Uncomfortable seats

The best seat, I think, is a Kris Holm seat. Theyre 48
dollars, but will last relatively long and theyre very
comfortable. Go to www.unicyclist.com

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Hi Bonnie As a fellow female I can recommend that you invest
in a good comfortable seat. I have a (homemade) airseat on
my unicycle and it is still uncomfortable at times. In the
first few hours of learning my biggest problem was bruises
on the inside of my thighs from squeezing onto the seat for
dear life. As you spend more time in the saddle and your
posture (and confidence) improves you will feel less overt
discomfort. I believe that, no matter how experienced you
are, no matter how comfortable your seat is, you still need
to take comfort breaks every now and again.

Jayne

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thanks! I'll check out the Holm seat.

Do you care to divulge any details about how you made you
airseat? I'd be very interested, as my dad is handy with
making things. Feel free to PM me.

Bonnie

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airseats are cool but you need a good seat to make a good
one eg the miyata but that costs more then a kh the link was
wrong it's www.unicycle.com. i recormend a good pair of ride
shorts(bike shorts) i can ride with out them! Ben

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thinuniking said:

*airseats are cool but you need a good seat to make a good
one eg the miyata *

I agree that you don't want to be messing around trying to
work with many of the cheaper seats with glued on covers
that are common today.

But i've found the old style seats of the
butterfingers/boggle type, which have a cover held on just
by the seat bolts are good for making a good simple airseat.
Simply remove the cover, rip out all the foam, get a 20"
inner tube, shape it with cellotape, drill a valve hole in
the back part of the seat plate, then replace the cover.

Inflate very lightly (it's surprising how little air is needed-
a hard airseat is as uncomfortable as a foam one).

I use these on both my muni and 29-er and have done many,
many miles on both.

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A unicycle seat takes a large proportion of your weight and
supports it on a small area. It's bound to hurt a bit.

The more you ride, the less it'll hurt, because you will
get used to
it.

Look at the seats that racing bicyclists use. Yes, I know
they rest some of their weight on their hands, , but look
how tiny those seats are.

It's all in the mind, not the behind.

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This was my first attempt at a simple homemade air saddle. This method
does not destroy any of the original saddle's components. I have since
made much more improvements over this model, but building one of these
is simple and inexpensive. Do a search for posts by me to see some of my
later creations. I hope this will help🙂

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busnutmedic said:

*It's the older one with the whitewall tires.*

Not sure when they stopped using whitewall tires on the
Schwinns, but if it's got cottered cranks, it's real old.
Time wears out the foam on the older Schwinn seats, and they
crumble away to dust. Your cheapest route would be to
replace the foam insert, which you can do for Schwinn or
Semcycle Deluxe seats (same basic seat) at Unicycle.com

The Kris Holm seat fits the same post and will be much more
comfortable.

When riding the idea is to keep your weight on the seat, not
on your legs, so that isn't the answer. As you get more
advanced, you can put more weight on your hands, on the seat
handle or accessory handlebar, but that's another story.

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I guess my best bet is to buy an old schwinn with a really
beat up seat and replace it.

Thanks for all the advice. I think it's going to take time
too. I haven't done much at all in the past month. Just the
past few days Ive been going on 1 mile or longer rides with
my well seasoned brothers. I am forever jumping off and
having to run to catch up to them!

Bonnie

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i used to ride a savage, and those seats are worse than a
bed of nails. I'd get rashes and bruises on the insides of
my legs when awhile ago, becuz as a beginner i clenched my
thighs together to grab the seat.

unicycle.com posted a little section about saddles in
their FAQ:

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Which seats specifically would you say are the best? Are
certain seats better for different styles of riding (MUni,
touring, etc.)? We rate saddles according to how far we can
ride them before noticing discomfort.
1. Miyata air saddle: 10-15 miles
2. Semcycle Deluxe air saddle: 5-10 miles
3. Kris Holm: 4-8 miles
4. Viscount: 3-5 miles
5. All others 1-3 miles

hope this helps, -grant

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If you have the older Schwinn/Semcycle Deluxe seat, with the
metal base and the removable vinyl cover, it is really easy
to convert it to an air seat.

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I am particuarly fond of an old schwinn saddle that I
converted to airseat, I have miyata airseats as well, but I
prefer the schwinn (which also has a KH handle and bumper
bolted on) I also enjoy the viscount standard for racing
(after fixing the bumpers)

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busnutmedic said:

*Do you care to divulge any details about how you made you
airseat? I'd be very interested, as my dad is handy with
making things. Feel free to PM me.*

Hi Bonnie Thought I'd add this here rather than PMing in
case it can help somebody else.

I got my airseat on the coker (yes I'm the loon learning to
ride on one) as it was second hand and the previous owner
did LONG races on it. I'm not sure what brand the seat is,
but the seat cover is removable. When you take the seat post
off the cover can be removed (It basically hooks on to the
bolts). Then (I think) he just took the foam out and
replaced it with a 12 inch inner tube. Anybody here have a
guess as to the seat brand?

As an alternative, and if you don't want to spend too much
cash, you can use the duct tape and inner tube method.
Basically partially inflate a 12 inch tube, fold it up so it
covers the top of the seat nicely, and tie it in place with
duct tape.

Advantages - cheap and easy and you can change the position
of the tube if you don't like your first attempt.

Disadvantages - you need to change the duct tape every now
and again or else your seat becomes self adhesive. It
doesn't help you stay on the unicycle but it leaves duct
tape glue marks on your trousers and makes your thighs
stick together.

Jayne

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