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I am new to unicycling, I use my brother's schwinn. It's just a standard
20", regular seat. It's the older one with the whitewall tires. I'm
finding it VERY uncomfortable. So...with a female in mind...how can I
remedy the problem??????
Or...is it that in time my muscles will develope enough to put more
pressure on my legs?



Bonnie


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The best seat, I think, is a Kris Holm seat. Theyre 48 dollars, but will
last relatively long and theyre very comfortable. Go to
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Hi Bonnie
As a fellow female I can recommend that you invest in a good comfortable
seat. I have a (homemade) airseat on my unicycle and it is still
uncomfortable at times. In the first few hours of learning my biggest
problem was bruises on the inside of my thighs from squeezing onto the
seat for dear life. As you spend more time in the saddle and your
posture (and confidence) improves you will feel less overt discomfort.
I believe that, no matter how experienced you are, no matter how
comfortable your seat is, you still need to take comfort breaks every
now and again.

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airseats are cool but you need a good seat to make a good one eg the
miyata but that costs more then a kh the link was wrong it's
www.unicycle.com. i recormend a good pair of ride shorts(bike shorts) i
can ride with out them!
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thinuniking wrote:
> *airseats are cool but you need a good seat to make a good one eg the
> miyata *


I agree that you don't want to be messing around trying to work with
many of the cheaper seats with glued on covers that are common today.


But i've found the old style seats of the butterfingers/boggle type,
which have a cover held on just by the seat bolts are good for making a
good simple airseat.
Simply remove the cover, rip out all the foam, get a 20" inner tube,
shape it with cellotape, drill a valve hole in the back part of the seat
plate, then replace the cover.

Inflate very lightly (it's surprising how little air is needed- a hard
airseat is as uncomfortable as a foam one).

I use these on both my muni and 29-er and have done many, many miles on
both.


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A unicycle seat takes a large proportion of your weight and supports it
on a small area. It's bound to hurt a bit.

The more you ride, the less it'll hurt, because you will get used to
it.

Look at the seats that racing bicyclists use. Yes, I know they rest
some of their weight on their hands, , but look how tiny those seats
are.

It's all in the mind, not the behind.


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This was my first attempt at a simple homemade air saddle. This method
does not destroy any of the original saddle's components. I have since
made much more improvements over this model, but building one of these
is simple and inexpensive. Do a search for posts by me to see some of my
later creations. I hope this will help:)

http://tinyurl.com/2zj6o


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busnutmedic wrote:
> *It's the older one with the whitewall tires.*
Not sure when they stopped using whitewall tires on the Schwinns, but if
it's got cottered cranks, it's real old. Time wears out the foam on the
older Schwinn seats, and they crumble away to dust. Your cheapest route
would be to replace the foam insert, which you can do for Schwinn or
Semcycle Deluxe seats (same basic seat) at Unicycle.com

The Kris Holm seat fits the same post and will be much more
comfortable.

When riding the idea is to keep your weight on the seat, not on your
legs, so that isn't the answer. As you get more advanced, you can put
more weight on your hands, on the seat handle or accessory handlebar,
but that's another story.


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I guess my best bet is to buy an old schwinn with a really beat up seat
and replace it.

Thanks for all the advice. I think it's going to take time too. I
haven't done much at all in the past month. Just the past few days Ive
been going on 1 mile or longer rides with my well seasoned brothers. I
am forever jumping off and having to run to catch up to them!



Bonnie


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i used to ride a savage, and those seats are worse than a bed of nails.
I'd get rashes and bruises on the insides of my legs when awhile ago,
becuz as a beginner i clenched my thighs together to grab the seat.

unicycle.com posted a little section about saddles in their FAQ:

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Which seats specifically would you say are the best? Are certain seats
better for different styles of riding (MUni, touring, etc.)?
We rate saddles according to how far we can ride them before noticing
discomfort.
1. Miyata air saddle: 10-15 miles
2. Semcycle Deluxe air saddle: 5-10 miles
3. Kris Holm: 4-8 miles
4. Viscount: 3-5 miles
5. All others 1-3 miles

hope this helps,
-grant


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If you have the older Schwinn/Semcycle Deluxe seat, with the metal base
and the removable vinyl cover, it is really easy to convert it to an air
seat.

See the last several pics in the gallery:
http://gallery.unicyclist.com/bigwheelhubtransplant.

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I am particuarly fond of an old schwinn saddle that I converted to
airseat, I have miyata airseats as well, but I prefer the schwinn (which
also has a KH handle and bumper bolted on) I also enjoy the viscount
standard for racing (after fixing the bumpers)


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busnutmedic wrote:
> *Do you care to divulge any details about how you made you airseat?
> I'd be very interested, as my dad is handy with making things. Feel
> free to PM me.*


Hi Bonnie
Thought I'd add this here rather than PMing in case it can help somebody
else.

I got my airseat on the coker (yes I'm the loon learning to ride on one)
as it was second hand and the previous owner did LONG races on it. I'm
not sure what brand the seat is, but the seat cover is removable. When
you take the seat post off the cover can be removed (It basically hooks
on to the bolts). Then (I think) he just took the foam out and replaced
it with a 12 inch inner tube. Anybody here have a guess as to the seat
brand?

As an alternative, and if you don't want to spend too much cash, you can
use the duct tape and inner tube method. Basically partially inflate a
12 inch tube, fold it up so it covers the top of the seat nicely, and
tie it in place with duct tape.

Advantages - cheap and easy and you can change the position of the tube
if you don't like your first attempt.

Disadvantages - you need to change the duct tape every now and again or
else your seat becomes self adhesive. It doesn't help you stay on the
unicycle but it leaves duct tape glue marks on your trousers and makes
your thighs stick together.

Jayne


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