Comfort question

[El Guapo]

So I'm 6', about 210lbs and this bike has always been uncomfortable after about an hour, 3 hours and I'm hurting for a few days in the butt and tailbone. I installed the Seat Concepts tall seat hoping it would help but it isn't much better. A while back I considered going back to the stock seat but I remembered why I went with the tall in the first place, because the stock seat killed by butt too.
I like pretty much everything else about the bike and wish I could take it on long rides at some point.
Any suggestions? And before someone says I need to just condition my butt, I regularly ride my mountain bike 2-3 hours without any issues.
I was thinking maybe raising the handlebars more maybe to start with.

 

[Shearboy]

Forget about a different seat Mate, just get an AirHawk and be done with it.

cruiser-medium just don't fill them too much, just enough to get your bum off the seat and you will ride forever.

 

[El Guapo]

AirHawk

Which model do you recommend for the Himalayan? I didn't see our bikes listed on their site.

 

[El Guapo]

Forget about a different seat Mate, just get an AirHawk and be done with it.

cruiser-medium just don't fill them too much, just enough to get your bum off the seat and you will ride forever.

I take it you have one? Any pics of the setup on your bike or how I would attach one? I'm good with paying $100 if it works.

 

[Shearboy]

The link I sent you is the one for us, Cruiser Med. they attach with a couple of straps that wrap under the seat. I have used them for years on my old GS and the Himalayan, just swap them back and forth .They can be positioned anywhere you like on the seat, more forward or back whichever you prefer, honestly I wouldn't undertake a long ride without one, no matter what bike it was.

 

[DRugerH]

Being as tall as you are, some handlebar risers might help straighten your back out a bit. It helped me a lot, being 6'2". I have the same seat. I feel that the seat made a huge difference in comfort, and the tall handlebars was just a must.

Dan

 

[El Guapo]

The link I sent you is the one for us, Cruiser Med. they attach with a couple of straps that wrap under the seat. I have used them for years on my old GS and the Himalayan, just swap them back and forth .They can be positioned anywhere you like on the seat, more forward or back whichever you prefer, honestly I wouldn't undertake a long ride without one, no matter what bike it was.

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Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll get one and let you know how it goes.

 

[El Guapo]

Being as tall as you are, some handlebar risers might help straighten your back out a bit. It helped me a lot, being 6'2". I have the same seat. I feel that the seat made a huge difference in comfort, and the tall handlebars was just a must.

Dan

Did your risers require any modifications, or do the just bolt on?

 

[grymsr]

My 2020 came with a Seat Concepts seat and it is extremely comfortable. Unfortunately, with my 30 inch inseam it is too wide for me. I kept it for my son who is taller. I have some shots to show the differences between it (on bottom) and the stock (touring) seat on top.

 

[Napom]

I put TEC risers on my Himmie - Simple Install - bolt off the old ones, bolt on the new ones . . .

TEC CNC Alloy 30mm Bar Risers for RE Himalayan

TEC CNC Alloy 30mm Bar Risers for RE Himalayan

www.tecbikepartsusa.com

 

[petespace1]

As stated by Shear-boy re Airhawk
and DRugerH re risers
I can vouch for both.

Used an Airhawk on a previous bike for years, sold the bike and now use it on my chair when sitting at computer.
For me I fill to 70% then release air to suit.
It’s trial and error -it will take a few rides to figure this out. You sit in it. Too much air and it is uncomfortable…

Re risers it transformed my ride on my other bike - saved my wrists and my bum.

(The Himmi for some reason was just right for me. Oh and with the Himmi I tend to stand up every so often for a stretch and maybe that is also helping me).

 

[Shearboy]

As stated by Shear-boy re Airhawk
and DRugerH re risers
I can vouch for both.

Used an Airhawk on a previous bike for years, sold the bike and now use it on my chair when sitting at computer.
For me I fill to 70% then release air to suit.
It’s trial and error -it will take a few rides to figure this out. You sit in it. Too much air and it is uncomfortable…

Re risers it transformed my ride on my other bike - saved my wrists and my bum.

(The Himmi for some reason was just right for me. Oh and with the Himmi I tend to stand up every so often for a stretch and maybe that is also helping me).

I have a large Airhawk on my computer chair and two in my car, I had one in the car first and then let the little lady use it once and that was that, I had to get another one! I take one when flying cause plane seats suck and flying back and forth from the USA to NZ sucks anyway so a little creature comfort goes a long way.
Oh, I have risers on all my bikes, 6 at last count.

 

[Laserman]

That Airhawk seems pretty neat, I've never seen those before. Like Pete up there said, the stock Himmie seat works okay for myself too, but I have not sat in the saddle much more than an hour at any one stretch. I can tell that I'd likely get sore after 2 hours. I'm 6'3" 230lbs and find standing up or resting my feet on my large crash bars will help stave off riding fatigue. I already have 40mm risers installed and have the bars tilted forward for maximum height to accommodate my reach.

I've put well over 10K miles on my 5-speed riquimbili since I built in 2010, and my saddle of choice on that is the Brooks B135. That 5-spring saddle is like a hammock for one's buttocks once it's broken in, and I've been kinda trying to figure out how to get one mounted on a Himalayan. A B135 can handle just about any bump sitting down, it's like a full suspension system by itself!

 

[DRugerH]

Did your risers require any modifications, or do the just bolt on?

They just bolted on. I had to cut a couple of the zip ties on the cables, but once I did that, all good.

Dan

 

[El Guapo]

They just bolted on. I had to cut a couple of the zip ties on the cables, but once I did that, all good.

Dan

Thanks Dan. I’m placing a Hitchcocks order this Friday.

 

[Shearboy]

That Airhawk seems pretty neat, I've never seen those before. Like Pete up there said, the stock Himmie seat works okay for myself too, but I have not sat in the saddle much more than an hour at any one stretch. I can tell that I'd likely get sore after 2 hours. I'm 6'3" 230lbs and find standing up or resting my feet on my large crash bars will help stave off riding fatigue. I already have 40mm risers installed and have the bars tilted forward for maximum height to accommodate my reach.

I've put well over 10K miles on my 5-speed riquimbili since I built in 2010, and my saddle of choice on that is the Brooks B135. That 5-spring saddle is like a hammock for one's buttocks once it's broken in, and I've been kinda trying to figure out how to get one mounted on a Himalayan. A B135 can handle just about any bump sitting down, it's like a full suspension system by itself!

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Nice seat and I have one similar on my Ebike in NZ which only has front suspension, it works well. The Himalayans already have pretty good suspension it's just if you spend 4 or 5 hours in the saddle then you really know what the seat is like when your bum just screams at you! Standing a bit will help and sticking your legs out on the crash bars will also help a bit but it's going to keep happening and will take pleasure out of the ride. For me an Airhawk cures it, I have a bad back for starters, once I started using one in the car I never looked back, I do huge miles for my work, often 500 miles a day and sometimes 1000 and wouldn't be able to do it without one.