Got my new KH saddle........

i'd like to say a toast to you,

may you and your unicycle have many happy rides together experiencing
the comfort and style of the KH Velo seat, just let the phrase the Velo
seat slip off your tounge...🙂

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After a 7.5 mile ride on rooty, rocky trail with a nice little mix of
north shore and recant any and all negative comments I had about the new
seat! The new revision of the KH saddle is a huge improvement over my
old KH seat. 😄
I can't wait to see what's in store with the model that will be released
later on this year!

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zod said:

*After a 7.5 mile ride on rooty, rocky trail with a nice little mix of
north shore and recant any and all negative comments I had about the
new seat!*

Hmm....that didn't make a lot of sense.... 😄
I think ya'll get what I was saying though......I recant all my negative
comments.

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Well my United came with a KH saddle so other than the cheapo saddles
that you get when you first buy a Sun (the uni I'm sure most of us have
learned on) it's the only saddle I've road. I like the look of those
Myita saddles. Anyone recomend buying one? Also is there any saddle
better than a KH?

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Do all the improvements and modifications mean we all have to turn into
those old people who trade in for a new Lincoln every year?

I got my KH saddle about six months ago. Do I have a good one or not?
Seems comfortable enough to me.

Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

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Did you get a KH signature seat or one of the off-brand seats? Some of
the off-brand KH style seats, like the Torker, are using a thinner nylon
style covering. I haven't seen the newest batch of KH signature seats
so I don't know what kind of covering they're using now.

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The newest KH seats, like the one I got this week has the nylon cover
instead of the old thick leather cover. That's my only gripe but I'll
give it a chance and see how it holds up!

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john_childs said:

*Did you get a KH signature seat or one of the off-brand seats? Some
of the off-brand KH style seats*

I got the one that came with the Yuni freestyle uni with the hookworm
tire as of late last year. From Unicycle.com.

By off-brand do you mean knock-offs? Can I get one of those outside of
Bloomingdales?

Raphael Lasar
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JJuggle said:

*I got the one that came with the Yuni freestyle uni with the hookworm
tire as of late last year. From Unicycle.com.

By off-brand do you mean knock-offs? Can I get one of those outside of
Bloomingdales?

Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ *

Off-brand are the ones without the Kris Holm signature. They're the
Torker's and the Vello, and others. The KH signature seats are going to
be the best quality ones and have the more expensive fabric options.
The off-brand ones can choose thinner seat cover material and make other
choices to lower cost.

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john_childs said:

*
The KH signature seats are going to be the best quality ones and have
the more expensive fabric options. The off-brand ones can choose
thinner seat cover material and make other choices to lower cost. *

but what Zod is saying here is that he has a new KH signature seat that
has a thinner/cheaper fabric anyway...

(yes it has the KH sinature)

i know what he is talking about too since ive seen one first hand.its
like a thin almost spandex type material.not at all like the vinyl on
the older ones.

(yes it has the KH sinature)

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JJuggle said:

*Do all the improvements and modifications mean we all have to turn
into those old people who trade in for a new Lincoln every year?*

You only had to replace your old Lincoln when it wore out. The
difference for us lucky unicycists these days is that the "new" Lincoln
is improved from the old one! In the past, it would be a new copy of the
same old seat.

Miyata was similar to this in the 80s, with many small changes to their
plastic (nylon?) seats. The original ones had only one bolt on the front
bumper. Then they went to two. Then they changed the underside to make
it stiffer. Then they changed the top of the seatpost to go with that.
Then they added a third bolt on the front bumper. Then they added a
handle to the front bumper. Everything was an improvement except the
switch to Chinese manufacture. They're still trying to recover from that
in my opinion. But they'll get the front handles straightened out. I
just hope they continue to improve the design in the coming years.

My new 29er (Yuni) also has a new KH seat. Not sure if it's the
signature model, but I think it is. It has a grippy nylon-like cover. At
first I was concerned that it might be too grippy, but two laps around
the 10 mile course at Laguna Seca say otherwise. I didn't think about
the seat at all, except the handle. That means the padded part is good!
The handle could use some thickening at the front. Yes, my hand got
tired from gripping the thin plastic for that long lap. I think the new
handles will be on the next generation of seats.

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Another thing I noticed about the new seat is that the whole seat
overall is not as thick so the seat doesn't sit as tall. That's half the
reason I had to raise my seat.....at first I thought it was because it
was more cushiony (is that a word?). I guess when they changed to a more
effective padding they didn't need as much height to the seat.

The nylon material just looks cheap compared to the old pleather
material Jagur.......but if it holds up I actually like the nylon feel
more.

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zod said:

*the nylon seems to create more fiction between your legs and the seat
than the old leather material does. *

then

Quoted message said:

.......but if it holds up I actually like the nylon feel more.

whatever,i give up😕

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Well, if you re-read my first impressions I did say I had ONLY just put
the seat on and rode around the driveway real quick. I think I was still
just used to the old seat. Once I got out and rode it for some miles and
got used to the slightly different feel I liked it more. The initial
feel of friction must have simply been me over analyzing.

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john_childs said:

*Did you get a KH signature seat or one of the off-brand seats? Some
of the off-brand KH style seats, like the Torker, are using a thinner
nylon style covering. I haven't seen the newest batch of KH signature
seats so I don't know what kind of covering they're using now. *

Yeah mine is a signature.
Or at least it has his signature on the back.

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I didn't like the leather because it ripped around the seat frame too
easily. My trials uni has a gash through the leathery stuff on the left
side that goes from the front seam to the seatpost area, where there's a
few strands still attached, to the rear seam... It's close to that
situation on the right. I hope the nylon is better in that regards.
Also, my first-gen muni seat has bolts that loosen very quickly, and is
also flexy. The trials seat has proven to pretty durable otherwise,
though.

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gerblefranklin said:

*Also, my first-gen muni seat has bolts that loosen very quickly, and
is also flexy.*

The first thing I do with a KH seat is go by 4 lock nuts and replace the
acorn nuts that hold the post to the saddle. Lock nuts won't loosen.
$0.57 upgrade 😉

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