I hear y'all about buttocks conditioning. 200 miles is nothing. Yet do 200 the next day and all bets are off as far as comfort goes. (for all yous day riders) Likewise with 500+ miles/day. Day 1 at 400 miles the monkey butt syndrome is on your mind. Day two the first 100-200 miles are interesting. Day three no more saddle thoughts. Well maybe but nothing like day two.
Corbin: Leather breathes. OEM: vinyl does not. Compound that with the oem foam forming around your buttocks and the stage is set for monkey buttitus extraordinaire. The Corbin with the backrest tube hurts some folks coccyx.
Point? Time in the saddle is the only thing that alleviates sit down pain. Having a saddle that minimizes the saddle time needed to thwart the pain is really what the Corbin/oem debate is about.
However, ride in 100 degree heat with a 30mph cross wind and guess what? The saddle is the last thing you are thinking of.
