[python] Re: Canvas Python seat

Hi Gideon,

Yes, it can be done with canvas.  I have built a couple of recumbent cycles 
through my association with the MNHPVA.ORG group in Minneapolis Minnesota.  
Here is a link that shows one such example in the works.  
http://mnhpva.org/Meetings/Aug_03/JR.html

This was my first homebuilt, and was a "club" design.  Third of a series of 
five similar bikes built from old mountainbikes.  This seat was replaced with a 
carbon shell from an M5, and is available.

John 

--- On Tue, 11/18/08, Gideon Kahl <gideon.kahl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Gideon Kahl <gideon.kahl@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [python] Canvas Python seat
To: python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 12:02 AM

Hi Python Enthusiasts

When I built my bicycle trailer I used only what I already had.  This lead to 
different approaches than what I had planned initially, but the result is very 
pleasing.  I think doing things with what you have forces you to think 
creatively.


So, what does this have to do with the Python?  Well, I have canvas (a very 
tough material used to make safari tents) and I want to use it for the seat.  
The idea is to build a metal frame and to "stretch" the canvas over it - almost 
like a rigid hammock.  


Has anybody done something like this before?  I only see "solid" seats in the 
Python gallery (plywood, etc).  If anybody has done it, I would like to see 
some photos of how you did it.  Any other advice regarding building the seat 
will be appreciated.


Regards
Gideon Kahl

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