Softer Seat?

Hi, Does anyone know of a softer seat, maybe for touring?

Seat Concepts is your easiest, cheapest, and quickest option. I'm very happy with mine, the stock seat was torture for long rides.

They have different foam densities available, so you can discuss what you want. They are quite good at responding to email inquiries.

I went with the Corbin and it has been great.

+1 on seat concepts. Takes a little while to break in. Wear cycling shorts as well.

ejfranz1 wrote:

I went with the Corbin and it has been great.

Is it a huge difference? Have you already done a review on the forum. The price seems steep, but Corbin has a great name so I would expect it to be great.

jswr450 wrote:

ejfranz1 wrote:

I went with the Corbin and it has been great.

Is it a huge difference? Have you already done a review on the forum. The price seems steep, but Corbin has a great name so I would expect it to be great.

After a 1/2 hour on the original seat I was hurting!
With the Corbin I can easley ride for over an hour before I start feeling uncomfortable.
The seat is about an inch lower which allows me to stand flat footed when stopped; I'm 6'2"

I have a Sargent on mine and it's also very good. Much better then stock.

I prefer the standard seat(i have seat concepts) i really dont get the softer seat thing.......harder supports better   

theMISSIONARY wrote:

I prefer the standard seat(i have seat concepts) i really dont get the softer seat thing.......harder supports better   

I have both too, and I'm of the exact opposite opinion. The standard is torturous for anything over 100 miles, but the SC doesn't get torturous until 300+. However, my wife doesn't really mind the stocker, so I understand all butts are different...


I've wondered about this, so do you guys think this might be true --- those with built in personal padding don't mind hard bike seats, while those with boney butts need something softer to help distribute weight off the pressure points?

I had the stock, Seat Concepts kit, and Renazco seats on my WRR.

When I road around town the stock seat was bothersome after about 20 minutes so I went with the Seat Concepts kit and everything seemed to be fine.  Did a lot of DS riding in the area and life was good.

Then I went out to Colorado and rode the COBDR.  There were some stretches of road that required some seat time as opposed to standing up or getting off the seat.  After about an hour of riding my tail bone would begin hurting.  Once I got back I was 'sensitized' to that tail bone pain and noted that it would start to act up within 15 or 20 minutes when I was riding around town.

My buddy has a Renazco seat on his WRR and we had swapped seats for a couple of weeks and I really liked - it no more tailbone pain.  So I bought a stock seat and sent it out to Renazco and once it came back I sold my Seat Concepts seat.  

Life has been good since.

I think the whole seat thing is a rather personal experience/issue.  I generally like firmer seats and my Renazco is firmer than old Seat Concepts seat but I know people that cannot spend any time on a firm seat without some pain.  

Unfortunately I think at the end of the day each person has to experiment around and sees what works for them.  In my case I was very shocked that the Seat Concepts kit didn't work out on my WRR since I have used their kit on my KTM 450 EXC and my Beta 520 RR and have been very pleased.  But then again I am usually not sitting down on those bikes for long stretches of time like I was on the WRR in Colorado.

One thing I have noticed is that as I have gotten older my backside has become more sensitive.  

xaman wrote:

theMISSIONARY wrote:

I prefer the standard seat(i have seat concepts) i really dont get the softer seat thing.......harder supports better   

I have both too, and I'm of the exact opposite opinion.  The standard is torturous for anything over 100 miles, but the SC doesn't get torturous until 300+.  However, my wife doesn't really mind the stocker, so I understand all butts are different...


I've wondered about this, so do you guys think this might be true --- those with built in personal padding don't mind hard bike seats, while those with boney butts need something softer to help distribute weight off the pressure points?

well    according to the wife i dont have a big ass   

i do however have a broken tail bone   

The Corbin seat is not really softer, just more supportive. My tail bone is not irrated by it. The stock seat it too soft and un supportive.

My son at first was not happy that I changed the seat, but he learned to like it.