I am making a seat. I need some pointers about what to use as seat cushion material. Prefabricated
would be OK too. It is not for an ordinary bicycle seat. My legs might be higher with respect to my
butt than while riding a bicycle normally. It might be a little larger than an ordinary bicycle
seat. It should be softer or much softer. Control of the bicycle is not an issue.

I just need to know what sort of material is soft, spongy, springy, or otherwise good for soft
seating material. Seems like it would be obvious, but I am having a very hard time figuring out
what to use.

Thanks in advance.

Wed, 11 Jun 2003 03:06:03 GMT, <Xns9396E0D8F2619joeasking@64.164.98.29>, Joe <thank@you.all> wrote:

>I am making a seat. I need some pointers about what to use as seat cushion material. Prefabricated
>would be OK too. It is not for an ordinary bicycle seat. My legs might be higher with respect to my
>butt than while riding a bicycle normally. It might be a little larger than an ordinary bicycle
>seat. It should be softer or much softer. Control of the bicycle is not an issue.
>
>I just need to know what sort of material is soft, spongy, springy, or otherwise good for soft
>seating material. Seems like it would be obvious, but I am having a very hard time figuring out
>what to use.
>
>Thanks in advance.

I'd start with dense foams, like gardeners kneeling pads and portable
camping/stadium seats. Softer, I'd add layers or go to upholstery foam.

A ventilated sling of woven nylon webbing might be more comfortable than any padding.
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zk

Zoot Katz <zootkatz@operamail.com> wrote:

> A ventilated sling of woven nylon webbing might be more comfortable than any padding.

Yup. A light framed webbing has all of the qualities I need.



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