Cycling Forum / General / Technical / October 2006

Do's any use a Hobson Easyseat II,
Which is the replacement for the plain old Hobson Easyseat - in case
you didn't know.
For the last few years I've used a Spongywonder seat because for
medical reasons I cant use an ordinary seat (that explanation will
hopefully negate suggestions that I use something more conventional)
but its getting a bit battered now is a bit out of shape and needs
replacing. The Spongywonder hasn't been developed at all so I've been
looking at the alternatives.

Which I've narrowed down to the Spiderflex and the Easyseat II
http://www.spiderflex.com/
http://www.hobsonseats.com/prod_easyii.htm

The spiderflex looks ok clean & simple but is a bit more expensive and
I'd have to order it from the US (I'm in the UK)
The Easyseat II I can get over here but I'm slightly concerned by the
(few) reviews I've found, they suggest that the built in adjustment
might be a problem and also that it's noisy tending to creak which
might indicate future stress failure. The Easyseat might be cheaper and
easier to purchase but its complexity might make it short lived.

So I'm hoping that someone can give some useful info for which of
course I'll be most grateful

Graham