Ordered one of these tonight - my Xmas present to me

[willtill]

Some funny shit right there. I see the ElliptiGo has stationary handle bars which has to make it easier on the back. I looked at the video on the website and it showed shots of Manhattan but I can honestly say I don't think I've seen one here yet. Plus, the best part is you stand up as I knew a guy, very serious into biking, removed his seat for obvious reasons.

Yea, I have never been able to find a comfortable bicycle seat for training. I have tried several seats but always get numbness and pain... some say that you just have to tough it out and you'll eventually get used to it. I don't see how...

One nice aspect of the Street Strider and the ElliptiGO; is that you stand up and are more elevated which makes it easier for traffic to see you; and it is quite titillating to go swooping down a hill at speed while standing straight up and elevated like that. A nice adrenaline rush. Makes me feel like a kid again.

[taxfree4]

Yea, I have never been able to find a comfortable bicycle seat for training. I have tried several seats but always get numbness and pain... some say that you just have to tough it out and you'll eventually get used to it. I don't see how...

One nice aspect of the Street Strider and the ElliptiGO; is that you stand up and are more elevated which makes it easier for traffic to see you; and it is quite titillating to go swooping down a hill at speed while standing straight up and elevated like that. A nice adrenaline rush. Makes me feel like a kid again.

This guy's philosophy for the seat removal was that sitting in those narrow seats decreases the flow of lymph fluid to the lymph nodes in the groin area and possibly, I guess, increasing the chance for cancer in that area. Whether that was true or not I don't know. It's true standing you are more visible but as you know, being on the "B", thats only if those shitheads in their cars actually look up from their phones while they're driving so be careful out there and mount your cam on a helmet if you can as that should be some great footage.