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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

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No , But , Live ones with the wool left on can maintain a livelier conversation and make better travelling companions .
OK ok I'll shut up now .
What do you mean "travelling companions" ? You mean....in your tent?....at night?...all night?......

They say this a common practice in New Zealand.....where men are men and sheep are nervous...

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As for rain I used elastic sail straps for fastening the skin to the seat. This way I can remove the seat cover in two seconds in case of rain. If it does get wet it dries out rather quickly while riding if I strap it on to the panniers.

As for looks, I must agree, they look like crap... but not as bad as a rider squirming on his bike from riding sores.
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have you noticed when you see a load of sheep in a field some have blue dots on their back? watch out, farmer jones has marked the ones that kick
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I though my idea was original until I saw a proper patent made one with straps and trimmings and all on a GS at Poole quay recently, but it only had one layer of mesh.

He had piles!!

lolol... actually I have a sheep on my saddle - it's an old pushchair liner which is almost exactly the right length for the saddle. It's very thick too so does the job of making my 950 'S' seat more arse friendly... well, actually the gel pad I installed does that, but the sheep helps a lot as well.

As far as getting it wet is concerned, I haven't bothered too much so far so long as it's not absolutely p1ssing down - sheep wool is naturally oily and thus has a degree of water repellence, so for example a little dewfall can be brushed off and it dries pretty quickly.

With highest regards..

Greg from Wimborne (which isn't a million miles from Poole Quay!)
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Being of a thrifty nature, I made my own from a huge thick fleece sweater picked up in a charity shop in Keswick. £5. Cut out three patches the shape I wanted,and stitched them together as a thick pad. I added two rucksack type quick release buckles £2, male halves on pad and female halves on each end of a piece of cord passed under my (XT600) saddle. It's pretty comfortable and dries pretty quick.
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Wink Shorter is better. We kiwi's know
I prefer the sheepskins with shorter crimpier wool, seems to work better for me. My wife Kathy and I are currently travelling in Australia on the first leg RTW, we wouldn't be without them. We take them off the bike at night, wrap a few items of clothing in them, and use them as pillows.
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I thought this worth adding to the pot.
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I've got a gell filled seat for the 300 mile days and for those 500 mile days I chuck on a cover. Had a couple of 700 mile days (Faro last year) on an original seat and decided to upgrade.

I'm on a Wee-Strom but My Divi600 was a better long distance ride. just trying stuff till it works. Any help appreciated. I got short legs. LOL
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Hi Chaps,

I bought one from Alaska Leather about 5 years ago and really rate it.

It's still in daily use and when on longer tours I find it makes a wonderful additional pillow!
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