Corbin vs Russell?

[Dudley]

The corbin does get better with time. Corbin tells you to put 2000 miles on the saddle before making a decision about adjustments and such. I will say that mine is very comfortable.

I only weigh 140, so what kind of a dent can I put on my Corbin??? Wife and I really like ours. Have over 2000 miles on it and still find it a good choice. We did the one day ride-in service and had it built for us.

 

[captainryder]

We followed dltang and went with Russell Day Long. It was perfect for me, but my wife's butt might be a Corbin.

Russell will compress and adjust about 5% over 30-40 hours in the saddle. It's stiffer on the edges, but the bigger "bowl" seems to give better support to hips.

Problem my wife has is that the edge of the seat is elevated extending further up towards the legs. When you sit as a passenger, that tends to put pressure on the underside of her thighs and some numbing. She's hoping it will soften out. Some of this is because of the way a passenger has to sit on a Spyder not fault of Russell. There just isn't any room to make a comfortable passenger seat.

 

[bjt]

What about these guys ( http://www.bikesolutionsllc.com/SpyderSeat.htm ) they take your stock seat and modify it by changing the foam and also changing the vinyl , they claim that when it is done it will be night and day difference. I am thinking of giving them a try, the cost is not bad.

After reading the website a bit, I would describe these guys as Russell "lite". Same basic process as Russell but they don't do it to the extreme that Russell, or for that matter Corbin, does. Both Russell and Corbin have a more bowl shaped seating surface for the ryder and Russell makes a completely new foam piece for the seat upgrade. Sounds cool, looks good and that price seems right if the seat works for you.

 

[bjt]

We followed dltang and went with Russell Day Long. It was perfect for me, but my wife's butt might be a Corbin.

Russell will compress and adjust about 5% over 30-40 hours in the saddle. It's stiffer on the edges, but the bigger "bowl" seems to give better support to hips.

Problem my wife has is that the edge of the seat is elevated extending further up towards the legs. When you sit as a passenger, that tends to put pressure on the underside of her thighs and some numbing. She's hoping it will soften out. Some of this is because of the way a passenger has to sit on a Spyder not fault of Russell. There just isn't any room to make a comfortable passenger seat.

Did you contact them about their comfort or fit guarantee? I thought they were supposed to try to make it great for both of you if you ordered a rider and passenger upgrade.

 

[NancysToy]

We followed dltang and went with Russell Day Long. It was perfect for me, but my wife's butt might be a Corbin.

Russell will compress and adjust about 5% over 30-40 hours in the saddle. It's stiffer on the edges, but the bigger "bowl" seems to give better support to hips.

Problem my wife has is that the edge of the seat is elevated extending further up towards the legs. When you sit as a passenger, that tends to put pressure on the underside of her thighs and some numbing. She's hoping it will soften out. Some of this is because of the way a passenger has to sit on a Spyder not fault of Russell. There just isn't any room to make a comfortable passenger seat.

I have the same problem as your wife. If a seat is too wide, or the edges too high, my legs go numb. That may be acceptable riding a Spyder, but it makes it a real bear to hold up a BMW at a stoplight, I wanna tell you! The stock Spyder seat works fine for me, but I never rode pillion. Guess I get categorized as a BRP backside. That alone is scary!
-Scotty