If you ask most cyclists about high-technology products on their bikes, it’s unlikely that the saddle will make the list. If you look at our list of the best road bike saddles, you’ll find that idea reinforced again. We have options for short or long and different weights but most of what is there is relatively traditional. Despite that, there’s a bit of a revolution happening in saddles.
Tech specs: Posedla Joyseat custom 3D printed saddle
Price: £490 / $490
Length: 262 mm
Width: 136-162 mm depending on the buyer
Weight: 180g as measured
Rail: 7×9 carbon
More info: posedla.com
The revolution that is pushing bike saddle technology is 3D printing and it started with Specialized. In 2020 Specialized was the first to use 3D printing technology from a California company named Carbon to create a saddle unlike anything else on the market. Since then, Specialized has moved on to a second generation, Fizik has put out two generations of saddles using the same technology, and both Sella San Marco and Selle Italia now have options as well. What all of those options share is that the technology underpinning them is the same.
Depending on your choice of available brands, the approach is still relatively old school. There are advantages to the products those brands are offering but they are far from the truly custom future of manufacturing that 3D printing promises. Posedla is a small Czech brand that aims to change that. The Joyseat isn’t just 3D printed, it’s handmade and custom 3D printed to your body.
Promises don’t mean much though so I proposed an idea to put the saddle to the test. I flew across the world and spent 20 hours riding from Prague to Vienna on a Joyseat to see how it performed. Keep reading to see my thoughts on one of the most unique saddles available on the market.
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Design and aesthetics
To understand the design of the Posedla Joyseat you have to start with an understanding of the man behind the company, Jiří Dužár. If you dig a bit you can get him to talk about the technology behind his saddle company but that’s not where the passion seems to flow. Instead, almost every conversation seems to start and end with a discussion of the land that Posedla Manufacturing calls…
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