Saddle comfort

give it time. I rode on a nimbus gel saddle for the first year and it
was pretty decent for distance riding until more recently when I
started putting KH freeride saddles on my newer unicycles. After about
a week or two of regular riding the saddle soreness will be the worst
you'll feel and then it will become more tolerable.

random/odd tip: if you have hairy legs, shave the part of the inner
thigh that contacts the side of the seat and then wear longer shorts if
they dont cover that part of your leg. That will prevent a lot of pain
pretty easily but you'll still have some discomfort as you get used to
riding a lot.

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Saddle comfort can also depend on the clothing you wear. Jeans and
similar trousers have a very thick seam at the crotch. A big knot of
fabric. You end up sitting right on the seam and knot of fabric while
unicycling. Look for trousers and shorts that don't have a thick seam
there.

Wearing cycling shorts (spandex style) or just spandex compression
shorts under your trousers or shorts can also help.

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When I looked at adjusting the saddle, I saw that the ability to change
the pitch, front to back, was limited to about an inch. Are all saddle
adjustments the same?

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mouse said:

random/odd tip: if you have hairy legs, shave the part of the inner
thigh that contacts the side of the seat and then wear longer shorts if
they don't cover that part of your leg. That will prevent a lot of
pain pretty easily but you'll still have some discomfort as you get
used to riding a lot.

OR: (It is only painful in the beginning) if you ride often enough you
will wear off all that hair on your inner thighs where your leg brushes
the seat. And as long as you ride often enough that hair will not grow
back.

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I have been riding in my bike shorts. They work well. This soreness
came from pressure on what I am assuming are my hip bones.

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It could be a difference in saddle shape. Both the width of the saddle
and how abruptly the edge of the foam rounds off can affect saddle
comfort for the hip bones.

Try sitting farther back on the saddle where the saddle is wider. That
may better support your hip bones. Tilting the nose of the saddle up
makes it easier to sit farther back on the saddle where it is wider.
That's one reason why tilting the nose up makes a saddle more
comfortable.

It could also be the shape of the edges of the saddle. Too sharp of a
radius can bite into your leg more and hit nerves or restrict blood
flow. If that's the case then give the 'KH Fusion Freeride'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=952) saddle a try.
It's more rounded and softer around the edges there.

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I have a question about saddles. I am planning on getting a Nimbus ISIS
Trials and I'm upgrading the cranks to KH Moments. I was wondering if I
should get a saddle upgrade also? So if anyone thinks that it would be
worth it to upgrade to a different saddle please tell.

Thanks,
Cody

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OldDrone said:

When I looked at adjusting the saddle, I saw that the ability to change
the pitch, front to back, was limited to about an inch. Are all saddle
adjustments the same?

Pretty much. I generally bend the plates (very carefully) on my
standard uni seatposts to allow the nose to be pointed up higher. I
don't think there is enough adjustment unless you do this. This allows
me to sit on the wider part of the saddle without sliding forward too
much.

A new rail type seatpost and saddle rail adapter would make it fully
adjustable, but will cost you some.

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