Originally Posted by
repechage
Ok but the foam and or gel may deteriorate quickly. Time will tell
You might be surprised at how long SPENCO gel lasts. I had an M20 that I got out of a parts bin for a campus-bike build in about '04. When last I saw the bike, in 2014 at my ex-in-laws vacation house on the Colorado River outside of Yuma, the gel was still pliable, despite having spent several years in an outside storage closet as the get-around-the-resort / bar bike. The lycra covers do get loose and floppy... I reattached mine with some 3M spray adhesive and it stayed put, albeit with light use.
--Shannon