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Question:
What type, and length staples will you use to button things back up?
(My biggest fear: taking the seat apart... and not being able to get it back together! :yikes
That is the question that was never answered to my satisfaction, which would have been "with replacement staples, same as stock". So here's the deal, the stock staples are a light duty, .25" with a crown of I think about .25". Now as far as I can tell, these staples cannot be found in the public sector of the U.S. The boys in Canada might be using that staple to bind every known product ever produced, but apparently Canada has not shared with the U.S. their source for the staples.
That being said, I ended up using my heavy duty staples that are .25" with a .625" crown. The key is to make sure the staple is .25" in depth (so it doesn't end up poking through the seat). However, the heavy duty staples do not like to penetrate the seat pan. If you have a solid push on the gun so that it is very firmly against the pan; you stand a chance of a "ok" tack. However, the pan is curved, I was doing mine on a carpeted floor which has give, yada yada...I have results I'm not happy with. On top, the seat looks great! You can't tell that I took it apart.
But I am a perfectionist. If you look underneath at the staples, they aren't the same size as originals, they don't look like a robot did them, etc... But it works. Like our other bikes, this one now has heated seats, and that was the one requirement from my wife when I purchased the RT. For about $60, I think dollar for dollar, it will be the best farkle I'll ever have on the RT; and for those who have the time and patience, I highly recommend it. I know Roger will attest to the value of it, and while it takes a fair amount of time to do, the smile on my wife's face makes it all worthwhile.
