Banana Seat on a Mountain bike.

Man, Sorry about the thumb.

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Didn't even see it, so... apology accepted...?

I have thought about puting a banana on my mountain bike as well. I'm 300lbs and I have a large a**, so I am concerned with the width of most bananas I have seen. Am thinking I could cut the seat down the center leangth wise and add a strip of metal as wide as I need it. My G/F's mother is a seamtsress so she could cover it for me in any fabric I choose.

I have also thought about an old tracter seat, like the ones shaped for your butt. But cut down to scale for an M/B.

BIGBEN77 , bad idea widening the banana seat , ( if you intend to pedal )

your better off to find a big wide cruiser seat , or go with your tractor seat idea

a ( widened ) long banana seat will most likely cause your legs and lower back to get sore , if the insides of your legs end up rubbing on the sides of the seat

Hi all, I noticed that this thread is still active, so I thought I would give a little update.

Mainly I just want to recommend the suspension sissy bar to anyone who wants to get a banana seat. It made a world of difference, it's almost like having a full suspension bike. I bought mine from this site, but their service was kind of slow, you can find this same sissy bar on other sites if you look for it. The only problem is that it's 42 inches in length. It looked absolutely ridiculous on my bike, but luckily I have access to a welder and a band saw so I was able to shorten it.

The re-padding and covering of my seat went well, and it's nice and comfortable now. It feels more like a motorcycle seat than a bicycle.

I would have posted pics but it's raining and dark here, and I can't seem to get a good pic in the basement/shop area where I keep my bike. Not much room down there.

P.S. My thumb has healed nicely and now I have a cool scar.

i want one i want one i want one

my buddie added alot more padding to his banana seat and like a fur cover, and to tell you the truth I was glad to get back on my bike, my ass and back were killing me.