I want one!
I have done over 1000 miles in a day on the stock seat, but wanted to get something better.
Bought a Sargent and it was unbearable after 150 miles. I just could not get comfortable on it.
Bought a Corbin. Seems hard as a rock and I was unsure about it. Have since gone over 700 miles in a day and find that it fits my rear. I did find that I needed to put risers on the bike to make the Corbin comfortable as the design caused me to lean forward. I ride further back on the corbin then I did the other two.
Good luck!
I agree about the Corbin seating position. Just raising the bars doesn't help completely, it would be better if you could bring the bars back a touch. I have a 2009. Also, the front is a bit too rounded, humped, which causes some pain at times. They seem to have made the Corbin for Kim Kardashian. It is a decent seat though. As far as the Sargent is concerned, I put a lot of 800+ mile days on it and it was good originally, but seemed to break down a bit after a few thousand miles.
Me too! Might have to redesign the front for the attachment. I'm sure ZG would be up for leading the prototype development!
I agree about the Corbin seating position. Just raising the bars doesn't help completely, it would be better if you could bring the bars back a touch. I have a 2009. Also, the front is a bit too rounded, humped, which causes some pain at times. They seem to have made the Corbin for Kim Kardashian. It is a decent seat though. As far as the Sargent is concerned, I put a lot of 800+ mile days on it and it was good originally, but seemed to break down a bit after a few thousand miles.
The risers I installed advertise a 3/4" pull back. Prior to the risers I found myself doing some finger tip driving on the highway to take some pressure off of my back.
The PE bars do exactly that (bring them back towards you) and are a perfect marriage with the Corbin seat.
When Corbin built my seat I had them do what they call a "nose job", it take's that hump on the front out, feels great to me.
Corbin said they could but soft foam in place of the stock foam for free , life time warranty
I have a hate-hate relationship with stock seats. Maybe it's because I'm tall, I'll never know what a seat would feel like if I was 5'8".
It is a shame we don't have loaner seats on this forum like the loaner windshields.
It would be great to try a seat or two before buying.
Seat manufacturers would benefit also.
They would be able to win over a customer by the seat of his/hers pants.
I took the bike to Cincinnati Saturday and came back Sunday. It is 320 miles one way. I stopped for gas once but didn't get off the bike. For me, as far as trips go, it was a short one. I took the Corbin off today and put the Sargent back on. I also took the risers off. I think they may contribute to the sliding forward a bit. I will send the Corbin back for adjustment. I really wish they would have made it a little more like the Sargent. The Corbin is dished too much for me and as we mentioned before, the front is rounded too much causing pain. I will probably try their softer foam. I like a firm saddle, but I was in pain by the time I got home last night.
On my bicycle, I ride with a leather seat, all it is is a formed piece of leather, no padding. I am fine on it all day. I rode form Pittsburgh to Washington DC with no problem on it, the longest day being 70 miles, so a firm seat is no issue. The leather bicycle seat has a bir more flex than the Corbin does for me though, and the weight is on the sit bones, not the soft parts.
I hope they can make this seat comfortable, if not I will stay with the Sargent.
That's exactly how I felt about my Corbin when I first put it on. But after about a 1000 miles it became more comfortable and now 2 years and 20,000 miles later I love my Corbin.