"Short stop" RANS seat exp.?

In article <[email hidden]>, Scott says...

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I noticed a RANS seat with a shorter pan advertised in the Hostel Shoppe catalogue. Have any
shorter riders out there tried one? Especially stokers of Screamers? My wife is 5'3", and I'm
wondering if this might be the ticket for her if we go with a Screamer.

Thanks!

Scott

Haven't seen one, but I sure wish the Screamer we tried out had come with one. My wife said that by
the time she got the stoker seat far enough forward, the BB was practically underneath the seat,
with the pan hitting against her thighs. Sounds like the way to go, but how would you know without
trying one out?

Steve Christensen

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Scott says...

Quoted message said:

I noticed a RANS seat with a shorter pan advertised in the Hostel Shoppe catalogue. Have any
shorter riders out there tried one? Especially stokers of Screamers? My wife is 5'3", and I'm
wondering if this might be the ticket for her if we go with a Screamer.

Thanks!

Scott

Haven't seen one, but I sure wish the Screamer we tried out had come with one. My wife said that
by the time she got the stoker seat far enough forward, the BB was practically underneath the
seat, with the pan hitting against her thighs. Sounds like the way to go, but how would you know
without trying one out?

Steve Christensen

Yes, Steve, this is the question. There is A LOT I like about the Screamer, but I'm worried the fit
issue might be a deal breaker. What kind of tandem did you end up getting, if any? We're keen on a
performance tandem, light, with good climbing capabilities. We've sort of ruled out the Double
Vision, but it may get back on the short list. Any input would be great.

Thanks.

Scott

Scott,

We have had cut down "short stop" seat pans on our V-Rex, Screamer, and Rocket since new. The first
was the V-Rex in 1995.

I cut down the V-Rex seat shortly after the bike arrived....I hate the "bubble butt" seats on many
recumbents.

Those old RANS seats, with the second generation short seat back, and the seat pan and pad cut down,
weighed 3-1/4 pounds! :-)

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The 26/26 version of this bike weighs an honest 27 pounds.

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Warren

Interesting, Warren. So how tall is your riding partner on your Screamer? Any reach, comfort issues
w/the low BB?

Scott

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Scott,

We have had cut down "short stop" seat pans on our V-Rex, Screamer, and Rocket since new. The
first was the V-Rex in 1995.

I cut down the V-Rex seat shortly after the bike arrived....I hate the "bubble butt" seats on many
recumbents.

Those old RANS seats, with the second generation short seat back, and the seat pan and pad cut
down, weighed 3-1/4 pounds! :-)

rowvelo.com26 700VR.jpgOpen ↗

The 26/26 version of this bike weighs an honest 27 pounds.

rowvelo.com26 26VRex.jpgOpen ↗

Warren

Scott,

Quoted message said:

So how tall is your riding partner on your Screamer?

She is one inch shorter than me, but we have the same X seam. Either of us can hop on any of our
bikes and ride with no adjustments needed.

Quoted message said:

Any reach, comfort issues w/the low BB?

The cut down pans eliminate the seat cutting into the thighs on low BB.

If you have a big butt, carrying a lot of weight, the cut down seat pans probably won't
work for you.

Warren

In article <[email hidden]>, Scott says...

Quoted message said:

Steve Christensen <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Scott says...

Quoted message said:

I noticed a RANS seat with a shorter pan advertised in the Hostel Shoppe catalogue. Have any
shorter riders out there tried one? Especially stokers of Screamers? My wife is 5'3", and I'm
wondering if this might be the ticket for her if we go with a Screamer.

Thanks!

Scott

Haven't seen one, but I sure wish the Screamer we tried out had come with one. My wife said that
by the time she got the stoker seat far enough forward, the BB was practically underneath the
seat, with the pan hitting against her thighs. Sounds like the way to go, but how would you know
without trying one out?

Steve Christensen

Yes, Steve, this is the question. There is A LOT I like about the Screamer, but I'm worried the fit
issue might be a deal breaker. What kind of tandem did you end up getting, if any? We're keen on a
performance tandem, light, with good climbing capabilities. We've sort of ruled out the Double
Vision, but it may get back on the short list. Any input would be great.

For the time being we put the tandem search on hold. The Vision didn't feel right, the Scream just
didn't fit, and we couldn't find anything else to ride without traveling out of state. There are so
many interesting tandems out therer (M5, Longbikes eliminator, duplex) that we would love to try,
but just can't find.

Steve Christensen

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Scott,

Quoted message said:

So how tall is your riding partner on your Screamer?

She is one inch shorter than me, but we have the same X seam. Either of us can hop on any of our
bikes and ride with no adjustments needed.

Quoted message said:

Any reach, comfort issues w/the low BB?

The cut down pans eliminate the seat cutting into the thighs on low BB.

If you have a big butt, carrying a lot of weight, the cut down seat pans probably won't work
for you.

Warren

Thanks, Warren. I'll keep this in mind. We've found a couple who will offer us a test ride, so we'll
know pretty soon. My wife is slim, small woman--5'3" about 105 lbs. soaked in olive oil. The small
seat pan should be just fine!

Thanks,

Scott