I bought a seat from Jmac, here on the board and took it to a shop where they cut the sides off, the ears or lips or whatever you want to call them, it helped a great deal, also find a shoesmith and add about 1/4 to 3/8 to your shoes, Iam only about 5'7 and can flat foot the bike, it troubled me at fisrt but the bike is just to much fun to give up.
Greg
Greg