality and saddle shape are great. The saddle shape is superior to my previous saddle. However the contact points are much much firmer than my old saddle. The first three rides left my sit bones quite tender. That is normal for me getting back on the bike in spring, but I have risen about 2,500 miles this year with no sit bone discomfort. My last ride was better (less discomfort) on the road but the gravel sections had my sit bones talking. Do not know if it is thickness of padding or the firm material composition. In summary a great quality product and sales experience. For me the contact point firmness on my saddle may cause me to replace the saddle. I'll see how it goes. Charles Auchterlonie