https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/start-here-prototype-journey 2025-09-13T13:33:04-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/husband-and-wife-jack-and-anita-outdoor-adventure-thumb-for-blog.png?v=1757795584 Start Here: Jack’s Prototype Journey Jack and Anita Bike Seat Building Adventure https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/jack-prototype-journey-1-spark-sketch 2025-09-13T13:28:06-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/bike-seat-napkin-sketch_8599a92d-e7b8-40e0-8c3a-8dd93fe4b41f.png?v=1757795286 Part 1: The Spark Bike Seat Concept Sketch https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/jack-prototype-journey-2-patent-feedback 2025-09-13T13:44:24-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/patent-pending-bike-seat-design_8f8e72b3-d24b-4672-8fcc-0338e9d32c41.png?v=1757796264 Part 2: Patent & Early Feedback Patent Pending Best Bike Seat Design https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/jack-prototype-journey-3-market-research 2025-09-13T13:49:04-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/huge-oaks-seat-design_1b02eaa7-2ddb-4be7-98d1-17aa2c64ae9a.png?v=1757796544 Part 3: What We Found on the Market Adjustable Bike Seat on Market https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/jack-prototype-journey-4-field-testing-300-miles 2025-09-15T21:20:42-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/country-art-on-the-road-Wobegon_Trail_in_Holdingford_Minnesota_d4fef083-922f-4c7c-b621-aaa4c682407b.jpg?v=1757996442 Part 4: 300+ Miles of Field Testing Country art along the Lake Wobegon Trail in Holdingford, Minnesota. https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/jack-prototype-journey-5-manufacturer-prototypes 2025-09-15T21:22:24-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/jack-on-bridge-gray-shirt_copy_1654e7c8-f4e6-4117-aa9e-3d9f515d5c13.jpg?v=1757996544 Part 5: Manufacturer and First Prototypes Jack on a Bike Seat Test Ride https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/jack-prototype-journey-6-structural-integrity 2025-09-13T21:12:14-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/seat-width-stress-test_da53f813-2df4-4281-a872-c033d25f3b77.webp?v=1757823134 Part 6: Structural Integrity https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/jack-prototype-journey-7-ease-of-seat-adjustment 2025-09-15T21:23:41-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/easy-to-adjust-bike-seat_cd27fcd8-5aa6-4b4c-ae50-1b5f2488f3af.webp?v=1757996621 Part 7: Ease of Seat Adjustment Pull, Slide, Release, Repeat! https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/jack-prototype-journey-8-more-testing-fine-tuning 2025-09-13T21:42:15-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/seat-rear-view-stainless-spring-plungers.webp?v=1757824935 Part 8: More Testing & Fine Tuning New stainless plungers, installed them on the prototypes https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/jack-prototype-journey-9-user-friendly-seat 2025-09-15T21:24:35-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/guide-rail-size-settings-top-bottom_2f19538a-a45e-4659-a6ec-8fd1a698466e.webp?v=1757996675 Part 9: User-Friendly Seat Adjustments https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/jack-prototype-journey-10-truth-about-pain-relief 2026-04-17T11:51:34-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/the-rest-competitor-bike-seats-lose-comfort-fast_a42c2c6b-99b4-408b-964f-aa86f90b9adb.webp?v=1776451894 Part 10: The Truth About Pain Relief https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/jack-prototype-journey-11-feedback-riders-bike-shops 2026-04-17T11:53:51-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/packaging_mock_3487f943-2a82-4fca-9655-9a9eab12ce2a.webp?v=1776452031 Part 11: Feedback from Riders and Bike Shops Bike Seat Packaging https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/jack-prototype-journey-12-production-here-we-come 2025-10-10T15:36:58-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/coming_soon_idea_vHero3_d3034949-f988-4021-afd7-f79a4631fa3d.png?v=1760135818 Part 12: Production Here We Come https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/from-prototype-to-production-our-first-real-seats-have-arrived 2025-10-13T09:59:53-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/first-articles-unboxing-silk-screening_578661da-874c-422b-b709-1ef9b7747e89.jpg?v=1760374793 Part 13: First Production QuickSet Seats Have Arrived Unboxing the First Articles https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/part-14-first-article-test-ride-feedback-200-miles 2025-10-19T14:30:45-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/jack-and-anita-on-lake-wobegon-trail_78326a8f-9380-4106-8419-6fcfc0d8e88c.jpg?v=1760909445 Part 14: 200 Miles on the First Article - What We Learned Jack and Anita testing the QuickSet seat on Lake Wobegon trail. https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/part-15-first-article-inspection-finding-the-friction 2025-10-27T23:15:21-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/guide-rail-size-settings-close-up-mid_2d960778-bcce-4144-9086-6800725fb446.png?v=1761632121 Part 15: First Article Inspection – Finding the Friction https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/bestbikeseat-com-featured-in-the-sauk-rapids-herald 2025-11-21T23:18:07-08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/front-page-jack-and-anita-blog-cover.jpg?v=1763795887 BestBikeSeat.com Featured in the Sauk Rapids Herald Sauk Rapids Herald Feature - BestBikeSeat.com https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/quickset-update-production-seats-have-arrived 2026-02-22T19:10:40-08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/jack-unloads-bike-seats-in-MN_65bb081d-9a59-4721-af5c-325d2d922aac.jpg?v=1771816240 QuickSet Update: Production Seats Have Arrived Jack unloading QuickSet adjustable bike seat boxes from truck during production delivery https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/west-to-east-cabda-and-the-drive-home 2026-03-04T15:32:07-08:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/jack_road_trip_2_296cde14-1fd6-429c-9b4c-4ba7adff11ea.jpg?v=1772667127 West to East: CABDA and the Drive Home The route Anita and I will be driving as we visit bike shops on the way back to Minnesota. https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/cabda-west-bringing-quickset-to-bike-shops-across-the-country 2026-03-28T17:01:49-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/jack-interview-by-gadget-glimpse.png?v=1774742509 CABDA West: Bringing QuickSet to Bike Shops Across the Country Jack of Best Bike Seat gets interviewed by Gadget Glimpse https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/from-desert-to-midwest-taking-quickset-on-the-road 2026-04-11T15:31:31-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/road-trip-quickset_e7774335-59f0-4a44-be24-3d8fb3c86a88.png?v=1775946691 From Desert to Midwest: Taking QuickSet on the Road Taking QuickSet on the Road https://bestbikeseat.com/blogs/journal/quickset-update-over-90-bike-shops-and-our-first-commercials 2026-09-08T19:19:53-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0718/2260/6436/articles/bike-seat-commerical.png?v=1788920393 QuickSet Update: Over 90 Bike Shops and Our First Commercials Commercial at Revolution Cycle & Ski in St. Cloud, Minnesota