airseat question

2)buy a KH cover off udc.
for your other question) you can cut it short but make sure when you
have it at its riding hieght their is at least 2 inches of seatpost in

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GILD said:

If it was a naked young lady, would we be shouting about sexual
objectification?

gordito8me said:

it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid,
but not really that fun.

skrobo said:

i would rather ride a brick than have a folding tire

Unicaw89 said:

Koxx rapes Torker hard!

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Beth said:

1) Will anything annoying happen if I wrap the whole thing round with
duct tape before re-covering? I can't be bothered to sew anything but
would like to give the shape some more support and smooth it out a bit.
I just wondered though if that could somehow lead to problems if I
inflate or deflate it at all?

This is a good way to constrain the shape of an air seat. It makes a
complete redo of the seat in the field more difficult. It may make
non-major field repairs with duct tape easier.

Beth said:

2) Is there any easy alternative way of covering it to glueing back on
the old scrappy cover that now doesn't fit very well?

Get a removable cover that uses cord or whatever as a snug-down method.

Beth said:

Actually, one other thing, that I probably could find with a search..but
since i'm posting - presumably I can cut down my seatpost so that at
the height I have it there is the same amount left in the frame (with
it cut down) as is marked from the bottom as it is (uncut) as STOP? Or
can I cut it a bit shorter still because with the seat fairly low I
won't be exerting as much of a force as a person would with it at full
extension? I'd like to cut it as short as is reasonable, don't think
weight makes much of a difference for riding for me, but I need to
transport my muni by (35l) rucksack, so every cm helps.

If you are doing a trip with others, you should retain some general
adjustability so that it makes it easier for someone else to be able to
use your unicycle (this could help in an emergency, for one thing).
One way to do this is to find your typical seat height, lower the
saddle an inch or two from there, and then cut the post to just clear
the tire. This gets the saddle properly in your range, and allows a
taller person than you to use the uni more effectively.

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Quoted message said:

This is a good way to constrain the shape of an air seat. It makes a
complete redo of the seat in the field more difficult. It may make
non-major field repairs with duct tape easier.

Ok, Think I'll do that then and just hope not to have to do any major
repairs to it.

Quoted message said:

buy a KH cover off udc.

Quoted message said:

Get a removable cover that uses cord or whatever as a snug-down method.

So will any cover fit any seat? Will this Miyata one fit a modded
Viscount? :-

http://tinyurl.com/wdt37

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Beth does this mean you've dug the pashley 26" out the shed? Are you
around Ox this term? I'm coming back tomorrow anhd not sure whether to
bring the muni or not.

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Quoted message said:

Beth does this mean you've dug the pashley 26" out the shed? Are you
around Ox this term? I'm coming back tomorrow anhd not sure whether to
bring the muni or not.

Yes, didn't realise it was just the tyre I disliked, Keith gave me a
nicer one. But, no not around Oxford, going to Italy (like I was
supposed to back in September). I've been making all my
travelling/camping gear ultra-light for the past couple of weeks, then
realised yesterday that that gave me the margin to quite comfortably
carry a uni as well. First stop Mt. Etna! Next year I'll bring a Muni
though, wasn't there something in another thread about a girl with a
Muni who's started this year? If only people would stop graduating we'd
have quite a respectable number of unicyclists by now.

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since the viscount has the velo seatbase get the KH fusion cover.

http://tinyurl.com/ym5ms6

tis the same price as well. But the myata might fit as well i dont
know.

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You can put the tube in an old sock (a tube sock?) before taping it all
in place. That way you aren't taping directly to the tube. The tube
will also be able to move around and adjust inside the sock.

Beth said:

So will any cover fit any seat? Will this Miyata one fit a modded
Viscount? :-

http://tinyurl.com/wdt37

The Viscount seat base is a little bit longer than the KH or Miyata,
but not by much.

I happen to have Viscount seat base, the vinyl replacement cover for
Miyata seats, and a KH Fusion seat cover sitting in my seat parts box.
The vinyl cover fits on the Viscount base but is a bit of a tight fit.
It fits well enough though. The KH Fusion is a very very tight fit.
You can fit the KH cover over the Viscount seat base but that's about
it. You cant get it adjusted correctly to give proper volume to the
seat. The KH cover won't work.

So the vinyl cover will work while the KH Fusion is a no-go.

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brendan said:

since the viscount has the velo seatbase get the KH fusion cover.

The Viscount has a metal seat base that is a different size and shape
than the Velo/KH seat. It's not the same as the Velo.

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Beth said:

Yes, didn't realise it was just the tyre I disliked, Keith gave me a
nicer one. But, no not around Oxford, going to Italy (like I was
supposed to back in September). I've been making all my
travelling/camping gear ultra-light for the past couple of weeks, then
realised yesterday that that gave me the margin to quite comfortably
carry a uni as well. First stop Mt. Etna! Next year I'll bring a Muni
though, wasn't there something in another thread about a girl with a
Muni who's started this year? If only people would stop graduating we'd
have quite a respectable number of unicyclists by now.

Mr.Boogiejuice's sister is coming and has a coker so that should be
cool. Got to get hockey back together sometime too. You have to ride on
Mt. Etna if only for the sake of every muni rider who wishes they could
(i.e. me!).

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