I use a KH Fusion seat for my Coker and would like to improve the comfort of the seat. I have read several threads about this and know that it is pretty subjective, but I still wonder what is the best way to do it. I don't want to start cutting and then I have ruined my seat.
Where should I start cutting? In the front to make it look more like the new versions?
How much should I cut away?
I know this is subjective, but I just want your opinions on this.
Scroll to the bottom. Cutting a little bit off the front helps. Though, this may not work for you at all. You really have to cut it the way you like it..which will take a little experimentation. I'd say get a tad bit more advice before cutting your foam though..I don't know much about cutting kh fusion foam.
Another possibility is adjusting the angle of the seat. KH makes an adapter that allows the use of a bicycle seatpost, which can be adjusted to different angles.
Kris recommended this to me when I asked about saddle comfort. I actually went the airseat route instead.
Everyone always says tilt. The kit required to adjust tilt costs a bit, but on the other hand probably not as much as a new saddle if you mess up a modification. Tilt is worth playing with - particularly if you can try out somebody else's tiltable setup first.
I tried it for the first time today - I think I like it and definitely feel like I'm now sitting on my bum, rather than on the space between bum and nethers. It's psychologically better 🙂 and possibly physically better too - I need to try it more before I decide for certain.
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I was in the same dilemma. I bought a bicycle seat post and a KH seat rail adapter. With these, I was able to tilt the seat way back. Before this, I would feel some numbness after about 20 minutes. After tilting my seat back, I'm able to at least double that time without the numbness. The best part is that I haven't cut into my seat at all.
I still toy with the idea of cutting away some of the foam so that I can add a layer of gel padding, but I don't know if I really need to. The tilting made a huge difference and was easy to do.
The shape the new saddles have is an improvement, I believe, with the groove down the middle and the wedge off front and back. I haven't ridden it much yet, but I think it would be more comfortable if the back hadn't been trimmed down, only the front.
So, in my opinion, the two best mods would be to take a wedge off the front, and put a groove in the middle.
It's easiest to cut foam with one of those electric carving knives by Hamilton Beach.
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