EP1954553A1

EP1954553A1 - Bicycle saddle

Info

Publication number: EP1954553A1
Application number: EP06830238A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Lutz Scheffer; Andreas Heimerdinger; Kim Tofaute; Franc Arnold
Original assignee: RTI Sports Vertrieb von Sportartikeln GmbH
Current assignee: RTI Sports Vertrieb von Sportartikeln GmbH
Priority date: 2005-12-01
Filing date: 2006-11-30
Publication date: 2008-08-13
Also published as: US20110115265A1; WO2007063099A1

Abstract

A bicycle saddle, in particular a man's bicycle saddle, has a two-part saddle shell with a front part (10) and a posterior part (12). A saddle framework (16) is connected to the lower sides of the front part (10) and of the posterior part (12). In order to adjust the hardness of the saddle, a variable spacer element (24) is provided between the front part (10) and the posterior part (12) in order to adjust the horizontal distance between the front part (10) and the posterior part (12).

Description

bicycle saddle

The invention relates to a bicycle saddle, in particular a men's bicycle saddle,

Fahrradsätte! generally have a rear area, a buttocks on which the cyclist sits. The seat part goes in the direction of travel in a narrow and elongated front over the disadvantage of such bicycle saddles is that while cycling from the bicycle seat! a pressure on the genital area of the cyclist is exercised. This is particularly unpleasant for male cycling and reduces ride comfort. Furthermore, there is a risk that, especially with prolonged cycling enduring health problems.

From DE 199 320 31 Al is a bicycle seat! known with two-piece saddle shell. Here, the front part of the saddle shell is hingedly connected to the seat part of the saddle shell. The tip of the bicycle saddle or the front part can thus be weggekiappt down. In such a saddle, however, the relief of the genital area is not sufficient. Furthermore, the bicycle seat is not individually adjustable to the cyclist,

The object of the invention is to provide a bicycle saddle, in which on the one hand the pressure prevailing in Genitaibereich is reduced and preferably an adjustability, in particular in terms of saddle hardness is possible. The object is achieved according to the invention by the features of claim 1.

The bicycle saddle according to the invention has a multi-part, in particular two-part, saddle shell with a front part and a seat part. With a bottom of the front part and / or the seat part a saddle frame is connected. The saddle frame serves as an adapter for attaching the saddle to the saddle tube. Usually, the saddle frame has two frame struts. According to the invention, a spacing element is arranged between the front part and the seat part of the satellite table shell. The spacer element is variable for adjusting a horizontal distance between the front part and the seat part, in particular length-adjustable. Thus, it is possible to increase the hardness of the saddle by reducing the distance between the front part and the seat part. Here is the saddle! in the saddle longitudinal direction firmly connected to the front part and the seat part.

In particular, the bicycle saddle according to the invention is a further development of the bicycle saddle described in the subsequently published utility model application DE 20 2004 013 746, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. An essential element of the bicycle saddle described in this utility model application consists in an element for height adjustment between the front part and the seat part, or the seat part of the bicycle saddle. Due to the additional provision of a spacer element according to the invention that can be combined with the element for height adjustment, a very individual adjustment of the flexibility of the front part is ensured. The spacer according to the invention is not combined in a particularly preferred embodiment with the height adjustment, so that only a single element is provided for hardening hardness.

The spacer element may be formed as a rigid element and, for example, have a screw or the like. If the spacer has a higher rigidity than the saddle shells, is done by changing the position of the spacer always changing the Distance between the front part and the buttocks part of the at least two-part saddle shell. Optionally, however, the spacing element can also have an elasticity, so that the hardness of the spacing element can be varied by adjusting the spacing element. In this case, if necessary, no or only a small horizontal change in distance between the front and buttocks part occurs. Nevertheless, due to the change in the hardness or rigidity of the spacer element or of at least one component of the spacer element, the hardness is changed. Preferably, the spacer element or at least one constituent part of the spacer element is designed such that a combination of a change in length of the spacer element, ie a change in the rigidity of the spacer element with a change in distance between the front part and the seat part of the saddle shell.

Preferably, the spacer element has a first holding part connected to the front part and a second holding part connected to the seat part. In this case, the two holding parts are connected to one another in particularly preferred embodiments via a connecting element, wherein the connecting element is preferably designed to be adjustable in length. Since the two holding parts are preferably firmly connected to the front part or with the seat part, is carried out by the length adjustment of the connecting element is a distance adjustment between the front part and the buttocks. Here, the connecting element may be formed as a screw which is held by one of the two holding side and engages in a, in another Halteten, provided thread. Likewise, the connecting element can be designed as a corresponding locking element. Under Längenverstelbarkeit hereby a caused by the connecting element distance change of the two Halteteiie or the front part and the buttocks part understood. Furthermore, it is possible not to design the connecting element itself as length-adjustable, but instead to make one or both holding parts displaceable with the corresponding part of the saddle shell in the longitudinal direction, wherein the position of the holding part can be fixed in the different positions. The fixing can be done by corresponding locking elements, clamp connections and the like. In this case, the adjustability of the distance can be achieved in such a way that an uncomplicated change of the distance from the user is possible. This can be done for example in a trained as a screw or threaded rod connecting element by an appropriate Einsteilen using a key. Even when providing locking elements, a displacement can possibly be done by hand or with a simple tool. In a further embodiment, a distance adjustment can be designed such that it is possible, for example, only by replacing the connecting element. In such a distance setting is a predetermined distance setting, which is usually not or rarely changed by the user.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the connecting element is arranged inclined with respect to a saddle plane. Here is the saddle level with the mounted Satte! essentially horizontally extending upper side of the saddle. The connecting element is thus inclined with a mounted saddle relative to a horizontal. This has the advantage that when tensioning the connecting element, i. when changing the distance between the two holding elements, not only changing the horizontal distance between the two saddle parts, but also changing the vertical position of the two satiety parts to each other in the genital area. The connecting element or, a central axis of the connecting element is inclined relative to the saddle plane or a horizontal, preferably in a range of 10 to 50 °.

Preferably, the connecting element is inclined such that during clamping of the connecting element, d, h. When reducing the distance of the holding elements to each other, moving the front part of the saddle in the genital area is done upwards. The inclination of the connecting element is in this case such that the connecting element, starting from the front part in the assembled state, extends downwards. The vertical distance of the Verbindungsseiements to the front part is thus less than the vertical distance of the connecting element to the seat part.

The connecting element may be formed as a screw or threaded rod, but also as an elastic intermediate part, such as an elastic rod or a rope. In a further embodiment, the connecting element has a cable. In particular, the connecting element is designed as a cable and extends from one of the two holding elements to the second holding element, which has a deflecting element, so that the cable is returned from the second element after a partial looping of the deflecting element back to the other holding element. In this case, the deflecting element can be connected to the first or the second holding element. The two ends of as Sei! trained connecting element are thus connected to the same holding element. In particular, the position of one of the two ends relative to the holding element can be adjustable or variable in this case in order to be able to change the length of the rope and thus the cable tension and / or the distance between the front part and the seat part of the saddle.

In a further particularly preferred embodiment, the connecting element has a receiving element. The receiving element is used in particular for receiving at least one end of the rope. In this embodiment, therefore, one end of the rope can be connected to the receiving element and the other end of the rope can be connected to the first or second retaining element. Preferably, in this embodiment, both cable ends are connected to the receiving element, wherein the cable wraps around a deflection element connected to one of the two holding elements or is connected thereto. Preferably, the receiving element is connected to one of the two holding elements such that the position of the receiving element relative to the retaining element is variable, in particular in the longitudinal direction displaceable. In this case, the connection of the receiving element with the holding element preferably via an actuating element, which may be a threaded rod, a locking elements exhibiting actuator and the like. Act. By adjusting the adjusting element, the position of the receiving element is preferably changed in the longitudinal direction of the saddle. This results in a change in the cable tension and / or the distance between the front part and the buttocks part of the saddle.

Preferably, a damping element is provided between the connecting element and one or both of the holding elements. This has when using the Saddle the advantage that a suspension or damping effect is given. This is particularly advantageous when using the saddle according to the invention in mountain bikes to dampen vibrations that occur.

The damping element is preferably designed such that it is in particular easily replaceable by the user himself. This makes it possible to use damping elements of different hardness and thus different damping characteristics. In particular, the damping element has a plurality of individually replaceable discs. This allows a very individual hardness can be adjusted.

In order to enable a vertical displacement or pivoting of the front part relative to the seat part, the connecting element with the first and / or the second holding part articulated in particular pivotally connected, wherein the pivot axis is preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Pivoting or deformation of the front part is preferably carried out around a, possibly virtual pivot axis arranged in the region of the saddle tip.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the spacer has a, in particular connected to the connecting element, handwheel. Preferably, the connecting element in this case has a threaded rod which is connected to the handwheel. It is thus possible, by turning the handwheel, to adjust the hardness of the saddle in a simple manner. Due to the provision of a handwheel this tool is not required.

Both in the version without handwheel, in which the adjustment is done by tools, as well as in the embodiment with handwheel, the connecting element is preferably arranged such that it is easily accessible from the back of the saddle.

In order to realize the best possible accessibility of the handwheel, the front part has a protruding into the buttock bulge or a neck. The approach is essentially U-shaped or V-shaped. It is particularly preferred in this case that the approach far into the buttocks! protrudes that the bulge or the approach to between the provided on the seat side Fastening elements of the saddle frame protrudes. This makes it possible to arrange the connecting element easily accessible. In particular, the seat part has a recess corresponding to the bulge.

The front part and the seat part of the bicycle saddle may each have a separate padding element. In this case, the upholstery element may include, in addition to a cushion, a cover which fixes the upholstery.

Furthermore, it is possible that a common cushioning element is provided. In this embodiment, therefore, not the entire saddle is formed in two parts but only the saddle shell. The common padding element then spans both the front part and the seat part of the saddle shell. Due to the elasticity of the cushion element, the hardness of the saddle can be further varied with the help of the spacer element according to the invention.

In a further preferred embodiment, the front part has a preferably longitudinally aligned stiffening element, wherein the stiffening element is designed as a first holding part of the spacer element. It is particularly preferred that the stiffening element stiffens a longitudinal slot in the front part. The longitudinal slot, which is preferably continuous in the vertical direction, serves as a venous channel. Particularly preferably, the stiffening element is designed such that it surrounds the longitudinal slot like a collar.

Another independent of the above-described embodiments invention is that a multipart, especially two-piece saddle whose front and buttocks! are connected to a saddle frame, is formed such that the front part is resilient or elastically deformable. Here, a free end of pointing in the direction of the buttocks front part is elastic. Preferably, the front part is connected to the frame only in the region of the saddle tip and has such a stiffness that the front part of the saddle is made yielding in the genital region by pressure forces that occur in particular due to the weight of the driver. Here, the stiffness or, the elasticity of the front part, especially the saddle shell of the front part is matched to the loads occurring. In Dependence of the free length of the front part, d, h. the length of the cantilever and depending on the weight of the driver, the material properties are determined accordingly. This can be done by providing stiffening elements of a hard material, by different thickness saddle shells and / or by material additions. Preferably, the elasticity or deformability of the free end of the front part is selected such that a lowering of the front part in the usual occurring during cycling loads in the genital area by 1 - 1.5 cm is possible. Here, the configuration of the front part, for example, by providing additional possibly replaceable stiffening elements in dependence on the weight of the driver done.

In order to avoid a hard impact of the front part on the saddle post in this embodiment in depressed or sprung state of the front part in extreme situations, a damping element or a stop may be provided on the underside of the front part in this area. Such a stop may also be formed by a connected to the saddle frame element, for example, a cross member.

The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It shows:

1 is a schematic plan view of a first embodiment of a bicycle saddle,

FIG. 2 is a schematic bottom view of that shown in FIG

Bicycle saddle,

Fig. 3 is a schematic sectional view taken along the line III-III in

Fig. 2

4 shows a schematic bottom view of a second

Embodiment of the bicycle saddle, FIG. 5 is a schematic rear view of that shown in FIG

Bicycle whiz in the direction of the arrow IV in Fig. 3,

6 is a schematic bottom view of a third embodiment of the bicycle saddle,

Fig. 7: a schematic bottom view of a fourth

Embodiment of the bicycle saddle and

8 shows a schematic sectional view in the longitudinal direction of a

Bicycle saddle that represents an independent invention.

According to a first embodiment (FIGS. 1-3), the saddle has a two-part saddle shell, which comprises a front part 10 and a seat part 12. The two saddle shell parts 10, 12 are each provided with a cushion member 14, wherein the cushion member 14 may have a padding and a cover. With the undersides of the front part and the seat part each extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the saddle frame struts 16 of a saddle frame are connected. This is done on the underside of the front part 10 with Hüfe a fastening or a receiving element 18 in which the two ends of the frame struts 16 are fixed. On the underside of the seat part 12, the opposite ends of the Gestelistreben 16 are connected via a Brϋckenelement 20 with the underside of the seat part 12. The bridge element is a bone-shaped in the illustrated embodiment in plan view, connected to the underside of the seat part 12, in particular made of plastic component. In a middle region, which is related to the width of the seat part, the bridge element 20 has a web-shaped connection 22.

An essential element of the invention is the spacer 24 for adjusting a horizontal distance between the front part 10 and the seat part 12 in order to adjust the saddle hardness can. The spacer element 24 has in the illustrated embodiment, a first Haltetei! 26, which is firmly connected to the front part 10. The bridge 22 serves as a second holding part, which is connected to the seat part 12. Between the first holding part 26 and the second Haiteteii 22, a connecting element 28 is arranged, which is a screw element in the illustrated embodiment. In this case, a thread of the screw element 28 engages in a threaded, receiving element 30, wherein the receiving element 30 is connected to the first Haiteteii 26. Furthermore, the screw member 28 on the opposite side of a Kopftei! 32, that is supported on a side facing away from the first holding part 26 side 34 of the second holding part 22. For this purpose, the second holding part 22 has a through-bore 36. By turning the screw element 28, the distance between the front part and the seat part can thus be varied for setting the hardness of the saddle. In the illustrated exemplary embodiment, it is possible to actuate the screw element 28 with the aid of a key, such as an Allen wrench, on the rear side of the saddle in the direction of the arrow 38.

The connecting element 28 is, as shown particularly in FIG. 3, in a preferred embodiment with respect to a fifth plane 21, i. a in the assembled state substantially horizontal plane, inclined. In particular, the connecting element 28 has a smaller spacing with respect to the front part 10 than with respect to the seat part 12 (FIG. 3). By clamping, i. by turning the head part 32 of the screw part 28 in this embodiment, not only a reduction in the distance between the front part 10 and the seat part 12, but also changing the vertical position of the front part 10 relative to the buttocks 12,

The angle of the screw member 28 is preferably in the range of 10 - 55 °. In a further embodiment, however, it is also possible to provide a connecting element 28 that is aligned horizontally.

In particular, in the embodiment of the saddle according to the invention for mountain bikes 32 damping elements in the form of damping plates 31 are provided, for example between the support member 22 and the Kopfteii.

Since the advantage of a two-part saddle shell is in particular also that the front part 10 in Genitalberetch, ie in the buttocks 12th facing area may be formed resilient, the receiving element: 30 articulated to the first holding member 26, in particular pivotally connected. For this purpose, the receiving element 30, for example, cylindrical and pivotable about an axis 40. The cylindrically shaped receiving element 30 is in the pivot axis 40 concentric openings of two opposing arms or web portions 42 of the first holding part 26 inserted. The receiving element 30 has a perpendicular to the pivot axis 40 extending bore with internal thread, in which engages the external thread of Schraubelernents.

In a second embodiment (FIGS. 4 and 5) of the saddle according to the invention, the same or similar components are designated by the same reference numerals.

The saddle also has a two-piece saddle shell with a front part 10 and a seat part 12. Between the two saddle shell parts 10, 12, a gap 44 is provided which is U-shaped in the illustrated embodiment. The two frame struts 16 of the saddle frame are also connected at the tip of the saddle via a fastening element 18 with the underside of the front part 10. The connection of the frame struts 16 takes place with the underside of the seat part 12 also via a bridge element 20.

An essential difference between the two embodiments is that the padding of the two saddle shawl parts 10, 12 is not separated from each other, but by a common Polsterelemeπt 45 takes place. The padding element 46 in turn preferably has a padding and a cover. The padding element is formed einstuckig and spans both saddle shell parts 10, 12. The Zweiteiiigkeit the saddle shell is thus only from below (Fig. 4) recognizable, between the two saddle shell parts of the slot 44 is visible.

Another difference of the embodiments consists in the configuration of the spacer element 24, which has a stiffening element 46 as the first holding part in this Ausführungsbeispiei. The stiffening element 46 is fixedly connected to the underside of the front part 10 in accordance with the first retaining element. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated, the stiffening element 46 formed substantially elüpsenförmig. The stiffening element 46 surrounds a slot 48 extending in the longitudinal direction of the saddle in the front saddle tube. The slot 48 serves as a venous canal and is continuous. The contactor 48 is surrounded by the stiffening element 46 kragenförmi.

At the end 54 pointing in the direction of the second holding part 22, the stiffening element 46 has a thread 54. The thread 54 cooperates with a screw element 50. The screw member 50 is connected to a handwheel 52 for manual operation. The thread 50 can be an internal thread provided in the stiffening element 46 in a bore, wherein the screw element 50 has a corresponding thread engaging in the thread. Likewise, the stiffening element 46 may have a cylindrical projection which has an external thread. The screw member 50 accordingly has a bore or cylindrical opening with an internal thread. By simply turning the hand wheel 52, it is thus possible to adjust the hardness of the saddle by changing the distance.

The two embodiments can also be combined with each other. In particular, the first embodiment (Figures 1 - 3) may comprise a venous channel with a stiffening element.

In a third preferred embodiment (Figure 6), identical and similar parts are identified by the same reference numerals. The essential difference of this embodiment with respect to the embodiments described above with reference to FIGS. 1-3 is the design of the spacer element 24. The spacer element 24 has a cable 56. The cable 56 is fixedly connected at one end 58 to a nipple or holding part 60. The cable is then guided through an opening of a second holding or fixing element 62, which is cylindrical in the exemplary embodiment illustrated. The second end 64 of the rope, which is also connected to the fixing element 62, is connected thereto via a threaded element 66. On the threaded member 66, a nut 68 is arranged. By turning the nut 68, the effective length of the rope 56, which is in particular a wire rope, can be varied. The fixing element 62 is indirectly or directly connected to the seat part 12 and thus serves as a second Halteten. The Connection can take place here via projections 70 fixedly connected to the seat part 12. Likewise, the connection can be made with a bridge element corresponding to the embodiment shown in Fig. 2.

A first holding part 72 is in turn firmly connected to the front part 10 of the Satteis and has in the illustrated Ausführungsbeispiei a deflecting element 74. The deflection element 74 is, for example, a metal sleeve, in particular an aluminum sleeve 76, or a RoMe rotatably mounted via a bearing 56.

The front part 10 has a protruding into the buttocks 12 bulge 78. This results in a substantially S-shaped gap 80 between the front part 10 and the buttocks 12, wherein the gap 80 may optionally be bridged by an elastic Verbindungselernent 82 (Fig. 3). The elastic connecting element 82 also allows lowering of the front part 10 in the area of the bulge 78 relative to the seat part 12, but also limits it and thus acts as a delimiting element. The bulge 78 is shaped in such a way that it lies against the genital area in the normal sitting position. As a result, occurring in this area, extremely unpleasant pressure loads can be reduced.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is a further development or an alternative to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6. Similar or identical components are therefore identified by the same reference numerals.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7, the spacer element 24 has, in addition to the two retaining elements 72, 22, a connecting element 84. The connecting element 84 has in the illustrated Ausführungsbeispäel a Sei! 86, a receiving element 88 and a trained in the illustrated embodiment as a screw actuator 90. The cable 86 has at both ends in each case a thickening or a nipple 92. The two thickenings 92 are arranged in recesses 94 of the receiving element 88, wherein the recesses 94 are formed such that the thickenings 92 not in Fig. 7 to the left from the receiving element 88th can be pulled out. The cable 86 wraps around according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 6 a Umlenkeiement 74th

Further, the Aufnahmeeiement a central, threaded opening or bore 96, in which the screw designed as a control element 90 is screwed. The screw 90 is guided in accordance with the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 through a through bore 36 of the second holding part 22 or of the bridge element, so that a screw head 98 is arranged on the side of the second holding element 22 facing away from the receiving element 88. The holding or Bruckeπeiement 22 thus constitutes an abutment. By turning the screw 90, a change in the position of the receiving element 88 in the direction of the arrow 100, This one hand, the rope 86 is tensioned or loosened and on the other hand, there is a change in the distance between the front part 10 and the buttocks 12th

In a further independent invention, a bicycle saddle also has a multi-part sat on dish. In particular, the saddle shell is in two parts and has a front part 10 and a seat part 12. The two shell parts 10, 12 are connected via a SatteJgesteli 16 with each other. A rear end of the saddle frame 16 is in this case connected via a bridge element 22 with the saddle shell 12. The components 10, 12, 16, 22 are preferably designed as explained with reference to the embodiments described above.

The saddle part 16 is firmly connected to the front part 10 in the region of a saddle tip 102. The front part is formed elastically or deformable and thus from the position shown in the direction of arrow 104 can be pivoted or deformed. As a result, a free end 106 is printed down when appropriate forces occur. This has the consequence that in the genital area of a driver occurring pressure loads are reduced. The elasticity of the front part 10 is in this case adjusted depending on the weight of the user, the purpose, etc. For this purpose, interchangeable provided on a lower side of the front part 10 stiffening elements 108 may optionally be provided. To adjust the elasticity of the front part 10, for example, stiffening elements 108 with different hardness can be provided. In order to avoid damaging the underside of the front part 10 by impact on the saddle post at extreme deflections of the front part 10 in the direction of the arrow 104, a damping element 110 is provided on the underside of the front part 10.

Claims

claims

1. Fahrradsatte !, especially men's bicycle saddle, with

a multi-part, in particular two-piece sat-egg tray, which has a front part (10) and a seat part (12) and

a saddle frame (16) connected to a lower side of the front part (10) and / or an underside of the seat part (12),

marked by

a variable distance element (24) for adjusting the horizontal distance between the front part (10) and the seat part (12) to adjust the saddle hardness,

2. FahrradsatteS according to claim 1, characterized in that the spacer element (24) with the front part (10) connected to the first holding element (26, 46, 72) and with the seat part (12) connected second holding element (22, 62) ,

3. bicycle saddle according to claim 2, characterized in that the holding elements (26, 46, 72, 22, 62) via a connecting element (28, 50, 56) are connected to the distance adjustment in the longitudinal direction,

4. bicycle saddle according to claim 3, characterized in that the connecting element (28, 50) with the first holding element (26, 46, 72) and / or with the second holding element (22) is hingedly connected,

5. Fahrradsattei according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the saddle frame (16) with the second holding element (22, 62) is connected and the second holding element (22, 62) is formed in particular as a bridge element.

6. Bicycle saddle according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that between the connecting element (28, 50) and one of the two holding elements (26, 46, 22), a damping element (31) is provided.

7. bicycle saddle according to claim 6, characterized in that the damping element comprises a plurality, in particular interchangeable discs (31).

8. bicycle saddle according to one of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that the Verbindungsetement (28, 50, 56, 84) relative to a saddle plane (21) is inclined.

9. bicycle saddle according to claim 8, characterized in that the connecting element (28, 50) is inclined such that during clamping of the connecting element (28, 50, 56, 84), the front part (10) is moved upwards in the genital area.

10. bicycle saddle according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the inclination of the connecting element (28, 50) is such that the Verbtndungselement (28, 50, 56, 84) to the front part (10) a smaller distance than the genital area (12 ) having.

11. Bicycle mat! according to one of claims 3 to 10, characterized in that the connecting element (56, 84) has a cable (56) and preferably one of the two holding elements (72) has a deflection element (74) for deflecting the cable (56).

12. bicycle saddle according to claim 11, characterized in that the connecting element (56, 84) has a receiving element (88) for the location-defined recording of at least one, preferably both cable ends (92).

13. bicycle saddle according to claim 12, characterized in that the receiving element (88) via an actuating element (90) is connected to the second holding element (22),

14. Bicycle saddle according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the spacer element (24) has a particular with the connecting element (50) connected handwheel (52).

15. Bicycle saddle according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the front part (10) and the buttocks! (12) each have a separate padding element,

16. Bicycle saddle according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the front part (10) and the seat part (12) have a common padding element.

17. Bicycle saddle according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the front part (10) has a in the buttocks (12) projecting bulge (78).

18. bicycle saddle according to claim 17, characterized in that the bulge (78) extends substantially to between the seat-side fastening elements of the saddle part (16),

19. Fahrradsattei according to one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the front part (10) with a stiffening element (46) is connected, which is in particular formed as a first holding element.

20. bicycle saddle according to claim 19, characterized in that the stiffening element (46) in the front part (10) formed longitudinal slot (48) in particular collar-shaped surrounds