snakebitten said:
Thanks TreeMuncher!
I'm slow to pull the trigger sometimes. But you might have gotten to me.
I've got one, too, Snake...
I got a used Seat Concepts kitted seat from a member here on the forum. His was done with the "firm foam" option, and I have to say it's as good or better than the Cee Baileys kitted seat I've been using the past year or more (that I got from a member here, too).
I used a stock seat for the first 18,000-20,000 miles I had the bike, often with a sheepskin pad, then I got the Cee Baileys, and it was a quantum leap better than stock. I tried several times to go back to the stock seat, but that never lasted more than a couple of hundred miles. The Cee Baileys was *THAT* much better. Then I got a used Sargent V2 from another member here, and it just didn't work for me at all... Which was surprising since I've had a bunch of Sargent saddles in the past and they were always worked the best for me on other bikes...
So the Sargent sat on the shelf and I went back to the Cee Baileys. Then I ran into a deal here where a member wanted to swap this Seat Concepts saddle for a Sargent, so I did the trade jsut to try something else. Glad I did, too. The Seat Concepts is way, way better for me than the Sargent or a stock seat... And in many ways better than the Cee Baileys, too. The biggest single drawback to the Seat Concepts saddle is it adds seat height. On my bike the Seat Concepts in the *low* position is higher than either my stock seat or the Cee Baileys mounted in the *high* position, but I like the firm foam the Seat Concepts has.
I will be using both the Cee Baileys and the Seat Concepts...
On shorter trips or off-road-intensive trips, as well as super twisty road trips where I need to move around on the bike a bit more, I will use the Cee Baileys. It's a lot easier to get my feet on the ground with it if need be.
On longer, multi-state jaunts or longer slab day rides around Texas I will use the Seat Concepts for its firmer foam and feel, and better leg positioning.
If you want to meet up somewhere between CC and Houston for a day ride I'll bring 'em both along and let you try 'em.
Dallara
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