There is also the similar, but somewhat less expensive, Circe Morpheus. (I've no personal experience but have had a conventional pattern Helios in the fleet since 2010.)horizon wrote: ↑29 Sep 2021, 12:59pm I can't think of a disadvantage of this bike compared to a standard tandem except the price:
https://hasebikes.com/95-1-Tandem-PINO-ALLROUND.html
It's sad that a bike that can replace a car costs alsmost as much as one, about £6000 IIRC. And it would solve the OP's issue.
Coccyx Pain
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Have you considered a suspension seatpost?
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I also have coccyx problems sine I damaged mine twenty five years ago when skiing (ok, I fell on ice outside a bar!) and it’s been problematic ever since with cycling.
I’ve experimented with various saddles as I also find it gradually gets worse on a long tour. I currently have a rido saddle which is the best solution for the coccyx that I have found and was transformative. However it’s not perfect for women (and I’m fairly narrow hipped) and I also found it somewhat uncomfortable for long rides (not coccyx wise but general comfort- it could be because I didn’t do that much riding except touring and broke it in on tour in the USA).
I’ve currently bodged a solution with one of the gel sports bike covers (not a big squashy cover- I had to cut a small slice in it to make it fit) and that helps a lot with the comfort but does leave a small residue of coccyx pain again cumulatively- I started noticing it after about a week of touring on the longer days. It seems a reasonable compromise together with not doing excessively long days but I’ll keep an eye out for a perfect solution. I got the R2. I might be better with the other design I suspect,
https://www.rido-cycling.com/bring-comf ... s-reviews/
I’ve experimented with various saddles as I also find it gradually gets worse on a long tour. I currently have a rido saddle which is the best solution for the coccyx that I have found and was transformative. However it’s not perfect for women (and I’m fairly narrow hipped) and I also found it somewhat uncomfortable for long rides (not coccyx wise but general comfort- it could be because I didn’t do that much riding except touring and broke it in on tour in the USA).
I’ve currently bodged a solution with one of the gel sports bike covers (not a big squashy cover- I had to cut a small slice in it to make it fit) and that helps a lot with the comfort but does leave a small residue of coccyx pain again cumulatively- I started noticing it after about a week of touring on the longer days. It seems a reasonable compromise together with not doing excessively long days but I’ll keep an eye out for a perfect solution. I got the R2. I might be better with the other design I suspect,
https://www.rido-cycling.com/bring-comf ... s-reviews/
Last edited by MrsHJ on 27 Dec 2021, 11:30pm, edited 3 times in total.
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Please get in touch if you would like to borrow a Rido R2, as suggested by MrsHJ in her message above. It certainly is a different seating experience to your usual saddle!
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Could she let us know how she gets on Ian? Obviously I’m interested in this subject given my own experiences.I really could do with an x ray for my coccyx one day to see if there is any evidence of what’s wrong.
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Of course. I hope to be able to give a favourable report.