I have a Sargent seat and an AirHawk now. They work well but I definitely have the" perineum" discomfort issue. To the point that after a long day's riding it hurts to pee. :var_38:
The AirHawk makes my butt feel better but pushes up in the middle and makes it more uncomfortable there. So I alternate every 3 or 4 hours, riding with the hawk in place and then without it for awhile.
I just opened up the Sargent and cut a wedge out of the foam in that area. So that may help.
Are any of you having that issue?
On all my mountain bikes and one road bike, the seats all have that perineum cutout - it's a pretty standard design for the bicycling world - and it works very well. I actually had my junk fall asleep on one really long fireroad climb in Utah, and it was a bit disturbing til all systems returned to normal. I never had an issue with the stock Wee seat, since it is so soft, your sit bones really get sore long before anything else does.
I have a Rick Mayer seat now, and I'm struggling with the noticeable crown in the center of the seat which puts pressure on that area [and the boyz!] when I ride with proper posture [hips rotated slightly forward, back arched in an S-curve]. I'm not only putting pressure on my fruitbasket, but the undercarriage is getting some pressure - Not too happy bout that. I've been told "oh, the seat has to break in", but I'm thinking my junk is going to break first, before the saddle does! I'm considering finding a stock Wee/Vee seat to throw on the Strom and send my seat back to Rick and see if he can cut out a channel, to give my undercarriage a bit of room. I've also been looking at the Saddle Concepts prototype, on this BB, since they appear to have forgone the "butt bucket" style of a Rick Mayer, or a Russel Day-Long style seat, in favor of a flatter surface. I think I'd like this better than having my parts smashed into a bucket all day.
Since perineum channels are so common in bicycling seats, I've realized that it's really uncharted territory in the motorcycle world. Seems that it's really an area that more aftermarket seat customizers should consider. I'm definitely going to pursue it.