Bicycle saddle

Claim 1

A bicycle saddle including a narrow, leading end portion having a downwardly turned tip; a central transition portion; a flaired, trailing end portion, wherein an adjustable frame may be operably positioned between said trailing end portion and said leading end portion to underlie and support said saddle and impart longitudinal stiffening tension to said saddle; and downwardly contoured side panels on each side of said saddle, wherein the improvement comprises: a central, longitudinal tension rib extending at least approximately from said central transition portion to approximately said trailing end portion; a first relatively thin and flexible pelvic zone lying along one side of said tension rib for flexibly supporting one portion of the pelvic area of a cyclist, a second relatively thin and flexible pelvic zone lying along the other side of said tension rib for flexibly supporting another portion of the pelvic area of a cyclist, wherein said central, longitudinal tension rib carries longitudinal stiffening tension from at least the central transition portion of the saddle to the trailing end portion while said first and second relatively thin pelvic zones provide a degree of resiliency and cyclist comfort; and wherein said bicycle saddle is fabricated as a unitary composition wherein said central longitudinal tension rib and said first and second relatively thin and flexible pelvic zones are an integral part of the saddle structure.