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Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
By:Carl Delo
Date: 6/23/2008, 10:27 am
In Response To: Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations (Bill Hamm)

: Hi Carl,

: Might do a web search for Hostel Shoppe, it's a recumbent bicycle shop, look
: in the brand specific parts for seats. The hung fabric seats weigh next to
: nothing and are pretty comfy, is on my bike anyway :) For bikes they are
: fairly pricy but would be really easy to fabricate for the boat.

: Bill H.

Yikes, those seats cost a fortune - even the raw mesh fabric is expensive - still there's some good ideas for design there. I'm still focusing on kayak style seating as I think the high back on a recumbent seat would inhibit torso rotation. Who knows, I could see sawing up a used fiberglass school chair if it was comfortable.

Messages In This Thread

Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Carl Delo -- 6/20/2008, 11:18 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Bill Hamm -- 6/23/2008, 9:34 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Carl Delo -- 6/23/2008, 10:27 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Bill Hamm -- 6/23/2008, 2:36 pm
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Carl Delo -- 6/23/2008, 10:34 pm
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Bill Hamm -- 6/24/2008, 1:38 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/23/2008, 9:25 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Carl Delo -- 6/23/2008, 10:23 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations *LINK*
Reg Lake -- 6/23/2008, 12:50 pm
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Carl Delo -- 6/23/2008, 11:17 pm
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Bill Hamm -- 6/21/2008, 9:06 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Carl Delo -- 6/22/2008, 12:04 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Bill Hamm -- 6/22/2008, 2:03 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations
Bill Hamm -- 6/21/2008, 9:03 am
Check wth Kajak Sport... *LINK*
Brian Nystrom -- 6/21/2008, 6:13 am
Re: Check wth Kajak Sport...
Carl Delo -- 6/22/2008, 12:07 am
Re: Other: looking for hung-seat recommendations *Pic*
Carl Delo -- 6/20/2008, 11:23 am