I just have the stock seat. It's ok, but after about 2 hrs or so, sometimes less, I need to stop and walk around a bit. I think the stock seat is comfortable, and it fits me well, but i guess it could use a little more padding. I bought the large airhawk, think I'm going to try it out again tomorrow. Then again maybe it's just me. This is only my second year riding, maybe I just haven't developed the "iron butt" yet. My ****** will probably hurt after a while no matter what, I just need to get tougher.