自行车坐垫[1]是人與自行车直接接觸的五個地方之一，其他四個地方分別是两个自行車踏板和自行车车把的左右兩端。自行车坐垫的作用类似于马鞍[2][3]，骑手的全部重量並非全部落在自行車坐墊上，因为騎手的重量還落到了自行車的其他地方。自行车坐垫通常固定在座杆上，座杆的高度可以调整。
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- ^ Tony Dadland & Hans-Erhard Lessing. Bicycle Design: An Illustrated History. 麻省理工学院出版社. 2014: 17.
Before starting, one has to screw the saddle just to such a height that the feet still stand on the ground...
- ^ 牛津英語詞典.
4. A fixed seat for the rider of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc. 1819 Belles-lettres Repository May 31/2 The Velocipede, or Swift-walker... consists of two wheels, one behind the other, connected by a perch, on which a saddle is placed for the seat of the traveller... The saddle may be raised or lowered..at pleasure, and thus suited to the height of various persons.
