Mass produced air seats?

General
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How many more people are going to have to mention that they have “customized”
their seat to an “air seat” (and love it) to get the attention of Viscount or
some other Manufacturer? There has to be a market for a professionally done
version… Am I wrong?

Hugh

also hallison@fmtc.net evenings and weekends

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>either. I’d like to know some more about this air seat concept.

Here’s what I did…

I took my seat cover off by prying back the little clips that held it on. Then I
removed the pad that was there. I punched a hole with a nail through my seat,
then Reamed it out with a screwdriver until the hole was big enough for the stem
to go through (I also filed the rough edges around the punched hole). Then I
placed the tube on the seat (not inflated) with the stem though the hole, and
folded strategically. I then placed the cover back on and halfway squeezed the
clamps back down, so I could inflate it a little to see how it looked.

After I felt good about the positioning of the tube, I clamped the cover all the
way on, and finished putting the seat back together.

Hope that helps.

Hugh

also hallison@fmtc.net evenings and weekends

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Hugh wrote:
>>>Here’s what I did…

I took my seat cover off by prying back the little clips that held it on. Then I
removed the pad that was there. I punched a hole with a nail through my seat,
then Reamed it out with a screwdriver until the hole was big enough for the stem
to go through (I also filed the rough edges around the punched hole). Then I
placed the tube on the seat (not inflated) with the stem though the hole, and
folded strategically. I then placed the cover back on and halfway squeezed the
clamps back down, so I could inflate it a little to see how it looked. After I
felt good about the positioning of the tube, I clamped the cover all the way on,
and finished putting the seat back together.
>>>

Sounds like a great little set of instructions. Now what kind of seat did you
say that was?

John Foss (just bought a heavy gel seat insert, and now wondering why I did)

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At 8:19 AM 8/14/98, Foss, JohnX wrote:
>Hugh wrote:
>>>>Here’s what I did…
>
>I took my seat cover off by prying back the little clips that held it on. Then
>I removed the pad that was there. I punched a hole with a nail through my seat,
>then Reamed it out with a screwdriver until the hole was big enough for the
>stem to go through (I also filed the rough edges around the punched hole). Then
>I placed the tube on the seat (not inflated) with the stem though the hole, and
>folded strategically. I then placed the cover back on and halfway squeezed the
>clamps back down, so I could inflate it a little to see how it looked. After I
>felt good about the positioning of the tube, I clamped the cover all the way
>on, and finished putting the seat back together.
>>>>
>
>Sounds like a great little set of instructions. Now what kind of seat did you
>say that was?

It is the Stock seat that came on my No-Name Tiawanese Uni. Sorry I forgot to
mention that…

Hugh

also hallison@fmtc.net evenings and weekends

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What IS this great “air seat”???

    Daniel

Hugh Allison schrieb in Nachricht ... How many more people are going to have
to mention that they have "customized" their seat to an "air seat" (and love
it) to get the attention of Viscount or some other Manufacturer? There has
to be a market for a professionally done version... Am I wrong?

Hugh

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also hallison@fmtc.net evenings and weekends
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I saw an ad in the Newspaper the other day for something that looks similar to
what I’ve heard described. I haven’t actually tried it, but I’m thinking about
trying it soon. It’s called the “Hawiian Toosh Coosh.” Here’s the Contact info:

Toosh Coosh 1-800-644-4479 $14.95 www.tooshcoosh.com

I’m seriously thinking of ordering one, but just haven’t gotten around
to it yet.

In article <v01540b02b1e62a5a18e3@[192.9.200.13]>, allison@cwholesale.com (Hugh
Allison) wrote:

> How many more people are going to have to mention that they have “customized”
> their seat to an “air seat” (and love it) to get the attention of Viscount or
> some other Manufacturer? There has to be a market for a professionally done
> version… Am I wrong?
>
> Hugh
>
> -------------------------------
> also hallison@fmtc.net evenings and weekends

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Nick Hatch wrote:
>
> I saw an ad in the Newspaper the other day for something that looks similar
> to what I’ve heard described. I haven’t actually tried it, but I’m thinking
> about trying it soon. It’s called the “Hawiian Toosh Coosh.” Here’s the
> Contact info:
>
> Toosh Coosh 1-800-644-4479 $14.95 www.tooshcoosh.com
>
> I’m seriously thinking of ordering one, but just haven’t gotten around
> to it yet.
>
> In article <v01540b02b1e62a5a18e3@[192.9.200.13]>, allison@cwholesale.com
> (Hugh Allison) wrote:
>
> > How many more people are going to have to mention that they have
> > “customized” their seat to an “air seat” (and love it) to get the attention
> > of Viscount or some other Manufacturer? There has to be a market for a
> > professionally done version… Am I wrong?
> >
> > Hugh
> >
> > -------------------------------
> > also hallison@fmtc.net evenings and weekends

 The problem with bicycle seats seems to have been a recurrent problem for
 years. I have had many problems with bike seats, numbness, etc. I recently
 purchased a "Men's Liberator" and that didn't help either. I'd like to know
 some more about this air seat concept. Also, back in the seventies
 Bicycling magazine featured a seat design called "the bummer" which was a
 sling-like affair a guy made out of an old set of handlebars. Supposedly
 they were eventually mass produced. Anybody know anything about those?
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Hugh Allison wrote:
> How many more people are going to have to mention that they have
> “customized” their seat to an “air seat” (and love it) to get the
> attention of Viscount or some other Manufacturer? There has to be a market
> for a professionally done version… Am I wrong?

I believe this has been mentioned to SemCycle and they said they would
consider it.

I suspect the problem will be trying to make it durable - if we modify our
seats, we can’t go complaining if we get a puncture (besides, innertubes are
easy to repair and cheap to replace). On that subject, has anyone managed to
puncture their air seat? Do you keep a bit of padding in the seat for
emergencies? Do you carry a spare innertube? I’ve never punctured mine although
I did manage to tear the valve off one. Ooops.

Regards, Mark.

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