Re: Air Saddle vs. Fusion Saddle

Isn't the air saddle a converted fusion saddle??...I'd recommend that
for max comfort especially for distance riding....
There should be some cream/gel stuff for preventing rashes as well...

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I'm pretty sure the Sun unicycles have the standard 4 bolt seat mount
that looks like 'this'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=271). That style of
seatpost will fit the KH seats, along with Viscount, Schwinn, Semcycle,
and many others. It will fit almost everything except for the Miyata
seat and those evil Savage seats.

Go with the KH Fusion seat (the version with the removable seat cover).
Ride that and see how it feels. Later you can easily convert the Fusion
seat to an air seat if you want. No need to pay extra to have it done
for you. More than likely the stock Fusion seat will be just fine and
you won't need to bother with an air conversion.

Another thing you can do with the Fusion seat is fiddle with the shape
of the foam. Since the cover is removable you can get at the foam and
cut the foam into a different shape or make the foam thinner or anything
else that strikes your fancy. There are several people here riding KH
Fusion saddles with the foam custom cut for their preferences.

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john_childs said:

*Another thing you can do with the Fusion seat is fiddle with the
shape of the foam. Since the cover is removable you can get at the
foam and cut the foam into a different shape or make the foam thinner
or anything else that strikes your fancy. There are several people
here riding KH Fusion saddles with the foam custom cut for their
preferences. *

Can we get some pictures posted of this process of customizing the KH
Fusion Saddle, and the of outcome?

I'd like to see what it looks like on the inside, and when finished.
And especially some good "how-to".

(Maybe it should be a new thread!)

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Even with a comfortable seat, after 40 miles, I get chafed.
Others have turned me on to what we affectionaly call 'Butt Butter'
(http://tinyurl.com/2m3lb)
Also some people prefer Bag Balm or Udder Cream. This weekend is the
100k IronMan, almost all the Cokers will have one of these on.

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munipsycho said:

*Can we get some pictures posted of this process of customizing the KH
Fusion Saddle, and the of outcome?

I'd like to see what it looks like on the inside, and when finished.
And especially some good "how-to".

(Maybe it should be a new thread!) *

I don't have any pictures of such a modification. I don't even have a
KH Fusion saddle yet. However, when I do get a Fusion saddle I'm very
likely going to trim a wedge out of the nose of the saddle to make it
flatter (less of a "U" shape).

GizmoDuck trimmed the foam down to make the seat less thick. He's using
that seat on his Coker. He's got pictures of the end result somewhere.
Some trials riders have also done the same to make the seat easier to
grab and hold for seat out front jumping.

I'd like to see pictures of the inside of a KH Fusion saddle. I'm
curious to see how the saddle is put together, how the bolts fit, what
the stiffener plate looks like, etc.

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Cool, thanks for the advice guys. I'm really tempted to go with the air
saddle, simply because this is a birthday present. If I'm not paying the
difference, would it be worth it to upgrade to an air saddle, or is that
not a good idea, because I read somewhere that you lose some control.

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Replying because I can't edit, but I ended up with just the Fusion
saddle, I'm most interested in trials, and, after doing some research,
it seems that air saddles can pop, especially after long falls. I'll try
cutting out some foam, maybe, or even making my own air saddle. Cool 🙂

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good choice, you can always mod it later. i personaly like the foam
better. that was the surprise of 05. :o

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