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NKahler said:

But the dx seat is sooo big!
Will it make a big difference if I get the KH street saddle?

Yes! And I think you should prefer a new seat over new bc plates.

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NKahler said:

But the dx seat is sooo big!
Will it make a big difference if I get the KH street saddle?

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NKahler said:

But the dx seat is sooo big!
Will it make a big difference if I get the KH street saddle?

Yes! And I think you should prefer a new seat over new bc plates.

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If you’re short on cash why don’t you try cutting down the foam first, I
am pretty sure that they both have the same base; the bases on my KH
seats say velo on them. Try some mods before going out and buying
something new, you will save money and have something that you can have
the pride of saying that you customized it yourself. I have two old
school saddles that I modified and find more comfortable than the KH
freeride for MUni and trials. I don’t do much SIF but it is much better
for me with my cut seat than before I modified it.

As for the plates, Can you weld? They shouldn’t be very hard to make if
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If you’re short on cash why don’t you try cutting down the foam first, I
am pretty sure that they both have the same base; the bases on my KH
seats say velo on them. Try some mods before going out and buying
something new, you will save money and have something that you can have
the pride of saying that you customized it yourself. I have two old
school saddles that I modified and find more comfortable than the KH
freeride for MUni and trials. I don’t do much SIF but it is much better
for me with my cut seat than before I modified it.

As for the plates, Can you weld? They shouldn’t be very hard to make if
you can.

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If you’re short on cash why don’t you try cutting down the foam first, I
am pretty sure that they both have the same base; the bases on my KH
seats say velo on them. Try some mods before going out and buying
something new, you will save money and have something that you can have
the pride of saying that you customized it yourself. I have two old
school saddles that I modified and find more comfortable than the KH
freeride for MUni and trials. I don’t do much SIF but it is much better
for me with my cut seat than before I modified it.

As for the plates, Can you weld? They shouldn’t be very hard to make if
you can.

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Yeah, try cutting down the foam first. There have been a few guides on
how to do that on this site. Then you can make it whatever size you
want. I even added SIF grips on the bottom of my base with duct tape
and cardboard. Works great.

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Yeah, try cutting down the foam first. There have been a few guides on
how to do that on this site. Then you can make it whatever size you
want. I even added SIF grips on the bottom of my base with duct tape
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Yeah, try cutting down the foam first. There have been a few guides on
how to do that on this site. Then you can make it whatever size you
want. I even added SIF grips on the bottom of my base with duct tape
and cardboard. Works great.

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i cut the foam on my qu-ax to save some $$$ and it worked great!

just take off the cover by removing the staples.

then take the cover off the foam, if they are glued together, be very
careful that you don't ruin you cover when getting them apart.

then cut as much foam off as you want, start w/ a little,the put
everything back together w/o stapling anything, and see how it feels.
^^do this until your satisfied,

then use a stable gun/ hardware stapler to staple the cover back to the
saddle base. try to do it neatly and pre plan where the excess will
go.

then taaa-daaa, you have a street saddle.

this worked great for me!

this is only how i did it, and i didnt use a tutorial, so if anyone has
arguments or suggestions, tell the man! i dont want him to do something
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i cut the foam on my qu-ax to save some $$$ and it worked great!

just take off the cover by removing the staples.

then take the cover off the foam, if they are glued together, be very
careful that you don't ruin you cover when getting them apart.

then cut as much foam off as you want, start w/ a little,the put
everything back together w/o stapling anything, and see how it feels.
^^do this until your satisfied,

then use a stable gun/ hardware stapler to staple the cover back to the
saddle base. try to do it neatly and pre plan where the excess will
go.

then taaa-daaa, you have a street saddle.

this worked great for me!

this is only how i did it, and i didnt use a tutorial, so if anyone has
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i cut the foam on my qu-ax to save some $$$ and it worked great!

just take off the cover by removing the staples.

then take the cover off the foam, if they are glued together, be very
careful that you don't ruin you cover when getting them apart.

then cut as much foam off as you want, start w/ a little,the put
everything back together w/o stapling anything, and see how it feels.
^^do this until your satisfied,

then use a stable gun/ hardware stapler to staple the cover back to the
saddle base. try to do it neatly and pre plan where the excess will
go.

then taaa-daaa, you have a street saddle.

this worked great for me!

this is only how i did it, and i didnt use a tutorial, so if anyone has
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a groove is useful, but if you cut from the underside of the foam (DO
NOT REMOVE THE SIDES) it works better. i used a dremel tool and some
kind of semi round sanding bit to do this. i also carved a groove in
the top of the seat and its awesome 🙂

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It isn't clear from your post how good you are, but if you're absolutely
beginning SIF, the seat will feel really massive whatever seat you
have. Particularly when you're taking it out or putting it back under
you, it will feel like it's impossible to do anything with. It might be
that you can do okay for now with a full sized seat, a lot of people
used to do SIF just fine with the big old KH seats.

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It isn't clear from your post how good you are, but if you're absolutely
beginning SIF, the seat will feel really massive whatever seat you
have. Particularly when you're taking it out or putting it back under
you, it will feel like it's impossible to do anything with. It might be
that you can do okay for now with a full sized seat, a lot of people
used to do SIF just fine with the big old KH seats.

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It isn't clear from your post how good you are, but if you're absolutely
beginning SIF, the seat will feel really massive whatever seat you
have. Particularly when you're taking it out or putting it back under
you, it will feel like it's impossible to do anything with. It might be
that you can do okay for now with a full sized seat, a lot of people
used to do SIF just fine with the big old KH seats.

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joemarshall said:

It isn't clear from your post how good you are, but if you're absolutely
beginning SIF, the seat will feel really massive whatever seat you
have. Particularly when you're taking it out or putting it back under
you, it will feel like it's impossible to do anything with. It might be
that you can do okay for now with a full sized seat, a lot of people
used to do SIF just fine with the big old KH seats.

Joe

I disagree, I still suck at SIF but can definitely tell the difference
between a stock old KH and a cut down old KH. I have no experience with
a proper street saddle but I can say my seat is WAY nicer to use now
since the modifications, both for SI and SIF.

For reattaching the cover I made small holes along the bottom edge and
laced it like a shoe. It worked well for me and I don't have to deal
with staples every time I want to do a further mod. The downside is
that it is possible to rip out your lacing but it hasn't happened yet.

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