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...Lastly if you go with the leather option I would suggest you get on of their seat covers to protect from water infiltration in the rain or while washing the bike.
I had an all leather RDL sport seat on my 2015 RT. At the time I ordered it I was 215 lbs., 5'8" with a 29" inseam. When I traded in the RT there were approximately 25,000 miles on the seat. On one trip with the seat I was able to ride 700 miles a day for three days in a row before I found myself squirming around a bit near the end of the last day.
The RT was traded in on a 2016 1600GT and within a few thousand miles I ordered a an all leather Sport Seat from RDL for the GT.
The RDL Sport seat is the best seating option for me. It is significantly more comfortable for me than the stock seats were on both the RT and GT. When riding aggressively in the curves I can shift my weight to the inside enough to "effectively hang off" and avoid scrapping any hard parts on the payment. The stock seats on the RT and GT were both easier to "effectively hang off" on but not very comfortable for me after a few hundred miles in the saddle.
I chose leather because I because I thought it may breath better but honestly I am not sure I could feel any difference between leather and vinyl. I ride almost exclusively in a Roadcrafter and while the seat with 25K+ miles on it was showing some wear the leather was still looking good enough for another 10-20K+ miles.
If you decide to order a sport seat I would suggest you take the pictures with you seating on the seat in the low position. That way they can clearly see your inseam height/issues. I would also communicate to them that you want to minimize, as much as possible, any increase in the height of the seat over the height of the stock seat. Lastly if you go with the leather option I would suggest you get on of their seat covers to protect from water infiltration in the rain or while washing the bike.
I called them a long time ago asking if they had a product for us short-legged types and was told there was nothing they could do. SO it turns out that they actually have a lower seat for the RT and didn't tell me about it? That just makes me even madder. Why the heck would she not have told me? I would've bought the thing right then and there. I know there are legions of RDL fans out there but for this guy their customer sales support SUCKS!
I do see the sport seat on their site https://day-long.com/gallery/sport-seats/ . Things do change your comment states you "called them a long time ago". Pappy I would assume this option is on the new side. Are you being fair to them?
I sure like my RDL saddle and wouldn't consider any other given my past experience I've had with other saddles.
Jay
Well really your loss.
Maybe she misunderstood or even was having a bad day? Either way not agreeing with poor customer service but there really is no other seat like a RDL for comfort over the miles.
If you ask "Can you make a low seat?" the answer will be no. If you ask "Can you narrow a seat so short legs reach the ground better?" the answer would be yes.
I had an all leather RDL sport seat on my 2015 RT. At the time I ordered it I was 215 lbs., 5'8" with a 29" inseam. When I traded in the RT there were approximately 25,000 miles on the seat. On one trip with the seat I was able to ride 700 miles a day for three days in a row before I found myself squirming around a bit near the end of the last day.
The RT was traded in on a 2016 1600GT and within a few thousand miles I ordered a an all leather Sport Seat from RDL for the GT.
The RDL Sport seat is the best seating option for me. It is significantly more comfortable for me than the stock seats were on both the RT and GT. When riding aggressively in the curves I can shift my weight to the inside enough to "effectively hang off" and avoid scrapping any hard parts on the payment. The stock seats on the RT and GT were both easier to "effectively hang off" on but not very comfortable for me after a few hundred miles in the saddle.
I chose leather because I because I thought it may breath better but honestly I am not sure I could feel any difference between leather and vinyl. I ride almost exclusively in a Roadcrafter and while the seat with 25K+ miles on it was showing some wear the leather was still looking good enough for another 10-20K+ miles.
If you decide to order a sport seat I would suggest you take the pictures with you seating on the seat in the low position. That way they can clearly see your inseam height/issues. I would also communicate to them that you want to minimize, as much as possible, any increase in the height of the seat over the height of the stock seat. Lastly if you go with the leather option I would suggest you get on of their seat covers to protect from water infiltration in the rain or while washing the bike.
Ditto for me.
Got my RDL sport seat (all leather bomber brown seating and black sides) with back seat/driver back rest and passenger back rest recover on order for October delivery. 1700 bucks.
You have to have a typo $1,700???