Comments on: SW-Motech TRAVELLER RIDER “Blue Bum” Cushion (Airhawk Seat) Review http://www.roadtrooper.com/sw-motech-traveller-rider-cushion-airhawk-seat-review/ Independent Motorbike Touring Magazine Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:24:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Denis Smyth http://www.roadtrooper.com/sw-motech-traveller-rider-cushion-airhawk-seat-review/#comment-876 Denis Smyth Thu, 07 Sep 2017 09:03:56 +0000 http://www.roadtrooper.com/?p=9684#comment-876 Thanks for writing in with your solution Geoff, I tried a gel seat pad myself and found like yourself that it moved around a bit no matter how tight I wrapped the velcro straps around the seat. I found it very unnerving on corners so I ended up not using it and shifted it to the pillion seat where my wife was very happy with it. However I never thought about actually having it fitted into the seat itself so top marks to you for that. It just goes to show that there can be more than a few options for making long days in the saddle far more comfortable and enjoyable without spending an unnecessary stack of cash on a completely new seat - which may not solve the problem. Now you got me thinking, can I have the airpad fitted to my saddle? ;) In fact I wonder why manufacturers have never thought of integrating air pillows to their saddles which would make their saddles properly adjustable? Thanks for writing in with your solution Geoff,

I tried a gel seat pad myself and found like yourself that it moved around a bit no matter how tight I wrapped the velcro straps around the seat. I found it very unnerving on corners so I ended up not using it and shifted it to the pillion seat where my wife was very happy with it. However I never thought about actually having it fitted into the seat itself so top marks to you for that.

It just goes to show that there can be more than a few options for making long days in the saddle far more comfortable and enjoyable without spending an unnecessary stack of cash on a completely new seat – which may not solve the problem.

Now you got me thinking, can I have the airpad fitted to my saddle? ;) In fact I wonder why manufacturers have never thought of integrating air pillows to their saddles which would make their saddles properly adjustable?

]]> By: Geoff http://www.roadtrooper.com/sw-motech-traveller-rider-cushion-airhawk-seat-review/#comment-875 Geoff Tue, 05 Sep 2017 18:50:24 +0000 http://www.roadtrooper.com/?p=9684#comment-875 I can echo the problems experienced due to uncomfortable seats which can seriously spoil the enjoyment of touring. So called "Comfort seats" cost the earth and there is no guarantee that they will do the trick. My solution to the rock hard "low" seat on my Tracer 900 was to get a gel seat pad from danmedicasouth.co.uk. They provide medical air and gel seat pads for wheelchair users and for other medical needs, and also for motorcycles. Really helpful on the phone. I bought a gel pad(different sizes, models available) for my Tracer. It was very well made and at 18mm thick it is thicker than those supplied by others "in the trade" Waterproof cover and fastened by Velcro straps under the seat. Really comfortable, it has more than easily doubled the time before my bum starts complaining, at a cost of £35- £50. I forget exact price. However, even with the Velcro straps done up very tightly I felt I could feel some slight movement when cornering. Also being short in the leg it had raised the seat height 18mm which was a bit of a problem. The solution was simple and cheap. Off to a local furniture upholstery company who removed the seat cover from the Tracer seat, cut out a section of the foam padding to match the shape of the gel pad, replaced it with the gel pad and replaced the seat cover. I could have done it myself, but didn't want to risk bodging it. They charged £16. The net result was the gel pad is now an integral part of the seat, the seat height is now only a few mm higher than before, there is no sensation of movement and I can ride for several hours in total comfort. Happy days! I can echo the problems experienced due to uncomfortable seats which can seriously spoil the enjoyment of touring. So called “Comfort seats” cost the earth and there is no guarantee that they will do the trick.

My solution to the rock hard “low” seat on my Tracer 900 was to get a gel seat pad from danmedicasouth.co.uk.

They provide medical air and gel seat pads for wheelchair users and for other medical needs, and also for motorcycles.

Really helpful on the phone. I bought a gel pad(different sizes, models available) for my Tracer. It was very well made and at 18mm thick it is thicker than those supplied by others “in the trade”

Waterproof cover and fastened by Velcro straps under the seat.

Really comfortable, it has more than easily doubled the time before my bum starts complaining, at a cost of £35- £50. I forget exact price.

However, even with the Velcro straps done up very tightly I felt I could feel some slight movement when cornering. Also being short in the leg it had raised the seat height 18mm which was a bit of a problem.

The solution was simple and cheap. Off to a local furniture upholstery company who removed the seat cover from the Tracer seat, cut out a section of the foam padding to match the shape of the gel pad, replaced it with the gel pad and replaced the seat cover. I could have done it myself, but didn’t want to risk bodging it. They charged £16. The net result was the gel pad is now an integral part of the seat, the seat height is now only a few mm higher than before, there is no sensation of movement and I can ride for several hours in total comfort. Happy days!

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