« I thought the seat was just too hard »: why the ache you feel sitting down after a spin session almost always comes from a saddle a few centimetres too high
That bruising and numbness after spin class? It’s probably not the saddle padding—it’s a saddle positioned just centimetres too high. This subtle positioning error forces your hips to rock with every pedal stroke, grinding soft tissue against the narrowest part of the seat. The fix takes minutes, not money.