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Originally Posted by
marques
I have just ordered an airhawk but have nt got much faith as the reviews vary.
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The AirHawk is brilliantly simple, and you can ride all day, day after day with it,
IF
If you set it up correctly. It's there to fill in the gaps, not to act as a big cushion. Correctly inflated it's pretty flat and doesn't look like much at all (it should just provide support in the parts that don't touch the seat)
The problem with numb XYZ isn't the seat, well not totally. You have to move about a bit. The cut of the Z seat is such that you can really vary your leg/foot/hip geometry by moving between the far forward, mid and on the hump positions. This also changes your arm/shoulder positions too, so move about a bit on the long sections of road and you'll improve your comfort (don't wait until you are numb, it's a bit late then!).
The sheepskin is cheap and simple, and although I've not tried it, many other have and like it - for �15 it's worth a gamble (obviously prices vary for different parts of the world - we have lots of sheep in the UK so fleeces aren't expensive)