k.shiz
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Did you ever run one of these atrocities?
I never went that bad, though my best riding friend had a lounge or a love seat for ages. I did, however, have probably a couple of these Tioga Nico saddles which were strangely long:
Then of course there was that Lenz Sport hammock. Anyone got a photo of that kicking around?
bturman
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Haha! I totally had one of the huge red/black ones with flames on it (and yes, I'm ashamed of that fact). Anyone remember what they were called?
I_Ache
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Joined: 2/16/2011
Location: GBR
I had an Azonic Love seat because i hooked up my back wheel and landed heavily on the saddle which bent it and i fell onto the back wheel and tore my balls!
So thats my excuse.
guilty had a love seat on my bullet with monsters, 3.0's, and doublewides...
the good ol days
MrPrometheus
Posts: 11
Joined: 9/18/2009
Location: Bellmore, NY USA
LOL until last season I was still running a love seat. Actually have a brand new one in the wrapping from a warranty replacement. Hucking to flat popped the rails out. All I have to say is my kids will thank me for the love seat someday.
sspomer
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Location: Ventura, CA USA
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i had an SDG big boy on an intense M1. loved it! like a couch. anyone run the lenz sport moto-looking seat? (can't find a pic).
i had a Tioga Multi Control DH saddle back in 1999. im too embarrassed to post pics
Krispy
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Joined: 12/3/2009
Location: Salt Lake City, UT USA
I used to rock the Tioga seat like Nico's, i called it the Weiner Dog seat, never had the full on couch...
What's more freeride than 3.0's and big seats? LBZ pants!!!
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Sorry- can't see the seat- my Big Pants are in the way!
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I think this was the only fad to slip by me. I had a Salsa brake arch, flimsy seat covers to change the color of the saddle/protect it, 3" riser bars, front end that was about a mile higher than the saddle at full length. Super wide bars, super narrow bars. Anodized everything. Hole drilling. The ugliest fenders on the face of the earth. A Giro Switchblade. Roach leg armor that covered from the tongue of my shoe all the way up to my upper thigh and felt like I had an easy bake oven strapped to each leg. Stem pads. Handlebar brace.
But never an enormous saddle.
DBibbins
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Joined: 3/3/2010
Location: Bothell, WA USA
Feather Merchant wrote: I think this was the only fad to slip by me. I had a Salsa brake arch, flimsy seat covers to change the color of the saddle/protect it, 3" riser bars, front end that was about a mile higher than the saddle at full length. Super wide bars, super narrow bars. Anodized everything. Hole drilling. The ugliest fenders on the face of the earth. A Giro Switchblade. Roach leg armor that covered from the tongue of my shoe all the way up to my upper thigh and felt like I had an easy bake oven strapped to each leg. Stem pads. Handlebar brace.
But never an enormous saddle.
Hey, 3" risers are where its at. Hah!
MTB R&D
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Location: In a Team Pit Near You..., CO USA
vics26 wrote: Yes, totally guilty.... I think the seat was made by FUNN components...it was like a sofa.
You guys remember the KHS Dominatrax...what a POS!!!
Ha! I remember that bike painted to say Pacific and run by a girls team on the NORBA series...suspension was licensed from Cannondale.
Yes, I had a Love seat on my Canondale with 3.0 Gazzi's and a Club Roost riser bar with a cross brace!
sspomer
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this thread is awesome! LOL @krispy and your LBZ pants. when i saw the first Down, i wanted your setup so bad!
Hansolo
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Location: Mission Viejo, CA USA
Building a retro DH bike? I've got a warehouse full of the SDG Big Boys!! $5 plus shipping and it's yours!
sspomer
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Hansolo wrote: Building a retro DH bike? I've got a warehouse full of the SDG Big Boys!! $5 plus shipping and it's yours!
LOL, so tempted! : )
Hansolo
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Hansolo
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Funny this post came up about the big seats.
I've actually decided to throw the seats in the trash, so if anyone wants one and they want to pay shipping, let me know. Otherwise they will be thrown in the trash by the end of the day.
Varaxis
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Location: Newburgh, NY USA
E_braker
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Location: Pocatello, ID USA
Hahaha, believe it or not I have been using a Loveseat for the past 2 years on my V10. I use my knees/seat alot and like the long sides, but it is stupid wide and square edge in the back sucks for catching on pants/shorts.
I've tried to use "cool" little light weight seats but they just DIG into the sides of my knees. Anyone want to sell me an SDG Big boy?
Big Bird
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Location: Santa Cruz, CA USA
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I never had a Big Boy, but used to run a fat BMX seat on my street/trials bike for seat pinching. It allowed for tire tap barspins, X-up abubicas and, my favorite, toboggan abubicas/drops.
E_braker
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Location: Pocatello, ID USA
Hansolo wrote: Building a retro DH bike? I've got a warehouse full of the SDG Big Boys!! $5 plus shipping and it's yours!
Hansolo, you've got a message......
Hansolo
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Location: Mission Viejo, CA USA
Looks like someone picked up the ones I threw in the dumpster and is now selling them on Craigslist! LMAO!
Anyways....Spomer I still have a gray one I saved for you! Maybe I'll bring it up to Sea Otter for ya!
E_braker
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Location: Pocatello, ID USA
Bummer, I wish I could find the person on Craigslist who has them, I looked on Orange County craigslist and looks like they are gone. Anyone who has one (or some) give me a holler...
Five7teen
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Joined: 3/2/2010
Location: Loganville, GA USA
nickhead wrote: Never had a stupid sized saddle, but did run a Fishbone Bigbone saddle/seatpost with the single oversized tubular rail... that always cracked at the weld!
cant miss out the daddy of all big saddles from this thread though...
I need this bike. haha
kidwoo
Posts: 113
Joined: 8/3/2009
Location: Grass Hut, FM USA
Biggest I ever had was a titec berserker. No love seat by any means but room for about 20 nutsacks by today's standards.
One of those scott monstrosities would go great on my bar bike however. I'd seat bounce that beyotch on a hardtail
TRex
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Joined: 8/4/2009
Location: Golden, CO USA
I had an SDG Big Boy saddle, it was on my Mountain Cycle San Andreas frame, with White Brothers DC110 fork. 24 inch wheels with 2.7 Intense tires, Hope brakes that you had to adjust by hand. Those titanium bars with a shim in the clamp area, fat squishy grips, and something like a 50 tooth chainring. That's right, I had it all. I had every piece of body armor on, and Vans Half Cab's.
