Mass vs. seat for me: something around 260 these days
and previously-owned RDL. (I am ~5'10", 31 inch inseam. The health charts and my doctors agree that I "should" weigh about 175-180...)
When I was a svelte 250 or so I was on a previously-owned Sargent, which was better (
for me) than stock but still made me squirmy after a few hours, and the time interval between required breaks would diminish throughout the course of a day.
On multi-day rides with the Sargent, I needed a day off about every third day. I did a week long ride on the RDL last year and never had the same sort of issue, although I did still have to stand up or stop to rest / flex / stretch my knees now and again.
Dunno whether it's the wings or some other factor, but the RDL is definitely my preferred saddle for comfort although I DO rather miss being able to flat-foot at stops (31 inch inseam = balls of my feet are what's on the ground when both feet are down).
And here for your viewing pleasure, an updated summary of the current stock vs. non-stock poll results:
After-Market Seats
Seat ................ Votes
Corbin ................ 190
Sargent ............... 188
Russell Day Long ...... 171
Spenser ............... 165
Rick Mayer ............. 32
Bill Mayer ............. 18
Rich in Seattle ........ 10
Seth Laam ............... 6
Mr. Ed's Moto ........... 1
Subtotal, non-stock: .. 781
Stock, Stock+Option Seats
Seat ................ Votes
Stock alone ........... 184
Stock w/ Sheepskin ..... 36
Stock w/ Airhawk Pad ... 25
Modified Stock ......... 21
Subtotal, Stock ....... 266
Total votes ......... 1,047
As we discussed last year at almost this same time (
come ON, Spring- we wanna RIDE and not look at data!) there's no telling whether that is accurately reflective of reality or whether there's a reporting bias, and also no separation between 1100 and 1300.