Coker handle solution

Krashin'Kenny wrote:
*Thanks guys!!!!
There's quite a variety of handles on your Cokers, but none of those
would work for me. That's what forced me to come up with this design.
There wasn't enough seatpost visible to use for a "standard" mounting
application *

Is the handle doing double duty as the seatpost clamp?


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john_childs wrote:
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Is the handle doing double duty as the seatpost clamp? *


Yes John,
Thank you, that's the point that I was trying to get across to
everybody!!!!! I had no other place to mount to handle due to
having to lower the seat all the way because of the air saddle.
That's the beauty of it. If a problem arises, I just buy another cheap
seatpost clamp and build another one. I'll try to post a better picture
of it (off the uni) this evening


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Krashin'Kenny wrote:
*Yes John,
Thank you, that's the point that I was trying to get across to
everybody!!!!! I had no other place to mount to handle due to
having to lower the seat all the way because of the air saddle.
That's the beauty of it. If a problem arises, I just buy another
cheap seatpost clamp and build another one. I'll try to post a better
picture of it (off the uni) this evening *

Now it's making sense. I was wondering why you had a quick release on
it. That's a clever idea.


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Here's mine. I prefer the hand support way out front.


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I have just finished converting my viscount saddle on my Pashley MUni
into an air seat and added a handle made out of a mountain bike
handlebar stem with a handlebar grip over it, although its at an angle
it seems OK to use with either hand. The airseat is fantastic, I should
have done it ages ago and would certainly recomend it to anyone who
hasn't.


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john_childs wrote:
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Now it's making sense. I was wondering why you had a quick release on
it. That's a clever idea. *


Here's the handle, detached from the Coker. Upon reinstalling it, I
realized the real beauty of it's simplicity. It can be adjusted to the
left or right (off-center) independently of the seat position.


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I'm curious if the Coker handle is mainly used for tourning, which I
suspect. Most of my time is spent on a Muni, but I try and put in 2
days a week on my Coker. My main focus had been on speed, and I've
recently worked up to racing in local 10Ks. For pure velocity, I'm
finding that the form is the same I used to use when racing on
rollerblades, arms behind my back, bent slightly forward, and peddling
like crazy. Since I am basically practicing in a bottle (alone), are
you folks finding that a handle IN FRONT actually helps in increasing
top speed?

JL


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Check out the thread "Road race times for Coker". John Foss' (front)
handle is set even lower than mine. Without being able to tell you the
specific dynamics of that position, I'd have to strongly consider it as
functional.


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