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sitrelief shorts
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:59 pm
by jkhomes
Since we all seem to have the same opinion of the stock seat on our R1200R's, I thought I would post this here. I use bicycle shorts with a padded chamois, but I bet this would work well too.
http://www.sitrelief.com/
Re: sitrelief shorts
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:50 am
by nylife
Re: sitrelief shorts
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:45 am
by jkhomes
Reading between the lines of the article, maybe all we need is a layer of subcutaneous fat.
Re: sitrelief shorts
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:59 am
by SF_Hooligan
I've done a few 300 mile days on my bike sinceI bought it about a month ago, and I don't understand all the complaining about the stock seat.
That said, I've seen claims that the 2011 comes stock with the "comfort seat" which may be true. I also ride in leathers when I'm going more than just around town or on a short buzz somewhere and that makes a HUGE difference in comfort/endurance on any bike. If I was riding in jeans or textile pants, I'd wear bike shorts but I'd rather be appropriately geared up.
I'm heading out for a four day ride tomorrow morning, so maybe my opinion will change. Hope not, though!
Re: sitrelief shorts
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:30 pm
by fiveo
I bought a Airhawk 2 cushion for a ride I did this year back in June up the Dempster Hwy to Inuvik on my 650 V Strom. I rode 9,000 km in 11 days and the Airhawk was a real butt saver and I suffered no ill effects from doing all of this riding with the Airhawk 2. I now use the Airhawk 2 on my 2009 R1200R and now do not feel the need to go to a different saddle on the R. Price of these Airhawk 2's was around $180 but I ended up getting a brand new one on e bay for $89. The Airhawk actually doesn't look to bad on the R.
Re: sitrelief shorts
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 7:05 pm
by blackbeemer
WTB R1200R Stock Seat. If anyone is interested in selling their stock R1200R seat, please let me know.
Re: sitrelief shorts
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 5:37 am
by ka5ysy
jkhomes wrote:Reading between the lines of the article, maybe all we need is a layer of subcutaneous fat.
Somehow I don't think that is an issue for many of us
Re: sitrelief shorts
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:43 pm
by dewi sant
Well, I thought I had well hardened "biker's bum", but picked up my new (to me, it's a 2009) R1200R yesterday and had an 80 mile run home. That seat is an instrument of torture, it has to go! Or, at least it has to go off to a seat guy and have a gel pad inserted. Cracking bike though, love it so far!
Dewi