Author: Jon Catling

Purveyor of comfortable saddles, sculptor, engineer, ex-motorcyclist, cyclist, gardener, tree planter, fisherman, foodie. Other things.

Marc Millar Photoshoot

A fantastic set of captures of the original MS13, suitable for eBikes, the first production version of the Manta saddle before the road-optimised model, the MS9. In front of Edinburgh’s Parliament, and Portobello by Marc Millar ~ click on thumbnail previews

Marc Millar Photoshoot

The Sunday Times, February 14 2010

Online: The Sunday Times Cycle Doc Your cycling problems solved by our expert rider Q. When I sit on a bicycle seat, I suffer terrible pains in my perineum. What do you advise? AB, north London A. The discomfort you describe is not that common, but various saddles have attempted to solve the problem. One is the ECD seat (ecdsports.com).… Read more →

Dundee University, and Testing at IMAR

Tues 11th Aug 2009: On our first meeting with Prof Abboud, and his team at Dundee University, Institute of Motion Analysis & Research (IMAR). It was obvious these were the right team to quantify the designs function, and principles. We began with the larger MANTA 13. and moved over, in a few weeks, to the newly updated MS9, the base… Read more →