Suggestions for hard seat problem

[Beemer]

So what has happened to the seat? Or is this just another one of those drift off into the ethos of threads with no outcome.
I really want to know what happened. Seriously, how did you solve the problem?:spudwhat:and how's your Cheers John.

Well, nothing so far, took it for the first ride since hospital on Tuesday and it certainly hadn't softened any! I'm going to look around for a nice short sheepskin (black, of course!) and give that a try. I did have my boots built up so I could perhaps ride the Beemer with more confidence, but I don't think that is a goer. It has made a difference but not a huge one, and it hasn't altered the bike's width or very upright riding position.

Who knows, maybe neither the Goose nor the Beemer are THE bike for me - there may be something just right waiting in the wings - or in the inventor's mind!

Oh, and the arse is just fine, thanks John!

[oldrider]

Boy oh boy, that was quick! Thanks and good luck with it, cheers John.

[Beemer]

Boy oh boy, that was quick! Thanks and good luck with it, cheers John.

Got no work on at present and I've got a rotten cold so nothing much else to do than reply to emails and surf the net!

[trumpy]

Please PM me Beemer with contact info. One of my company's specialties is adaptive seating and I have done bike seating for women with even more severe issues than you (combination of clever foams and careful shaping).
Glad to help if it keeps you riding.

[Kjell]

I don't think the soreness is just a female thing...

After riding the Goose for a couple of hours, over SH1 north, my butt feels like...nope can't think of any family freindly words to say. I usually ride about five hours, stopping for gas and coffee, after a few twistees.

One screw and two pin holes hold the seat on. Not much too it apart from the foam. The gas station I usually stop at on the rides know me now, because I stop and start rubbing my arse.

I have complained to the roading manager up north, he's a dive buddy, he just tells me to get a cruiser, at which I tell him to buy a canoe.

If anyone has any further ideas, let this sore ass know. Seat change, and if possible a cowl to replace the rear 'seat'.

[Paul in NZ]

Check this out...

http://www.mgcycle.com/specials.html

The Pro Pad dry polymer sheepskin covered seat pad .....

Looks the shizz... Has a gell inner I think..

[Beemer]

I don't think the soreness is just a female thing...

After riding the Goose for a couple of hours, over SH1 north, my butt feels like... nope can't think of any family friendly words to say. I usually ride about five hours, stopping for gas and coffee, after a few twistees.

If anyone has any further ideas, let this sore ass know. Seat change, and if possible a cowl to replace the rear 'seat'.

That thin pad on the back would be a pillion's nightmare! The seat is plush compared to that! A cowl would be a nice idea...

As for the soreness only being a female thing, no, I don't think it is, it's just that women have a lot more, shall we say, plumbing in that region that can be aggravated by constant pressure! Unfortunately it's something female cyclists have to contend with as well - and you know how little padding there is in a bicycle seat! Soreness I could put up with because it goes away, but my surgeon said I can carry on riding the Goose as it is, but it's likely I'll be visiting him again in the near future if I do. Considering the cost of the recent operation to remove the resulting cyst, I'd rather spend money on resolving the seat problem than on a hospital visit!

[SARGE]

I can't remember where i saw it,might have been Sargent seats in the US..but it was a bladder type seat cushion that you could put air into. (fwiw)

funny you should mention that ...




i put air into my seat on the way to work after a hard night of Curry and Lion Red