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you could cut down the foam in the KH seat to make it smaller....but
then you'll probably need to get a fusion seat cover. another option is
make it into an air-saddle, and then you will need to get a fusion seat
cover, but it'll be soooo comfy....
if you don't, you can get a miyata. except I believe unicycledotcom is
out of stock at the moment, for a looong time. haven't checked for a
while though, might check that out. and it's easier to convert a miyata
to an air saddle if you ever want to in the future.

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*if you don't, you can get a miyata. except I believe unicycledotcom
is out of stock at the moment, for a looong time. haven't checked for
a while though, might check that out. and it's easier to convert a
miyata to an air saddle if you ever want to in the future. *

yeck, yeah I just checked here
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=236
and they're out of stock till spring 2006. but don't believe it, two
years ago they were out of stock until spring 2004, then a year ago they
were out of stock until spring 2005, and they just keep bumpin' it up
further. donno when or if they'll ever really be in.

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James_Potter said:

*another option is make it into an air-saddle*

Air saddles don't seam like they would work to well for trials. Sure
they give you more suspension, but, at least for me, trials is alot in
the feel of the unicycle. An air saddle would take away from that.

James_Potter said:

*except I believe unicycledotcom is out of stock at the moment, for a
looong time.*

If anyone wants one, but is to impasiant to wait, couldn't they just
spend $7 more and get the LX seat? That looks cooler to me anyways.
Miyata seats come in ugly colours.

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i have big hands, i think the uncut KH fusion is about right.

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Anything with a carbon fiber base. 🙂
Use parts from your existing saddle to build up a seat on a CF base.
Foam is better than air for trials and freestyle.

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heavy metal unicycling said:

*If anyone wants one, but is to impasiant to wait, couldn't they just
spend $7 more and get the LX seat? That looks cooler to me anyways.
Miyata seats come in ugly colours. *

OH yeah, forgot to mention that. I always forget about the Torker LX
saddle....personally, I like Miyata's colors better, but to each his own
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My bro has a KH, and I have an LX. When I ride his I am almost
guarunteed to hurt myself where it counts. The KH has a wicked huge
curve on it and it is easy to get crushed in it. But on the other hand
after riding mine for a while it feels like I'm sitting on a wooden
saddle. It gets ridiculously hard. I just airseated it but haven't had a
chance to ride it yet.

As for trials, I haven't ridden his much or very hard (its unsplined)
but the KH seems very fat to hold seat out. The LX is good for that.

It depends what you're gonna be riding most. Trials/muni/commute go KH,
Trials/street/freestyle go LX or miyata. Its likely that you won't be
limiting yourself to one style.

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*It depends what you're gonna be riding most. Trials/muni/commute go
KH, Trials/street/freestyle go LX or miyata. Its likely that you won't
be limiting yourself to one style.
David *

or, with some modification, you could cut the foam on the KH down a bit
to make it smaller, but still pretty comfy.

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Not into trials yet, but-

when I made my LX saddle into an airseat, I shaved the foam pad down by
a half and narrowed the narrowest part of it by about 1/4 inch on either
side, making it a little more like an hourglass shape. Then, I put the
tube in under that- it seems to be a nice compromise where I can have a
really cushy ride but i can also let almost all the air out and have a
very responsive seat.

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I like my seat a whole lot... CF base Kingport bumpers with thin foam.

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I know this post is US-available-trial-seat related but you're right
Heavy Metal: the Koxx One seat is almost perfect for trials. the only
drawback is the cover wich is weaker than the fusion cover... but still
better than the old KH seat cover. and you can have it whith gel too
wich may offer a good compromise for both riding and trials (haven't
tried it yet)
Yeah... and of course it would be even better with a CF base. Just be
patient, I'm pretty sure you'll soon be able to get them from UDC.

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I have a trials uni which is just a handle and a tiny platform barely
bigger than the seat mounting plate a'la style of bicycle trials.

Works very well.

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*I have a trials uni which is just a handle and a tiny platform barely
bigger than the seat mounting plate a'la style of bicycle trials.

Works very well. *

no! Why!? can we see some pic-age?

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sounds painfull if you land it wrong.
i never knew the koxx kh saddle wasn't available in the states, well i
suppose there IS an advantage in living in blighty! Mind you, having
said that I have replaced my koxx saddle with a normal KH one.

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I like my Viscount with a KH Handle

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I was wondering how those work for trials. I hear they are not to bad
and cheap, too.

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I've heard that the Miyata saddle is better then the KH just because it
is lighter and smaller so it is easier to get in and out of your legs
and when you're doing trials you don't really need a bunch of comfort.

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A friend of mine recently got a Koxx Devil off Roger, and got him to
replace the saddle with a UDC gel (which I think the US is getting soon,
I'd preorder cos Rogers stock ran out pretty damn quick)... having used
it a lot, the saddle is amazing, really comfortable and has so much more
feel in it for trials. I can rolling hop a good 6 inches higher on it
(its lighter as well). Its got a lower profile so I found it really easy
to get in & out from between my legs, even when it was set much too high
for me. I would seriously recommend it, and for £27.50 (over here at
least) its cheaper than a fusion.

Although for serious trials I wouldn't recommend the devil, the stock
alu cranks get a hard enough time from the pedals, let alone any crank
grabs or grinding... Replace them tho & it would be great.

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