Thought you would like to see this communication
Obviously Rido care about their product
Hi Mike,
Glad to read that you eventually found the R2 to your liking.
As regards its suitability for electric biking, you’re correct when you say that saddles really have to be more robust.
Maybe this will be an area we will look at in the near future.
Happy cycling,
John
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From: mike
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 1:57 PM
To: RIDO cycle saddles, UK
Subject: Re: How have you been getting along with your RIDO saddle?
Thank you for your communication, it is always a pleasure to find a manufacturer who takes his product seriously.
My own impression of the Rido R2 is that it is not particularly comfortable at first, but it never gets worse, even after many miles. The ability to shift along it is crucial and I find that I am in fact quite comfortable.
Having had a rather private operation, I particularly like the lack of pressure on the more sensitive parts!
However, I am an electric cyclist now and the lack of any springing in my R2 tells against it. In fact, my first R2 broke its rail on Belgian cobbles.
E-cyclists obviously do not pedal so hard and therefore carry more of their weight on the saddle, especially us older ones who like to sit bolt upright.
My dream Rido would be about an inch or so wider, fitted with solid steel rails, not hollow chrome-molybdenum which cannot take sudden shocks, and large coil springs at the back.
Such a saddle would appeal to e-cyclists. I know a few who have tried large gel filled saddles, only to be disappointed because gel moves away from pressure points.
Well sprung mattress type saddles, although they look appealing, force you to sit in one posture, and in reality, all that springing only insulates against road shock, whereas what is needed is either something as wide as a tractor seat, or a Rido which allows pressure point shifting.
Regards,
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: RIDO cycle saddles, UK
To:
Rido_saddle_cyclists@feedback.co.uk
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 9:40 AM
Subject: How have you been getting along with your RIDO saddle?
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DATE: 30th April 2012
Dear RIDO Customer,
R2 rider? RLt sprinter?
Just wondered how you’ve been getting along with your RIDO saddle.
Whilst the ‘pressure shifting’ R2 continues to rejuvenate people’s cycling enjoyment in ever expanding numbers, the popularity of the new performance-orientated RLt launched at the end of 2011 grows unabated, helped along by significant professional magazine reviews such as Road.CC, Triathlon 220 and Cycling Plus.
But you can’t beat personal feedback and we always like to read about riders’ experiences.... what sort of cycling (commuter, leisure, pack-tour, time trialling, track etc); how you have benefitted from the saddle’s attributes; or what improvements, if any, you might like to see in the future.
If you have a moment we’d love to hear from you.... with accompanying snapshots of your ‘machines’ too if possible.
Of course, if you have already done this, then please accept our apologies and ignore us!
Looking forward,
Kind regards,
John Kenney
Designer of the RIDO saddle
RIDO SPORT LTD., Suffolk, England
