I got tired of all my weight being on just the tips of my hip joints on long rides. Maybe it's just me and my *ss is shaped funny, I dunno. I saw someone with a Corbin seat and it felt pretty comfy. So I thought I'd try mimicking the design/shape of the saddle. I pulled the staples outta my seat, pulled back the seat cover, and traced out the back of my butt so I'd know where to begin the cut. I used a wire brush attachment on a Dremel tool to remove the foam. Very messy - had to break ou the Dyson vac and suck up the foam shavings as I was cutting. Shot a lil spray adhesive on the sides, pulled the cover back on and restapled. Now my weight is more evenly distributed across the saddle and my *ss hasn't bothered my on 300+ mile rides. I don't want to shell out a few hundred $$ for a new seat right now, and after this, I'm not sure I'm going to go aftermarket.
Gel is good stuff. Get the newest kind. The old kind sucks up heat and holds it like a Themos bottle. Stopped one day in Eastern Washington for some lunch on one of those 100+ days with a seat that had the old type gel pad. Warm buns all the way back to Seattle. An old BMW riders trick is to use sheepskin. Skins can be purchased already dyed and by the square foot. They don't have to look like some I've seen that made me think, why is this dude rustling sheep on a BMW and why did he leave his milk crate luggage at home? A little fitting and strap engineering and a trip to a shoe repair for the sewing is all ya need.
Me thinks you'll feel like you're being probed from the rear every time you take off from a light since you went all the way through to the seat pan on the back of the seat.
i used a padded toilet lid on mine:thumbsup: you need to drill a hole for the plumbing for the nonstop riders..:biggrin: :wacko::hurryup:ainkiller::doh::mmph::gossip::dizzy:
There's still a lot of padding left. No need to add gel. I did get down to the pan in the very back, but there's no weight on that part and I don't notice it. The stock material stretches when you sit on it and retracts back to its original shape. I saw a few places online to purchase the side of a cow and make your own leather seat cover. Maybe one day. This will suffice for now. I bought a piece of memory foam to replace the material I removed, but it turned out more comfy leaving it as is. I've got ~ 600 miles on it since I removed the material. Satisfied so far.
