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This being RAS I figured I could ask about a good office type chair for racing. I don't care what it looks like. If it's straight out of an F1 car or it looks like something an astronaut would use I don't care. So tell me what you put under your ass that keeps u racing until the wee hours of the night. Leftyx

Best damn thing i ever bough www.pso1.com EL

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> This being RAS I figured I could ask about a good office type chair for > racing. I don't care what it looks like. If it's straight out of an F1 car > or it looks like something an astronaut would use I don't care. So tell me > what you put under your ass that keeps u racing until the wee hours of the > night. > > Leftyx

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I clip the wheel on a bracket about the level of a keyboard tray and sit in a $10 lawn chair, the level is about right, it doesn't move around and it has that layed back feel you don't get from an office chair. "Jordan Sacks" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:sKPwb.1300$[email hidden]...

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> This being RAS I figured I could ask about a good office type chair for > racing. I don't care what it looks like. If it's straight out of an F1 car > or it looks like something an astronaut would use I don't care. So tell me > what you put under your ass that keeps u racing until the wee hours of the > night. > > Leftyx > > >

I'll second that. Only one prob: you need to disable the casters, or you'll find repeated brake applications will move you far, far away from yer desk. The casters have little locking mechanisms, but they don't keep the wheels from sliding, so I wrapped 'em in little terrycloth washcloths (kinda like a Caster Cozy), which stopped the Pro Seat dead in its tracks. So to speak. "Eric Leblanc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ZxQwb.5$N%[email hidden]... > Best damn thing i ever bough > www.pso1.com > EL > > > This being RAS I figured I could ask about a good office type chair for > > racing. I don't care what it looks like. If it's straight out of an F1car > > or it looks like something an astronaut would use I don't care. So tellme > > what you put under your ass that keeps u racing until the wee hours ofthe > > night. > > > > Leftyx > > -- > Composed with Newz Crawler 1.5 http://www.newzcrawler.com/

I'm using a 1998 Acura Integra driver seat that I got from my local scrap yard for $50.00 CDN. I created a wood base for it and it's really great, confortable, stable an easy to move forward and back. CL "Jordan Sacks" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message de news:sKPwb.1300$[email hidden]...

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> This being RAS I figured I could ask about a good office type chair for > racing. I don't care what it looks like. If it's straight out of an F1 car > or it looks like something an astronaut would use I don't care. So tell me > what you put under your ass that keeps u racing until the wee hours of the > night. > > Leftyx > > >

>Best damn thing i ever bough >www.pso1.com >EL It looks cool, but why is it so much better than a comfortable office chair? They probably cost about the same, and an office chair won't have people giving you strange looks when they visit...<g> Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

> "Jordan Sacks" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message de > news:sKPwb.1300$[email hidden]... > > This being RAS I figured I could ask about a good office type chair for > > racing. I don't care what it looks like. If it's straight out of an F1car > > or it looks like something an astronaut would use I don't care. So tellme > > what you put under your ass that keeps u racing until the wee hours ofthe > > night. > > > > Leftyx > > I use one of those chairs you usually find in waiting rooms. Metal frame with straight back at 90 degree angle from the seat. Back and seat made of fake leather. It makes a nice office chair and its really cheap (the equivalent of 35 USD at the local Staples). For me it has two advantadges: 1-it has no wheels so it doesn't slide back and 2-it has a straight back, I can't sim-drive with a tilted chair (must be a child trauma). Gotta confess: once it broke with 12 laps to go in a Nascar league race, the fake leather ripped (160 pounds here, not too heavy). My ass got stuck way down, I woke up my wife screaming like a madman , she helped me up and I was able to finish 3rd in the race :-) driving standing up. I just bought another one and reinforced the bottom with duck tape. Oh: another thing: there are 2 variants of the chair: one with standard armrests and another with rounded armests, the later is bettter cous your arms have more room. Good Luck Joao Gonzalez

I use a Global Leather Executive Chair I got from Staples. It cost $199 and I've had it for 5 years now. It's an excellent chair. I can't use 'small' chairs. First, I have severe back/spine problems and must have a high-back chair. Secondly, I'm 6'4" @ 300lbs and most average chairs require a crowbar to remove after I sit in them for a while :) -Larry "Joao Gonzalez" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3fc52473$0$26143$[email hidden]... > > "Jordan Sacks" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le messagede > > news:sKPwb.1300$[email hidden]... > > > This being RAS I figured I could ask about a good office type chairfor > > > racing. I don't care what it looks like. If it's straight out of an F1 > car > > > or it looks like something an astronaut would use I don't care. Sotell

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> me > > > what you put under your ass that keeps u racing until the wee hours of > the > > > night. > > > > > > Leftyx > > > > > > I use one of those chairs you usually find in waiting rooms. Metal frame > with straight back at 90 degree angle from the seat. Back and seat made of > fake leather. It makes a nice office chair and its really cheap (the > equivalent of 35 USD at the local Staples). > > For me it has two advantadges: 1-it has no wheels so it doesn't slide back > and 2-it has a straight back, I can't sim-drive with a tilted chair (must

be > a child trauma). > > Gotta confess: once it broke with 12 laps to go in a Nascar league race,the > fake leather ripped (160 pounds here, not too heavy). My ass got stuck way > down, I woke up my wife screaming like a madman , she helped me up and Iwas

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> able to finish 3rd in the race :-) driving standing up. > > I just bought another one and reinforced the bottom with duck tape. > > Oh: another thing: there are 2 variants of the chair: one with standard > armrests and another with rounded armests, the later is bettter cous your > arms have more room. > > Good Luck > > > Joao Gonzalez > >

Ive got a Lazy Boy I sit in with 2 end tables flanking it slightly forward and my Momo mounted on a piece of 1/2" ply 12"x45" each end resting on an end table. Almost too comfy, gotta catch myself from nodding off once in a while :-) My monitor rests on a custom shelf that lets my legs extend under it letting me get within arms reach of the mon. My KB is mounted on an old swiveling monitor stand thats attached to my left end table and my mouse has an extension that lets me run it under the lazy boy and onto the right end table. My TV resides just to the right of the monitor in case a RL race is in progress while Im online. Now if I could just find more time to use it :-) Mitch . "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:g3qxb.16407$yM6.3966@lakeread06... > I use a Global Leather Executive Chair I got from Staples. It cost $199and

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> I've had it for 5 years now. It's an excellent chair. > > I can't use 'small' chairs. First, I have severe back/spine problems and > must have a high-back chair. Secondly, I'm 6'4" @ 300lbs and most average > chairs require a crowbar to remove after I sit in them for a while :) > > -Larry > > "Joao Gonzalez" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3fc52473$0$26143$[email hidden]... > > > "Jordan Sacks" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le

message > de > > > news:sKPwb.1300$[email hidden]... > > > > This being RAS I figured I could ask about a good office type chair > for > > > > racing. I don't care what it looks like. If it's straight out of anF1 > > car > > > > or it looks like something an astronaut would use I don't care. So > tell > > me > > > > what you put under your ass that keeps u racing until the wee hoursof

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> > the > > > > night. > > > > > > > > Leftyx > > > > > > > > > > I use one of those chairs you usually find in waiting rooms. Metal frame > > with straight back at 90 degree angle from the seat. Back and seat made

of > > fake leather. It makes a nice office chair and its really cheap (the > > equivalent of 35 USD at the local Staples). > > > > For me it has two advantadges: 1-it has no wheels so it doesn't slideback > > and 2-it has a straight back, I can't sim-drive with a tilted chair(must > be > > a child trauma). > > > > Gotta confess: once it broke with 12 laps to go in a Nascar league race, > the > > fake leather ripped (160 pounds here, not too heavy). My ass got stuckway

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> > down, I woke up my wife screaming like a madman , she helped me up and I > was > > able to finish 3rd in the race :-) driving standing up. > > > > I just bought another one and reinforced the bottom with duck tape. > > > > Oh: another thing: there are 2 variants of the chair: one with standard > > armrests and another with rounded armests, the later is bettter cous

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> > arms have more room. > > > > Good Luck > > > > > > Joao Gonzalez > > > > > >

No problem with the caster. The office chair I'm on has casters, unlocked, but has zero travel since it's on a shag type rug. I'd like to know what you think of dealing with Pro Seat? I know nothing about them except that they used to advertise on OLR. The difficult thing is ordering without test driving. Does the company do a good job of getting the details? I know they say to call them for orders so that the details can be taken care of. I'll probably call them but I want to know what their feedback has been like. "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:q8Wwb.143989$[email hidden]... > I'll second that. Only one prob: you need to disable the casters, oryou'll > find repeated brake applications will move you far, far away from yerdesk. > The casters have little locking mechanisms, but they don't keep the wheels > from sliding, so I wrapped 'em in little terrycloth washcloths (kinda likea

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> Caster Cozy), which stopped the Pro Seat dead in its tracks. So to speak. > > "Eric Leblanc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:ZxQwb.5$N%[email hidden]... > > Best damn thing i ever bough > > www.pso1.com > > EL > > > > > This being RAS I figured I could ask about a good office type chair

for > > > racing. I don't care what it looks like. If it's straight out of an F1 > car > > > or it looks like something an astronaut would use I don't care. Sotell

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> me > > > what you put under your ass that keeps u racing until the wee hours of > the > > > night. > > > > > > Leftyx > > > > -- > > Composed with Newz Crawler 1.5 http://www.newzcrawler.com/ > >

I have the Saturday Night Special and enjoy the heck out of it. I'm a tall/big person and this chair puts me in the right position for racing the sim. I've owned the chair for a couple years now and believe me it's built to last. I recommend the chairs to everyone. Larry "Jordan Sacks" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:%dyxb.26139$[email hidden]... > No problem with the caster. The office chair I'm on has casters, unlocked, > but has zero travel since it's on a shag type rug. I'd like to know whatyou > think of dealing with Pro Seat? I know nothing about them except that they > used to advertise on OLR. The difficult thing is ordering without test > driving. Does the company do a good job of getting the details? I knowthey

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> say to call them for orders so that the details can be taken care of. I'll > probably call them but I want to know what their feedback has been like. > > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:q8Wwb.143989$[email hidden]... > > I'll second that. Only one prob: you need to disable the casters, or > you'll > > find repeated brake applications will move you far, far away from yer > desk. > > The casters have little locking mechanisms, but they don't keep the

wheels > > from sliding, so I wrapped 'em in little terrycloth washcloths (kindalike > a > > Caster Cozy), which stopped the Pro Seat dead in its tracks. So tospeak.

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> > > > "Eric Leblanc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:ZxQwb.5$N%[email hidden]... > > > Best damn thing i ever bough > > > www.pso1.com > > > EL > > > > > > > This being RAS I figured I could ask about a good office type chair > for > > > > racing. I don't care what it looks like. If it's straight out of an

F1 > > car > > > > or it looks like something an astronaut would use I don't care. So > tell > > me > > > > what you put under your ass that keeps u racing until the wee hoursof

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> > the > > > > night. > > > > > > > > Leftyx > > > > > > -- > > > Composed with Newz Crawler 1.5 http://www.newzcrawler.com/ > > > > > >

I had some problems initially, due to a misunderstanding, but when I complained, they bent over backwards (so to speak) to fix the prob, and seemed genuinely interested in providing customer satisfaction. If you get a chair based on the Kirkey seat, make sure you get the appropriate width. I thought I had pretty slim hips (blush!), but the narrowest seat (17", I think) was a pretty tight fit...as it should be...in a racing car. You might want a little more room to squirm around, unless yer living room in on a gimball. Very well made (and designed) product, at a very reasonable cost. "Jordan Sacks" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:%dyxb.26139$[email hidden]... > No problem with the caster. The office chair I'm on has casters, unlocked, > but has zero travel since it's on a shag type rug. I'd like to know whatyou > think of dealing with Pro Seat? I know nothing about them except that they > used to advertise on OLR. The difficult thing is ordering without test > driving. Does the company do a good job of getting the details? I knowthey

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> say to call them for orders so that the details can be taken care of. I'll > probably call them but I want to know what their feedback has been like. > > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:q8Wwb.143989$[email hidden]... > > I'll second that. Only one prob: you need to disable the casters, or > you'll > > find repeated brake applications will move you far, far away from yer > desk. > > The casters have little locking mechanisms, but they don't keep the

wheels > > from sliding, so I wrapped 'em in little terrycloth washcloths (kindalike > a > > Caster Cozy), which stopped the Pro Seat dead in its tracks. So tospeak.

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> > > > "Eric Leblanc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:ZxQwb.5$N%[email hidden]... > > > Best damn thing i ever bough > > > www.pso1.com > > > EL > > > > > > > This being RAS I figured I could ask about a good office type chair > for > > > > racing. I don't care what it looks like. If it's straight out of an

F1 > > car > > > > or it looks like something an astronaut would use I don't care. So > tell > > me > > > > what you put under your ass that keeps u racing until the wee hoursof

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> > the > > > > night. > > > > > > > > Leftyx > > > > > > -- > > > Composed with Newz Crawler 1.5 http://www.newzcrawler.com/ > > > > > >

I've been considering making a similar setup, but this is one case where my 22" Mitsubishi is somewhat of a disadvantage :) -Larry "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:BEqxb.4038$[email hidden]... > Ive got a Lazy Boy I sit in with 2 end tables flanking it slightly forward > and my Momo mounted on a piece of 1/2" ply 12"x45" each end resting on an > end table. Almost too comfy, gotta catch myself from nodding off once ina > while :-) My monitor rests on a custom shelf that lets my legs extendunder > it letting me get within arms reach of the mon. My KB is mounted on anold > swiveling monitor stand thats attached to my left end table and my mousehas > an extension that lets me run it under the lazy boy and onto the right end > table. My TV resides just to the right of the monitor in case a RL raceis

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> in progress while Im online. > > Now if I could just find more time to use it :-) > > Mitch > . > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:g3qxb.16407$yM6.3966@lakeread06... > > I use a Global Leather Executive Chair I got from Staples. It cost $199 > and > > I've had it for 5 years now. It's an excellent chair. > > > > I can't use 'small' chairs. First, I have severe back/spine problems

and > > must have a high-back chair. Secondly, I'm 6'4" @ 300lbs and mostaverage

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> > chairs require a crowbar to remove after I sit in them for a while :) > > > > -Larry > > > > "Joao Gonzalez" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:3fc52473$0$26143$[email hidden]... > > > > "Jordan Sacks" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le > message > > de > > > > news:sKPwb.1300$[email hidden]... > > > > > This being RAS I figured I could ask about a good office type

chair > > for > > > > > racing. I don't care what it looks like. If it's straight out ofan > F1 > > > car > > > > > or it looks like something an astronaut would use I don't care. So > > tell > > > me > > > > > what you put under your ass that keeps u racing until the weehours

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> of > > > the > > > > > night. > > > > > > > > > > Leftyx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I use one of those chairs you usually find in waiting rooms. Metal

frame > > > with straight back at 90 degree angle from the seat. Back and seatmade

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> of > > > fake leather. It makes a nice office chair and its really cheap (the > > > equivalent of 35 USD at the local Staples). > > > > > > For me it has two advantadges: 1-it has no wheels so it doesn't slide > back > > > and 2-it has a straight back, I can't sim-drive with a tilted chair > (must > > be > > > a child trauma). > > > > > > Gotta confess: once it broke with 12 laps to go in a Nascar league

race, > > the > > > fake leather ripped (160 pounds here, not too heavy). My ass got stuck > way > > > down, I woke up my wife screaming like a madman , she helped me up andI > > was > > > able to finish 3rd in the race :-) driving standing up. > > > > > > I just bought another one and reinforced the bottom with duck tape. > > > > > > Oh: another thing: there are 2 variants of the chair: one withstandard

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> > > armrests and another with rounded armests, the later is bettter cous > your > > > arms have more room. > > > > > > Good Luck > > > > > > > > > Joao Gonzalez > > > > > > > > > > > >

I run a 22" NEC. Pretty similar form factor (huge). "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:_XLxb.17382$yM6.11074@lakeread06... > I've been considering making a similar setup, but this is one case wheremy > 22" Mitsubishi is somewhat of a disadvantage :) > > -Larry >

Tried to get in touch with Pro Seat. The phone number just answered with the line is temporarily not in service. Emailed them and am waiting to hear. Other choices are a place called simracerseats.com. Same basic idea. Bolt a racing seat onto a office chair base. Looks cheaper and is about 100 bucks cheaper. Their phone just says leave a message. Haven't heard from them yet so I emailed them too. Last choice visited a office furniture store. Have some nice office chairs for not too expensive. Going over tomorrow to pick one up for a two day test drive. Leftyx "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:31Ixb.158754$[email hidden]... > I had some problems initially, due to a misunderstanding, but when I > complained, they bent over backwards (so to speak) to fix the prob, and > seemed genuinely interested in providing customer satisfaction. If youget > a chair based on the Kirkey seat, make sure you get the appropriate width. > I thought I had pretty slim hips (blush!), but the narrowest seat (17", I > think) was a pretty tight fit...as it should be...in a racing car. You > might want a little more room to squirm around, unless yer living room inon > a gimball. Very well made (and designed) product, at a very reasonable > cost. > > "Jordan Sacks" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:%dyxb.26139$[email hidden]... > > No problem with the caster. The office chair I'm on has casters,unlocked, > > but has zero travel since it's on a shag type rug. I'd like to know what > you > > think of dealing with Pro Seat? I know nothing about them except thatthey > > used to advertise on OLR. The difficult thing is ordering without test > > driving. Does the company do a good job of getting the details? I know > they > > say to call them for orders so that the details can be taken care of.I'll

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> > probably call them but I want to know what their feedback has been like. > > > > > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:q8Wwb.143989$[email hidden]... > > > I'll second that. Only one prob: you need to disable the casters, or > > you'll > > > find repeated brake applications will move you far, far away from yer > > desk. > > > The casters have little locking mechanisms, but they don't keep the > wheels > > > from sliding, so I wrapped 'em in little terrycloth washcloths (kinda > like > > a > > > Caster Cozy), which stopped the Pro Seat dead in its tracks. So to > speak. > > > > > > "Eric Leblanc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:ZxQwb.5$N%[email hidden]... > > > > Best damn thing i ever bough > > > > www.pso1.com > > > > EL > > > > > > > > > This being RAS I figured I could ask about a good office type

chair > > for > > > > > racing. I don't care what it looks like. If it's straight out ofan > F1 > > > car > > > > > or it looks like something an astronaut would use I don't care. So > > tell > > > me > > > > > what you put under your ass that keeps u racing until the weehours

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> of > > > the > > > > > night. > > > > > > > > > > Leftyx > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Composed with Newz Crawler 1.5 http://www.newzcrawler.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > >