Whats the deal with gel seats ?
Im looking at a dannygray and they put the gel below the foam on the seat pan

 

I have a saddlemen seat. It does not really feel like it has any gel in it.

 

I had a local guy put a gel pad in a Tallboy seat. Comfort was improved, but it was not Nirvana. Ended up getting a Corbin, they have a good explaination on why they don't use Gel.

From their website:

Recently I've seen some information about "Gel Seats". Why doesn't Corbin offer this?
Mike extensively tests every new foam technology that comes to market. Over the past 30+ years, we've done much testing on the gel padding and its possible usage for motorcycle seats and found that our advanced Comfort Cell foam is superior in both comfort and durability. Gel padding was originally developed as a prosthesis for mastectomy patients and was never intended to support more than its own weight. Gel has been tried as a cushion in running shoes, bicycle seats and gloves among other things (in fact, Mike has a gel seat on his exercise bike at home!) Gel is also very cold and is an inadequate cushion for most serious enthusiasts. Even when new, gel can apply pressure to areas of the body that are not well suited to load bearing. When subjected to heavy pounding, gel deteriorates developing pockets or holes. This situation worsens as the gel deteriorates.

 

I have heard,once gel sits in the sun for a while,it stay hot longer than foam...personally I really dont know...I own a gel pad that I bought because the stock seat on my bike was torture...replaced the seat and havnt used the pad in a year or so....never left it on the bike in the sunlight or extreme cold...

 

Hi , I bought a gell seat an was very good ,but I ended up putting a air seat on because of the air pressure can be adjusted to you weight an comfort . the air is pure heaven the day don't get to long . just my thoughts . Duane #617849 Blue 08 Ultra Born 8-02-07
after 400 miles on the air seat in one day my tail bone was sore , so i'm back to the gel seat not as firm as the air an conforms to your body applying pressure all over with no sore spots .

 

I've had both types from LePera, and I wouldn't bother with the gel pad version again. I have a stock LePera and it'll let me go well over 500 miles with ease and another 100 or so on top with a little effort, I didn't find the gel version any better.