I made my second Viscount air seat the other week. The first I made has three layers - foam, air & gel - and I have this one on my 'MUni' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/album601/IMG_0198). This time though I made it with two layers - air & gel - as I wanted it to be less deep for use on my 'Coker' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/album601/Coker). I also used a KH handle and tonight I added a Try-All brake mount for the new brake I put on.
Looks really great. I have a viscount saddle and was going to make it into an airseat too. I am using a 20" tube what size is that? And what kind of seat cover did you use?
*Looks really great. I have a viscount saddle and was going to make it into an airseat too. I am using a 20" tube what size is that? And what kind of seat cover did you use?
Thanks -Lee *
I made the covers from some leatherette from my own design. It's not too difficult if you can use a sewing machine, and it's cheap.
When I looked at what size tube other people had used I read of 12", 16" & 20" so I used a piece of string on the saddle in the shape I wanted and the closest match was a 16" so that's what I've used. I meant to but I didn't take a photo of the tube in place so I tried to do quick drawing to demonstrate but it looked like a school kid's depiction of certain parts of the male anatomy - I ditched that idea.
What a great project! And the result looks really excellent! Funny thing--I see those Gel covers all the time in the bike shops, but it never occurred to me that one can fit over the top of a uni saddle! Great idea!--and thanks for sharing with the rest of us how you got your air/gel seat made!
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