Do air cushioned seats help.

Yes air seats are awesome. I modded my torker lx seat into an air seat
and it is soooooo comfy. It cost(s)(ed)?? $40 for the air seat part
and the fusion cover. It is way worth it I think but I have never
tried a gel seat either.

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I think it's just too springy and it bounces you off the saddle.

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I bought a KH air seat several years ago which I did not like. It is
sitting on the shelf. The more recent air seats might be better. The
gel seats are good. What I have seen of seats from 20 years ago is that
they were brutal. Any of the KH style foam or gel seats should be way
better than what you had 20 years ago.

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I recommend the 07 KH Fusion Freeride Saddle.

$55

insanely comfortable for me

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I've tried both the air and the gel seat for my coker, and so my
professional opinion is that air seats are better than regular seats,
but gel seats are the BEST Jerry the BEST.
Go with gel.

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Seat comfort is a personal thing. There are no absolutes, except for
yourself. Take all the advice, then try stuff if you have the
opportunity. Also wear some proper bike shorts or other clothes with
minimal seams. The best seat in the world is still going to have
problems if you're wearing cutoff jeans (like we used to wear many
years ago)!

gordito8me said:

I think it's just too springy and it bounces you off the saddle.

You're either too light (at age 13), or you have too much air in it.
It's not a tire. It should be mushy, with just enough air that you
don't bottom-out on it.

The most comfortable seats I have are my air seats, but I don't own any
gel seats. Also I like my more recent KH seats.

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mornish said:

I recommend the 07 KH Fusion Freeride Saddle.

$55

insanely comfortable for me

me too

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johnfoss said:

...wearing cutoff jeans (like we used to wear many years ago)!

Ah! 🙂 Those were the days. We cut them off so short, the pockets
would hang out.

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I have done hard rubber seats, regular foam seats, air seats, air plus
foam seats, gel seats, and multilayered foam seats. The two worst were
the rubber and air seats.

The problem I have with the air seats is that if I had it too pumped up
it would bounce, and if it was mushy then it would work its way to
parts no seat should go and if I could find that middle area it would
usualy displace my seating arrangements and for the first time ever,
hurt my balls, which no other seat has managed to do.

I found the best seat by far was the dual density (multilayered foam)
KH seat I bought from Bedford (who I think is/was the only carrier of
them). It was really forgiving like an air saddle yet it wouldn't work
it didn't really change shape that much, just compressed in the right
areas.

Still though as you can tell from the range of ideas and beliefs there
is no perfect seat. Everyone has their own ideas on what they like and
don't like.

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You just have to try it yourself. I really really hate airseats. They're
comfortable for about 2.5 minutes then they just feel like [censored]. I
prefer the nimbus gel, fusion street, fusion freeride, or the old kh
fusion. Airseats are just terrible for me

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uni.rider.13 said:

Yes air seats are awesome. I modded my torker *lx seat into an air seat
and it is soooooo comfy. It cost(s)(ed)?? $40 for the air seat part
and the fusion cover*. It is way worth it I think but I have never
tried a gel seat either.

Oh man, im sorry for you!

The lx seat comes off by unclamping the metal clips. You then use a
12-inch tube that cost about 5-8 dollars from almost any store that
sells bike tubes.

Remove the foam, drill a hole into the base for the valve to go
through, insert the tube, lay the cover back on, tighten those clamps
again. Fill up tube. Ride.

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What is the main difference between the Fusion street and the Freeride.
Is the Freeride thicker. Other than that are they of similar
dimensions. I have a Torker LX now while it is a heck of alot better
than the one's from 30 years ago. It is still pretty hard on the butt
bone. On my first uni from years ago the seat looked like a giant
sanitary napkin and had about the same amount of padding, it sucked!
Then when you fell the seat got tore up in about one afternoon and duct
tape became a integral part of the saddle.

By the way ntappin what you will find out as you get older gravity on
men is similar as on women. As you get older your junk starts to hang
lower and sitting on it becomes a real concern!

Thanks for the help and opinions it is helping with my decision.

Al

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The fusion street is alot skinnier and slimmer than the freeride, but
the freeride is more comfortable and has a nice groove in it. I
recommend the freeride.

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