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Edited Date/Time
9/12/2019 5:07am
Update: 9/11/19
Wing foam breaks down after about 15 hours and is soft enough not to serve its purpose anymore. Not great for a premium $150 seat cover. Guts says they haven’t heard of their foam breaking down. They will sell me another one for a 30% discount of $115 including shipping. Not interested in buying a $115 seat cover every 6 months. Will try to change the foam myself which sounds like a PITA or buy stegs pegs.
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Original post:
Just wanted to post my very positive experience with the Guts "Wing" seat cover which, in my opinion, is a game changer. I understand this isn't for everybody, but this is America so here is goes...
https://www.gutsracing.com/Articles.asp?ID=272
The website does a bad job showing it off, so here is a picture.
Riding with it:
So much easier to stand up more and control the bike more with my legs. Before, with just a flat surface of the seat/frame to grip on, my knees would slide on the bike with sudden acceleration/deceleration, from braking bumps, holes, hard braking, getting WFO. Then you need to use more energy to grip harder and/or re-adjust arms/legs/upper body.
-Before i had this i thought I used to use my legs to control the bike decently, but boy I was wrong.
-It doesn't impede moving from sitting or standing.
-Doesn't make the bike feel bulky or make you ride bow legged because your legs are pressing into the foam.
Wing foam breaks down after about 15 hours and is soft enough not to serve its purpose anymore. Not great for a premium $150 seat cover. Guts says they haven’t heard of their foam breaking down. They will sell me another one for a 30% discount of $115 including shipping. Not interested in buying a $115 seat cover every 6 months. Will try to change the foam myself which sounds like a PITA or buy stegs pegs.
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Original post:
Just wanted to post my very positive experience with the Guts "Wing" seat cover which, in my opinion, is a game changer. I understand this isn't for everybody, but this is America so here is goes...
https://www.gutsracing.com/Articles.asp?ID=272
The website does a bad job showing it off, so here is a picture.
Riding with it:
So much easier to stand up more and control the bike more with my legs. Before, with just a flat surface of the seat/frame to grip on, my knees would slide on the bike with sudden acceleration/deceleration, from braking bumps, holes, hard braking, getting WFO. Then you need to use more energy to grip harder and/or re-adjust arms/legs/upper body.
-Before i had this i thought I used to use my legs to control the bike decently, but boy I was wrong.
-It doesn't impede moving from sitting or standing.
-Doesn't make the bike feel bulky or make you ride bow legged because your legs are pressing into the foam.
The Shop
I believe this picture was taken in the process of install. Really no different to get it done. Yak kindly pointed out some folds which aren't there anymore.
The only thing is its expensive, but i used a Pulp code which was a decent discount.
Thanks!
I cant sell it to you, but i can give you the RRP for the EU and let you know a dealer
It is expensive. But i believe it makes me able to rider longer and use less energy which is good since i get tired after 10-15 minutes lol. you also are standing more when you should be with more confidence because you feel more connected to the bike. In my view, dollar for dollar you get more benefit for your riding than a 400-1k exhaust which everybody (myself included) buys by default.
Vital needs to get their hands on one for a review.
Work great
Pit Row
I got new foam + onegripper cover for half of the RRP for Guts wing cover.
This is just my seat...but pretty unhappy for spending $150. I contacted guts and they offered me 30% off a replacement. I’m bummed because I really liked it at first. Might try to modify it and put my own foam in. I’m not going to spent $115 on a seat cover every six months. I would probably buy stegs pegs in the future. They are ugly but having something to bite into on the bike is invaluable IMO.
200x better than the last shorty I bought from SDG that looked like it was modified in a 7th grade home economics class.
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