Seat Battle
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Seat Battle
My Shadow seat is about to pop of its rails after throwing it yesterday at the trails, now it squeeks and moves alot, so i want to get a new one, because i can.
The new Aitken Seat:
https://www.staff-bmx.com/store/stsps..._aitken_n.html
VS.
The Fit Seat(pretty much the same as the Shadow, which i currently have)
https://www.empirebmx.com/catalog/sho...t=catalog.aspx
Unfortunatley the Fit Seat isnt on the Staff site, and since they ship in 2 days to Virginia, i like ordering from them, so im leaning towards the Odyssey Aitken because it will come faster and its different then the Shadow seat (unlike the Fit)
So post up.
The new Aitken Seat:
https://www.staff-bmx.com/store/stsps..._aitken_n.html
VS.
The Fit Seat(pretty much the same as the Shadow, which i currently have)
https://www.empirebmx.com/catalog/sho...t=catalog.aspx
Unfortunatley the Fit Seat isnt on the Staff site, and since they ship in 2 days to Virginia, i like ordering from them, so im leaning towards the Odyssey Aitken because it will come faster and its different then the Shadow seat (unlike the Fit)
So post up.
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Originally Posted by Beerman
Odyssey Senior. That Aitken seat looks like something off an '80s department store bike, although I'm, assuming that that's the look that they were going for.
I like it...
I dont like the Odyssey Senior's though, there uncomfortable.
My Shadow is comfy, but its about to break.
Is the Fit any stronger or better built?
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The aitken seat looks pretty ugly to me. The senior looks nice, but I haven't ridden one. The fit looks pretty good too.
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Originally Posted by MadMan2k
The aitken seat looks pretty ugly to me. The senior looks nice, but I haven't ridden one. The fit looks pretty good too.
The senior is out of the question, i have sat and ridden on one and i dont like its shape or padding.
The Fit seems to be a clone of the Shadow seat with a Fit logo on the back instead of that damn Crow that Shadow has. Im hoping the Fit will be stronger than the Shadow though....
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Originally Posted by MadMan2k
And it might be a little heavy, and expensive, and uncomfortable.

Originally Posted by Premiumbmx2005
well, if the seniors out of the question, i like the aitkin seat. looks comfy too
I hope so, because i really like that seat, and they way Mike Aitken rides his bike.
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Originally Posted by premiumbmx2005
it looks like the same stuff the senior is made out of...grippier though
What i do know is that the fabric on the Shadow seat (i think its the same as the Fit too) is very strong and hasnt ripped at all, its just the stupid rails are creaking and starting to pop out...
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Originally Posted by Beerman
Odyssey Senior. That Aitken seat looks like something off an '80s department store bike, although I'm, assuming that that's the look that they were going for.






