WTB make/made a lot of variations of this model. Some have no stitching, others could be uncomfortable... There were/are also manufacturing variances in the density of the foam padding in the rear. I can't ride the softest ones on a road bike!

My off road bike that I built in 1992. There's an Avocet Gel saddle under the purple polka-dot seat cover. After about 15 years the thick gel went soft.



Here's the latest iteration of that bike showing the first WTB saddle that I bought about 2006. The seam is out of the contact area.



BTW, It was built as a "rough-stuff" bike not a MTB. I used heavy gage Reynolds 531 Tandem tubes in the main frame plus 700c wheels. I don't ride off road anymore so it's more of a hybrid now.

Cushy saddles may feel great at first but for many people they become uncomfortable after 5-10 miles because the sink into the gel/foam a start to experience pressure in the wrong places.

Gel and cushy saddles aren't as big a problem when riding off road if you are in and out of the saddle a lot!

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