This article recommended shock absorbers and cushioned seats. Did this study survey what type of bikes the volunteers rode?
Doug Landon Simi Valley, Calif.
Study coauthor Ferdinand Frauscher notes that although most of the long-time bikers now use bikes with shock absorbers and padded seats, they almost all originally rode bikes with little or no padding and no shock absorbers
.–N. Seppa
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