Finally made my bike comfortable and it only cost $20

[the_undecider_imp]

For those who have followed along with my thread titled "The End is Near," as well other posts regarding seat comfort and other miscellaneous posts, I have been struggling to find comfort on my CB. For those that don't know, I had issues with the general ergonomic, paricularly the peg to saddle height and the fore/aft peg position. I'm 6'1" and these aren't the roomiest bikes.

Very early on, I bought a K&H solo seat. Though only a few mm taller than the stock saddle, the firmer foam and stiffer seat pan hold you in place and don't squish down. This was a noticeable improvement and seemed to work well for a while. Earlier this year, I noticed the bike wasn't as comfortable. My lower back would tighten up and my right hip started bothering me even after a short ride. Actually, sitting in a car was uncomfortable. In fact, I sold my car and older truck and bought a new truck since I needed something with an elevated seating position. It was at that point I had every intention to sell the CB because I could use the cash to pay off my new truck. I went out to the garage to clean it up so I could take some photos the next day and list it for sale. After I got done, I just couldn't bear the thought.

I backed away from the ledge and decided to try a set of adjustable footpegs to help alter the rider triangle. Even then, my thought was I am spending about $100 to see if this works. I wasn't a huge gamble and I wasn't ready to sink another $500 and several weeks wait time into a taller seat. After fiddling with various adjustments, got my pegs to where I like them. My hips relaxed just enough to where I can ride without any pain there, but all was not jolly.

My lower back was still getting tight and protested in pain after just 10-15 minutes sometime. I have long struggled with back pain and have sold a few cars because of it. The CB again was in danger of exile. This time, I was looking for a bike with some soul but all the comfort and performance I could hope for. I was going to sell my V-strom and CB and hopefully get 1 bike to do it all. The only thing I found (in my budget) was the Yamaha FJ09.Its really a great bike, but it is missing something. It just didn't stir my soul. Once again, I backed away from the ledge.

Maybe I needed a new seat I began to think. I was about to order a 1/2 inch taller than the standard Corbin. My undecided nature had me confused on colors, materials, stitching, welts or no welts. Then, I spotted a used 2013 at a local shop and it had a Corbin. Stopped in to sit on it and it was all wrong for me. Back to the drawing board...

Since early this year, my back has been getting worse and worse. I've known for a long time that my mattress wasn't supporting my spine like it should. In January, I managed to talk my wife into giving up our Sleep Number bed to try a memory foam mattress. She ended up loving it, but we got the softest one and it just wasn't supportive enough for me. I tried sticking pillows under the mattress, but got nothing more than a little relief for a couple weeks. It was really starting to affect my sleep, by mood, and my work. Despite that, I didn't want to ask the misses to go looking again at mattreses. You know, happy wife = happy life.

The mattress we bought in January came with a 1 year comfort guarantee. As long as you keep it clean, they'll exchange it for another less a 9.25% sanitation fee. So, I told the wife that we need to go look at beds again. I saw the look of concern because I knew she knew that I needed a firm mattress. Luckily, we found something that worked for both of us. It was about 10% less than the one we returned, so after it was all rung up, I owed a whopping $20 and some change.

First night, I slept through the night and even slept in all the way to 8, haha. My back no longer hurts when I get out of bed. Most importantly, I can ride the CB in NO discomfort!

Soory to dive maybe a little deeper into my personal business than we might typically see here. I suppose everyone has to sleep on something, but many folks probably don't give their bed much thought. Some, like me, may be more sensitive to how and where they sit, stand, or sleep. The moral of the story is that I ain't selling anything!

And "it" was?

And "it" was?
Serta iComfort. Cheaper Tempurpedic knock off.