Ergon SMC Men

Description

The Ergon SMC Men is a comfortable foam padded mountain bike saddle. 

• Orthopedic comfort foam
• Extensive pressure distribution
• Partocularly large & deep relief channel tailored to the male anatomy
• Recommended Use: MTB-Touring

The special orthopaedic foam is thicker and more plush than Ergon’s successful SM Series while the men’s specific relief channel prevents soft-tissue numbness and pain. You’re comfortable in every position and ready to put the pedal to the metal. Leave saddle discomfort in the dust and enjoy the trails with the SMC Men!

• Men specific saddle
• Comfortable foam
• Mountain bike saddle – suits trail riding, all-mountain & MTB touring
• Small/Medium Size: 9-12cm Sit Bone Width
• Medium/Large Size: 12-16cm Sit Bone Width
• Saddle dimensions: 27 cm L x 15 cm W (approx.)
• Weight – 290 g
• Steel rails, microfiber top & foam orthopaedic padding
• Orthopaedic foam Comfortable and robust

The padding of the Ergon SMC Men is made of thick orthopaedic comfort foam. Which is designed for mountain biking to be particularly ergonomic, yet extremely durable. This foam ideally supports pressure distribution.

Deep Relief Channel – Eliminating unwanted pressures

The progressive relief channel, which deepens towards the rear, leads to an opening through the saddle shell. This construction combines all of the advantages of a cut-out saddle without the potential disadvantages. This design gives the saddle shell more forgiveness as well as specifically relieves perineal pressures. Too much pressure in this area often leads to discomfort and numbness in the genital area.

Flat Rear–Best mobility downhill

The saddle’s flat rear and minimal ramp provides excellent freedom of movement for dynamic positioning while mountain biking.

Men’s Health

The Ergon development team carried out intensive research on the topic of men’s health. They found that the main cause of complaints when cycling is the saddle. Often times, men experience too much pressure on their perineal area leading to pain, discomfort, numbness. The SMC Men relieves this pressure with a very specific relief channel as well as better surface area distribution under the bony structures. 

More freedom of movement

Compared to women, the male pelvis tends to be less flexible. This means that men sit more upright on the saddle and put more of their weight distribution on their sit bones. Therefore the transition area between the rear of the saddle and the saddle nose can be kept narrow (Y-shape). This gives the legs more space to pedal.

Male and Female pelvic differences

In contrast to the female anatomy, the male sit bones are more narrow and where the two sides of the pelvis come together in the front is much higher. This results in more pressure being distributed on the male’s sit bones vs. a broader area of sit bones and pubic bones in women. Ergon have taken this significant difference between male and female anatomy into consideration during saddle development.

Pressure relief

The correct distribution of pressure is important. In order to protect the sensitive perineal area, the pressure must be shifted to the sit bones and parts of the pubic arch. This is exactly how the relief surface of Ergon men’s saddles works. Due to the more upright sitting male pelvis Ergon have kept the surface flat and even for best possible freedom of movement. For the support they use the highest quality foams.