From prior discussion about seat height for beginner, I am hoping to find an adjustable design for different stage of learning / adoption purpose. However Dirk has a good point about adding unnecessary play to the seat / control, if the lifting mechanism is precise enough... Vi On Mar 26, 2012, at 3:22 AM, Ronald Hongsermeier <rwhongser@xxxxxx> wrote: Hi Vi, Hi Dirk, I can imagine there being a need for this basic principle, but in reverse. Riders with some back problems may need some help _getting down_ instead of getting up, which is the problem resolved by the system in the link. Since with the lowrider the weight has to be borne during the lifting/lowering (which is not the case with the linked system, the degree of complexity and the engineering for reliability issues are considerably higher. Cf., some of the variable height solutions // to the development of the Air-Bike. Wondering what Jürgen thinks about this. regards, Ron On 26.03.2012 10:29, dirk@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hi Vi, > > why would you need this on a lowracer? the design introduces 4 joints/axes > > that are prone to play. I reckon, that the seat will give you a wobbly > feeling one day... > > interchangeable seat mountings are a good thing on recumbents, in case of > different sized riders > > - DirkS > > > Vi Vuong<vi_vuong@xxxxxxxxx> hat am 25. März 2012 um 03:36 geschrieben: > >> A new commercial solution for conventional bikes >> >> > http://gizmodo.com/5896109/an-auto+rising-seat-makes-this-bike-easier-to-mount >> >> not sure how this can be adapted to python without change seat angle... >> >> What I have thought of so far is an interchangeable seat mounting system > made out of recycled seat posts, see attached. >> Vi >> >> >> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Steffen Risse<big.skangster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> To: python@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 11:48 PM >>> Subject: [python] Re: [python] >>> >>> >>> Hey Vi, >>> as you're asking this, I'm sure you already had constructions in your > mind and began to build a test version with variable seat high ;-) >>> Am 25.02.2012 04:19 schrieb "Vi Vuong"<vi_vuong@xxxxxxxxx>: >>> >>> I can confirm the ease of higher seat. It seems that we should > recommend beginners to start out with high seat, and then lower as they > progress or want more challenge. How about an adjustable seat height > design, anyone? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> >>>> Vi >>>> >>>> > http://dirk.steuwer.de > ============================================================ > > This is the Python Mailinglist > > //www.freelists.org/list/python > > Listmaster: Jurgen Mages jmages@xxxxxx > > To unsubscribe send an empty mail to > python-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. > > ============================================================ > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2113/4894 - Release Date: 03/25/12 > > > ============================================================ This is the Python Mailinglist //www.freelists.org/list/python Listmaster: Jurgen Mages jmages@xxxxxx To unsubscribe send an empty mail to python-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. ============================================================ ============================================================ This is the Python Mailinglist //www.freelists.org/list/python Listmaster: Jurgen Mages jmages@xxxxxx To unsubscribe send an empty mail to python-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. ============================================================