MANTA Bicycle Saddle

  • Ride as far as you like – no pain, no seat imprint
  • Surface mobility promotes a 360° pedal motion
  • The Manta™ technology gives a fluid ride
  • A natural seating area – while peddling



Rear of MANTA Saddle

    MANTA NEWS

Jon is still heading back to design, ASAP, complete two major models, retrofittable options, requiring attention, and, it seems, his hectic 20 years or so, a string of intense building jobs ignoring meningitis, developing an innovation was not the walk in the park that Jon decided it, surely, must be. It seems “fibromyalgia”, is probably a form of MS.

Anyway, he says, “[being forced to slow down] was an opportunity, basically a lot of free time in a perfectly quiet space, a workshop, and an engineering challenge that I always wanted to take on, so I took it”. 

Plan A still is to expand externally (we had false-starts, and learned caution), MANTA was not intended as a full-scale marketing, sales, retail organisation, we do development, and manufacture. The technology is very, very ripe, ready to leave the nest. “NEOMANTA”, when we find a safe one, gets an opportunity.

THERE WERE LONG DELAYS, we are, well Jon is, catching up, this will be updated, as will this site.

By all means enquire about shipping.

Ref, our: “ABOUT US” page for context.

NEW! A Gallery, test pages, Jon again, MANTA’s ex-home

Manta is the difference       

Be cool and comfortable

Distinct from other saddle technology, the Manta doesn’t rely on sit bones, or a saddle nose, to support the rider’s weight.

With advances in medical technology, we have a greater understanding of how we are affected by ‘traditional’ saddle designs. A great deal of research has been conducted on the effects of cycling on riders, with the obvious focus falling on the saddle, the weakest link in an otherwise healthful and joyful activity.

Any pressure on the perineum is too much, so remove the nose! Sure, but the support you remove, needs replacing.

Numerous studies link the use of traditional saddles with even long-term damage to areas involving the perineum, which were not evolved to support a human’s body weight, and around 7x bodyweight riding over potholes, kerbs, speed bumps, etc.

Riders are more aware of problems caused by conventional saddles, problems that have been tolerated, for so long.

The Manta has a dynamic surface, in harmony with rider’s limbs.

This allows for a multiplying of the support area away from the pudendal area, alleviating pressure points, allowing increased blood flow, with benefits, on and off the bike – and your backside won’t feel like it’s been on a bike, however many miles you ride.

The design provides not just a reduced-decrease of bloodflow compared to other seats, the Manta provides a measurable, significant increase in blood flow, during riding, generally, an increase such as is found in sports, other than cycling.

By optimizing the base connection between rider and bike, a Manta removes pain that can affect stamina. This is very relevant for static bikes, and e-Bikes, and removes the urgent need to dismount to avoid numbness, and recover butt composure.

reimagined cycle seating