what is the best air seat setup? tyre tube combo? miyata,semcycle ect.? and
would it be a large inprovement over my viscount? and what about some of the new
high tec. petrochemecal compounds? like sorbathane ect. some of these may work
fairly well. any sugestions are very much appreciated esp.by my behind.
Re: what air seat…
You can make your Viscount into an airseat - here’s how …
- Undo the back screws and remove the crash guard.
- Carefully (with patience) peel back the cover which is glued over the foam
back towards the “nose” of the saddle. - Cut out a section of the foam with very sharp scissors, I cut out a largish
diamond (nearly half the foam) around the weight bearing area of the saddle
and leaving the front and outer edges more or less intact. This will leave
some shape to the saddle. - Drill a hole thru’ the base.
- Arrange a deflated inner tube inside the space where the foam once was (valve
thru’ hole in base). I used a narrow 700c which I had to hand - others
recommend smaller kids-bike tubes. - Stretch the cover back and glue the outside using fabric adhesive, impact
adhesive or something similar and screw back the crash guard. - Pump up the tube and experiment with the pressure.
Miyata saddles are easier to adapt (removable foam) and lighter (but more flexy)
- again leave some of the foam to shape the nose of the saddle.
Happy air-riding
Leo White
Brad Gwynn wrote in message <377251EB.F3B@shore.net>…
>what is the best air seat setup? tyre tube combo? miyata,semcycle ect.? and
>would it be a large inprovement over my viscount? and what about some of the
>new high tec. petrochemecal compounds? like sorbathane ect. some of these may
>work fairly well. any sugestions are very much appreciated esp.by my behind.