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Opinions/Suggestions regarding "air saddle"

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  1. Having learned to ride on a generic 20" uni, I recently purchased my first
    decent one (a 24" muni) from unicycle.com <http://unicycle.com>. I am very
    pleased with it... except for the saddle. They had several options available
    with the KH saddle. I think I might have made a bad choice. You can just
    take the standard; or you can pay $15 to get the Fusion (removable cover);
    or shell out $40 for the "air saddle." That sounded comfy, and the seat I
    learned on was not, so I went for it.

    The air saddle is merely a KH Fusion saddle with the foam padding removed
    and and inner tube folded up and slightly inflated. I knew this before I
    ordered it. They said "a lot of people really like it." But riding on it
    feels like... well, like I'm riding on a folded up inner tube. It is soft,
    but it's lumpy and gives a feeling of instability.

    Does anyone out there use and like the "air saddle" and have any advice for
    how to adjust mine? Or maybe you have tried and disliked the "air saddle"
    and have since found one you do like? If so, please let me know. Is the KH
    Fusion with the standard foam padding perhaps better in some people's
    opinion? If so, maybe I should ask unicycle.com <http://unicycle.com> if
    they can at least send me a foam pad to try in place of the inner tube.

    Thanks! I'm having a blast learning...
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    Joseph

  2. An air saddle can take some getting used to, but ultimately it will be
    much more comfortable than a foam seat. When set up properly, it
    shouldn't hinder your riding at all. You will need to experiment to
    find the right air pressure; pressure is critical to achieving a
    comfortable and controlled ride. Too much air and you'll be bouncing
    on the seat, too little and you'll be sitting on the plastic base. I
    run my airseat as low as possible: just enough air to keep me off the
    base.

    If you're still having problems you can "shave down" your old foam
    insert (or find some new, thinner foam) and put it on top of your air
    pillow. This will give you the best of both worlds: the firmness of
    foam and the cushiness of air. Unfortunately, it tends to make the
    seat rather thick and difficult to reassemble. The KH fusion cover
    doesn't seem to have been designed to have room for both air and foam.

    Let us know how it works out!

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  3. Thanks for the advice! I had way too much air in that thing. That's what was
    making it so bouncy. I guess I was thinking "more pressure == firmer", but
    letting out about half the aire made it much less bouncy. And duct tape
    helped take the lumps out. I'm much more satisfied with the air saddle now.
    Thanks guys.
    --
    Joseph

    mike_echter said:

    You could also try using a few strips of duct-tape on the lumpy spots to
    fasten them down, and to keep it from the old waterbed feeling when
    riding (I got a bit happy with the duct-tape...) I did this on my
    homemade airsaddle, and it works great!

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  4. If a problem still persists, take some saddle foam or a bike gel saddle
    and place thn layer of it above the inner tube.

    I ride with half miyata foam and half air in my trials ride.

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  5. I bought a Kris Holm air saddle (with the doubled over inner tube) and
    have problems with it. Call me "old-fashioned" but I think when you buy
    a product, it should work. We should not have to add duct tape and glue
    and foam padding to make it useable. My opinion, the Kris Holm air
    saddle is poorly designed.

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