Review of Bell GelTech Seat with AirGel pockets

Bell GelTech Seat with AirGel pockets
By: Bell Average Rating: 3.0 Total Reviews: 2
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Perfectly fine for those w/big butts!

On: 2008-06-29

I bought mine at Wal-Mart last year. Since then, this seat has been super comfortable. I did notice the gel pads heating up somewhat. I keep mine garaged, and never park it outside, so Ive never encountered this.

My butt seems bigger than the other reviewers - Im a male with a 35" waist. This fits rather nicely. The seats adjusted perfectly for me, too; its not pointing too far up or down. I recently purchased a bike that had a shock absorber on the post. When coupled with that, I now have the smoothest ride Ive ever had on a mountain bike!

The gel pads are the worst feature about this product

On: 2008-05-17

I bought this seat after the original seat that came with my bicycle was stolen, thinking it would be an upgrade from the standard ones.

The seat is in itself not too comfortable, as it is a little bit too wide for my body. Im a 56 female of average frame, and it always felt too big for me. Also, it seemed like no matter how many adjustments I made to the seat, it always ended up being pointed slightly upwards in the front, which made it even more uncomfortable to ride on.

The worst feature of the seat are the gel pads. They heat up under the sun, and many times I ended up walking with my bike because the seat was too hot to sit on for any period longer than a few seconds. I ended up removing them altogether so that I could actually ride my bike.

I would not recommend purchasing this product, there are others of lower or similar values that are much more anatomically comfortable (and without gel pads from hell that will give you butt burns).