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A viscount makes a pretty nice one. Add a KH handle to it.

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i have big hands and i have no problems with a kh fusion

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The whole idea of a kh fusion is not that you can take of the cover to
wash it, it is partly because you should be able to cut the foam to
prefered shape ang thickness.

Here is a pic of my trials, with the modified seat, an onza-seat with a
kh fusion cover, they're all the same anyway..
http://tinyurl.com/869vo

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The whole idea of a kh fusion is not that you can take of the cover to
wash it, it is partly because you should be able to cut the foam to
prefered shape ang thickness.

Here is a pic of my trials, with the modified seat, an onza-seat with a
kh fusion cover, they're all the same anyway..
http://tinyurl.com/869vo

The diference is huge! Now it's very comfty so hold the saddle, and i
mean it!

Halv of the foam is what we in sweden call 'lagom', a better word for
"not too little, not too much" 😉

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The UDC Gel Saddle is good for trials. Its much thinner than the
standard KH saddle (no cutting down foam required!) so its easier to
hold with one hand seat-in-front.

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I think the viscount is one of the best bcause of the solid base and
it's thin.. but if you have more money get any seat with a carbon-fiber
base those are really strong

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I just spent 2 rides on a Scott Wallis saddle. Without a doubt the best
saddle ever for muni, trials, or street. Super stiff, light, and
strong. I've been riding a miyata cf base on various setposts for over
a year, and still, without a doubt the SW saddle beats it in stiffness
and general solidness. Excellent side grips for SIF. The DG handle is
excellent aswell, although some complain of it getting slippery when
sweat gets on it. I never noticed.
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I like my trials saddles with either VERY little padding or none at
all. That way they're thinner for SIF grips. I'm thinking I'll use some
old foam from a Miyata saddle on this one, if anything.

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If you have a miyata base and you have some extra KH foam you can cut
off a thin piece of foam from the top of the kh and its pretty close to
the shape of the miyata base. It is a little bit too long so it goes
over the front of the base a little bit but not much. I did that for my
miyata CF base and it feels like it is made for it (I have a KH fusion
cover too so it fits exactly.)

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I had a related comment. I just replaced my Gemcrest cf base on my
MUni with a full Scott Wallis setup - Death Gripper handle with the
D-Rail Base. Stellar set up.

That left me with the gemcrest to move over to my trials. I was
putting it together today. Originally as an air seat, but started to
think.

Maybe the stock miyata foam would be better. Three years ago, Kris had
an airseat on his trials at Santa Cruz. Anyone recommend the airseat
over the stock foam for trials? From this thread, seems like most
people like the foam.

Incidently, I am building the seat up with a Fusion cover on the
Gemcrest Cf base as JC had recommended with his freestyle uni a few
weeks ago. The only problem has been where to cut the under part of
the Fusion seat cover to get it sandwiched under the handle and bumper.
I got the front cut well, but the back is pending.

CF base is a must, IMHO.

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teachndad said:

Incidently, I am building the seat up with a Fusion cover on the
Gemcrest Cf base as JC had recommended with his freestyle uni a few
weeks ago. The only problem has been where to cut the under part of
the Fusion seat cover to get it sandwiched under the handle and bumper.
I got the front cut well, but the back is pending.

CF base is a must, IMHO.

It's my trials seat that has the Fusion cover.

The seat is:
Miyata style carbon fiber base
Vinyl tubing over the edges under the seat for seat in front holds
Viscount foam plus miscellaneous foam pieces for shape as needed
Miyata rear bumper
Kinport front handle
'GB4 handle reinforcement plate'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=614)
KH Fusion seat cover

Works well. More comfy than a Viscount even though it uses the
Viscount foam. The KH Fusion seat cover fits the Miyata style seat
base almost perfectly. I didn't need to cut any holes in the seat
cover make it fit or make clearance for bolts or the handle. I didn't
need the drawstring so I removed it. The elastic at the front and rear
of the seat cover hold it snug and the front handle and rear bumper
hold it on.

Foam is the way to go for a trials seat or freestyle seat. Air gives
you too much disconnect from the uni and gives you less control and
finesse for balance moves where you're sitting on the seat (skinnies,
etc.).

For foam the Miyata foam, Viscount foam, KH Gel saddle foam or trimmed
down KH Fusion foam should all work. Choice is going to be personal
preference and what you happen to have on hand. A little trimming and
playing around with the shape of the foam may be necessary. It took me
a few iterations with the Viscount foam before I had it comfy to my
liking. I had to cut part of the nose off because the Viscount seat is
longer than the Miyata. Then I found that the middle area was too
thick so that needed to be shaved down using an electric carving knife.
Rode around to see how it was. Decided the back needed a little more
thickness so I cut a thin wedge of additional foam for the back and
tried that. Ah, better.

As a side note, the KH Fusion foam fits fairly nicely on a plastic
Miyata seat base or the CF miyata style seat base. The Miyata and KH
seat bases are pretty much the same size and mostly the same general
shape. The Miyata base looks to be just a little bit flatter than the
KH plastic base. It would be easy to fit KH foam on a Miyata CF seat
base and the fit would be good. I'm going to try the KH Fusion foam
(possibly slightly cut down) on my Coker saddle (Miyata style CF base)
and see how that goes.

Makes for a nice seat and the KH Fusion cover works great for it.
Adjust for your liking.

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Yep, John, sorry about the confusion. Here is the link to your original
description of the cf seat base/ fusion combo, for anyone who didn't
see it.

http://tinyurl.com/8cgnj

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The best stock seat for trials out of all that I've ridden (KH, DX,
Qu-ax, Miyata) is the Qu-ax seat. Its basically the same as a KH, but
it has less foam and its stiffer and easier to grip SIF etc. And the
foam is harder. It wouldnt be good for long muni rides though.

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