I highly recommend this seat:
http://www.hostelshoppe.com/cgi-bin/readitem.pl?Accessory=1049580681
with this cover:
http://www.hostelshoppe.com/cgi-bin/readitem.pl?Accessory=990482309
It was easy to adapt, is VERY comfortable and your feet are flat on the ground
when you're stopped. I've even ridden it without the pad and it was OK (but a
bit slippery).

In other news- Are there any Bentechers out there going to RAGBRAI this year.
I'll be driving a bus out from the Hartford, CT area and have lots of room. If
you can drive a stick and drive part of the trip you'll get a discount. Are you
curious about RAGBRAI but don't think you could ride 500 miles? Come as a
support driver and if you like it, come back next year and ride it.

Paul James
aka the Professor
Webmaster and Crew Chief, Team Schmoooze
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From: alan@...
To: bentechriders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: [bentechriders] Digest Number 292


How about adding a layer of foam, like the ones WalMart
sells for under sleeping bags? A cloth cover would help hold
it in place. Take it off when it gets warmer and you have
saved the price of a new seat.

Dale

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From: bentechriders@yahoogroups.com
To: bentechriders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [bentechriders] Digest Number 292
Date: 12 Jan 2006 14:16:28 -0000

> There is 1 message in this issue.
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> Topics in this digest:
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> 1. Cold backside?
> From: Phil Prosser <p.prosser@...>
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> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 13:13:53 +0000
> From: Phil Prosser <p.prosser@...>
> Subject: Cold backside?
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> My Bentech has the standard mesh seat. It's really
> comfortable, so I've been using it to get to work and
> back a lot lately.
>
> The only thing is - my backside gets really cold! I guess
> I'm sitting on and compressing my clothing under there,
> and the mesh seat provides no protection... and there's a
> lot more airflow around one's buttocks on a 'bent than on
> a conventional bike!
>
> Anyone else noticed this, and what, if anything, can I do
> about it?
>
> I'm considering trying a hardshell seat from these guys:
>
> http://www.dutchbikes.nl/bodies/onderdelen.htm#004
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