RE: [ST] Seat

["Nathan Maher" <nate@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I generally wear a pair of padded mounting-biking shorts underneath my
riding pants (Triumph Leathertex Jeans) and have found that while those help
the only thing that really makes a big difference when doing back to back
days of long distance is switching riding positions while underway.  I try
to shift from side to side at least once an hour.  But ultimately I'm with
Simon, after a while sitting in the same exact position is going to be
uncomfortable regardless.  Some seats will make this level of discomfort
vary but I think if you're stationary for 10hrs it just doesn't matter that
much.

My 0.02.

Nate
00SprintRS - expecting another 4+ inches of snow today...


- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of simonb
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 9:15 AM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ST] Seat

On Sat, 2005-01-08 at 08:57 -0500, Rod Brown wrote:
> When it comes to seats I have found that it depends on the cheeks of the
> beholder.  I ride my ST with a stock seat all day with very little
> discomfort.  Day two gets a bit rough and on three I'm so numb it doesn't
> matter.  Also, what you are wearing makes a difference too.  I wore a
brand
> of jockey shorts and the seam caused a welt to form on my leg that did not
> go away for days.

I find riding with leathers is much better than with textiles. If it
gets hot some say a lambs fleece works well. It is quite interesting
that people with Pans, Goldwings and even cars still complain of
discomfort. So it's probably a loosing battle. After all you do remain
sat for long periods of time.


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simonb <simonb@xxxxxxxxxxx>




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