tangoalpha
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Hi Guys.
I've been researching custom seat options for my bike and would like to get your opinion.
First, I'm 5'6 with 30" inseam. On my bike, '02 R1150RT with my factory seat in the lowest setting, I cannot get both feet firmly planted on the ground. With both feet touching ground, my heels are somewhat off off the pavement and that's while wearing boots with a heel. It's something I've dealt with my entire riding life and I've grown accustomed to. I usually just one leg it and lean the bike slightly and that gives me sure footing with one leg firmly planted. What can I say? Being short legged sucks! Be that as it may, it really hasn't given me any serious difficulty and I've never dropped the bike as a result, but it does at times make it somewhat challenging trying to push the bike backwards in to a parking stall or dealing with uneven pavement.
The other reason I'm considering a custom saddle is because I find the factory saddle to be a real pain in the butt. Literally! So I figured go with a custom saddle to address both issues. I've narrowed my choices down to Sargent and Corbin. I've had Corbin saddles on previous bikes before so I know that they're well made and they offer a low seat option as does Sargent. According to the Sargent website, their World Seat (low seat) is ideally suited to riders with 29" or less inseam. While I stand at 30", I must admit I rather like having the an extra inch to spare. Then again, Corbin doesn't offer those specs on their website, so theirs may be the same, but I can't be sure. I'd like to get your advice on which if these two saddles you'd recommend. I'm also contemplating adding the heated seat option, but I'm concerned about drawing too many amps. As it is, my bike uses, PIAA accessory lights and I have an Orange Technoligies TPMS installed as well. Per the Sargent website, their 12v wired heat controller and heating pad draws 1.5 amps. Not sure of that's in the high or ow setting, but it seems somewhat low to me to be the high setting.
What are your thoughts?
I've been researching custom seat options for my bike and would like to get your opinion.
First, I'm 5'6 with 30" inseam. On my bike, '02 R1150RT with my factory seat in the lowest setting, I cannot get both feet firmly planted on the ground. With both feet touching ground, my heels are somewhat off off the pavement and that's while wearing boots with a heel. It's something I've dealt with my entire riding life and I've grown accustomed to. I usually just one leg it and lean the bike slightly and that gives me sure footing with one leg firmly planted. What can I say? Being short legged sucks! Be that as it may, it really hasn't given me any serious difficulty and I've never dropped the bike as a result, but it does at times make it somewhat challenging trying to push the bike backwards in to a parking stall or dealing with uneven pavement.
The other reason I'm considering a custom saddle is because I find the factory saddle to be a real pain in the butt. Literally! So I figured go with a custom saddle to address both issues. I've narrowed my choices down to Sargent and Corbin. I've had Corbin saddles on previous bikes before so I know that they're well made and they offer a low seat option as does Sargent. According to the Sargent website, their World Seat (low seat) is ideally suited to riders with 29" or less inseam. While I stand at 30", I must admit I rather like having the an extra inch to spare. Then again, Corbin doesn't offer those specs on their website, so theirs may be the same, but I can't be sure. I'd like to get your advice on which if these two saddles you'd recommend. I'm also contemplating adding the heated seat option, but I'm concerned about drawing too many amps. As it is, my bike uses, PIAA accessory lights and I have an Orange Technoligies TPMS installed as well. Per the Sargent website, their 12v wired heat controller and heating pad draws 1.5 amps. Not sure of that's in the high or ow setting, but it seems somewhat low to me to be the high setting.
What are your thoughts?
