Worminton said:*As you know I'm getting a 29"er soon. So i was thinking of getting
the miyata with the roach seat. Is this a good idea? I've heard having
an air cover makes your energy go down. *
Air seats are a good thing. More specifically, a good air seat is a
good thing. A poorly made air seat can be a big bother and end up being
less comfortable than a standard unicycle seat.
If someone told you that air seats make your energy go down then they
must have been using a poorly made air seat.
One problem with poorly made air seats is that they can be very bouncy.
When your pedal cadence goes up it is natural to start bouncing on the
seat even with a standard unicycle seat. If your air seat ends up
amplifying that bouncing then that is a bad thing and can make it
difficult to pedal fast. Poorly made air seats can also end up feeling
like an old 70's era water bed, the kind of water bed that didn't have
baffles or other means of keeping them from getting all wavy.
I make my air seats with a bit of foam on top. The foam dampens the
bouncy feeling. The foam gets rid of that 70's era water bed feeling.
The seat is no longer bouncy and is instead plush and comfortable. You
can see my air seat design in my 'airseat gallery'
(http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Airseat).
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