I had a custom seat made today
Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 6:44 am
I went to Rich's Custom Seats in Kingston Washington. The process takes about 4 hours and it's quite complicated. It takes him and 5 employees to do it. You get on the bike a few times so he can take measurements. There is a lot of cutting and gluing and layering. When it is done you take a test ride. Then a new covering is made from vinyl or leather and there are many choices on those. You end up with a place to sit your butt that is shaped for you. I don't slide forward anymore and my sits bones don't hurt. I now have a firm saddle. The "Bouncing Betty" saddle is no more. Like a pair of shoes your saddle has to fit your body. If your tempted to buy one of those mass produced saddles that are one size fits all and it's real cool looking, I don't think that is the way to go. I rode 200 miles home on my new saddle and have to say that it was a $500 well spent.[/size]
