This was a Dogbert joke in a Dilbert cartoon. It was not intended as complete dissertation on the history of the bicycle industry.

>>Problem: Bicycle seats are uncomfortable.
>>Solution: Dorky pants.
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>Nope. That would remind me that the humoroids I used to have weren't funny at all. Actually, the prostate pressers that pass for bicycle seats nowadays are maybe OK for racers, because every time they try to sit on them they are painfully reminded that they should be passing their weight to the pedals, not their butts.
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>For the rest of us, wide seat with some suspension. The one I found is almost perfect, except they had to have one stitch on the top side, with a few venting holes. Which invariably gets water into the inner spongy mass, and gets water out onto my left trouser leg (*) as soon as I sit on it. Solution: grocery bag over the seat when not in use. Sometimes also when in use (if I forgot :).
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>(*) qv under the ambiguity link below, then L