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<blockquote data-quote="CA G-Man" data-source="post: 1186450" data-attributes="member: 36805"><p>I weigh 168 lbs and my wife comes in at about 120 so neither of us is big. However, we both love our RDLs. Truth be told, it took a while for me to order them. We both thought the stock seats were “fine” and wondered what everyone was whining about. However, primarily from reading this forum I came to believe that we could improve our comfort at least a little bit, if not a lot, so we went for them. Half-moon stitching in vinyl.</p><p></p><p>Quite honestly I couldn’t imagine going back to those “fine” seats for anything but a short weekend ride. After 9,000 km on the RDLs we still find ourselves saying to each other “I love this seat” almost every time out.</p><p></p><p>FWIW, the difference in comfort is something that can only really be appreciated over time (like 6-8 hours of riding in a day). With the stock seat I would rarely suffer any PITA per se, but would find myself with a sore lower back, sore knees, etc. and just getting squirmy in the seat after 1 or 1.5 hours in the saddle. I still like the occasional stretch break, but now it’s after 2 hours or more, not 1 hour, and I really can ride all day with short 5-minute breaks.</p><p></p><p>Also FWIW, the Russell vinyl is very thick and seemingly sturdy. No regrets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CA G-Man, post: 1186450, member: 36805"] I weigh 168 lbs and my wife comes in at about 120 so neither of us is big. However, we both love our RDLs. Truth be told, it took a while for me to order them. We both thought the stock seats were “fine” and wondered what everyone was whining about. However, primarily from reading this forum I came to believe that we could improve our comfort at least a little bit, if not a lot, so we went for them. Half-moon stitching in vinyl. Quite honestly I couldn’t imagine going back to those “fine” seats for anything but a short weekend ride. After 9,000 km on the RDLs we still find ourselves saying to each other “I love this seat” almost every time out. FWIW, the difference in comfort is something that can only really be appreciated over time (like 6-8 hours of riding in a day). With the stock seat I would rarely suffer any PITA per se, but would find myself with a sore lower back, sore knees, etc. and just getting squirmy in the seat after 1 or 1.5 hours in the saddle. I still like the occasional stretch break, but now it’s after 2 hours or more, not 1 hour, and I really can ride all day with short 5-minute breaks. Also FWIW, the Russell vinyl is very thick and seemingly sturdy. No regrets. [/QUOTE]
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