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Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: oldsport on February 24, 2004, 12:15:08 PM

I added a gel pad to my stock 2002 seat using a bicycle seat pad that I got at REI for $32.

I put together a faq on how I did it.

http://oldsport.home.comcast.net/gelpad/index.html

OS

REI Link:
http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?productId=3922407&storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&langId=-1

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: scratch on February 24, 2004, 12:27:15 PM

That was, by far, the most user freindly step-by-step modification I've seen! Very well done!

Title: Oh nice...
Post by: The Buddha on February 24, 2004, 12:48:32 PM

Ohhhh nice, you could start a garage business doing.... not seats - Boob Jobs.
Cool.
Srinath.

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: Juanfer on February 24, 2004, 02:09:13 PM

Good job!!!! :thumb: :thumb: especially with the martini....

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: aslam on February 24, 2004, 02:19:54 PM

:lol: I was not expecting the martini thing! That was hilarous. Personally, I can't stand either gin or vermouth. I am very much a vodka martini person :dunno:

ASLAM.

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: 70 Cam Guy on February 24, 2004, 03:33:34 PM

Great idea and how-to.

Maybe if you want to make it so that bike seat doesn't bulge so much, you can shave the seat foam down a bit. It only looks different because we know how it looks stock :)

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: cozy on February 24, 2004, 03:38:56 PM

Yeah Iwas thinking you could shave the seat pad too. Good call on the bike seat cause raw gel pads are more expensive @$40.00 .
Great work - think i might try it. :cheers:

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: ScottWV on February 24, 2004, 04:27:02 PM

That's some nice looking barware you have :)

But seriously, very cool Mod! I know I don't have the $$$ for a Corbin...

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: luke1645 on February 24, 2004, 04:56:24 PM

so i would assume that this mod could be done on the older style seat too?

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: raven on February 24, 2004, 06:56:53 PM

No reason why we couldn't do the same on the 89-97 models, and because the front of the seat ramps up we'd be able to hide the bump a bit better too...

I like the concept, but I reckon I'd shell out a little more for the straight gel so that there's less distortion. Need to get my vinyl replaced anyway (it just doesn't last when the previous owner leaves the bike sitting in the sun for a year...), so could always get it done at the same time and sava-da-monee...

R.

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: powrful1 on February 24, 2004, 09:17:50 PM

how do you get your bike so clean???

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: 70 Cam Guy on February 24, 2004, 11:05:41 PM

Quote from: powrful1how do you get your bike so clean???

Honda Polish! :thumb:

honestly I have no clue what he uses but Honda Spray Cleaner and Polish works magic on anything from bike paint to leather to helmets :mrgreen:

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: Traveler on February 24, 2004, 11:44:45 PM

Kudos!
That is one fine HowTo feature.
Sitting in the shed is a spare bike gel seat which I had been saving for a combination Karma Sutra 67/Yoga "Boat" position, but now you have me thinking....... ;)

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: oldsport on February 25, 2004, 10:27:45 AM

Quote from: powrful1how do you get your bike so clean???

I wash it now and then and use several different brushes to get to the tight spots.

I also use a spray called 'Protect All Polish, Wax and Treatment'. It's like the Honda spray mentioned above.

http://www.protectall.com/

I also keep it covered.

OS

Title: gel seat insert mod
Post by: jaybee333 on June 24, 2005, 08:25:50 PM

:) Hey Oldsport,
I'm very interested in your gel seat mod, but the posted url does'nt work now. Is there a way to repost it somehow? I'd really like to see how to mod my seat as it's about to break my a.. if I don't to something. The others who read it really praised the work you did on that mod.
Also I pm'd you but no answer so far.

John ;)

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: Kerry on June 24, 2005, 09:41:42 PM

oldsport has only posted 4 times since November.... :(

I don't believe he even owns a GS anymore. :o

So ... your best bet may be to send him an email. (Please ask him to update this message thread! :thumb: )

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: jaybee333 on June 24, 2005, 09:58:12 PM

:) Thanks Kerry, but Oldsport doesn't provide an e-mail address. ;)

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: Rema1000 on June 24, 2005, 10:11:18 PM

Try the wayback machine:
http://web.archive.org/web/20040718050306/http://oldsport.home.comcast.net/gelpad/index.html

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: Kerry on June 24, 2005, 10:59:23 PM

Jolly good show! :)

Title: Gel Seat - 'How To' for under $35.
Post by: jaybee333 on June 25, 2005, 05:44:37 AM

:) Thanks Kerry and Rema. url found! I will do mod. :thumb:

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