Looks like johntolhurst, DefJack, and all who told me to move the seat back proved to be the best idea. I also made up my mind to place the reversed steel seat-mount as far back as possible to capture as much of the Avalon's low cross-piece as possible. I was prepared to re-drill all new seat-pan mounting holes to accomplish this.
To my Surprise I found 4 seat-pan holes to line up even with the extreme back positioning of the steel seat-mount. (see new position under the seat)
So at last I have a great seat-pan position that does not gouge the back of my legs. Best of all I retained a reasonable 25" seat height. Without having to raise the back of the pan as Defjack suggested.
The back rest lost a bit of the recline I previously had. Doug's suggestion to chop the seat post back a little and putting a 15 degree bend in the seat rod will re-establish a reasonable recline. Heck I might even get that Doug "superman" reclining position before its over. LOL
And lastly, for the record, The present recline might be livable. (See photo) What do you think?
To my Surprise I found 4 seat-pan holes to line up even with the extreme back positioning of the steel seat-mount. (see new position under the seat)
So at last I have a great seat-pan position that does not gouge the back of my legs. Best of all I retained a reasonable 25" seat height. Without having to raise the back of the pan as Defjack suggested.
The back rest lost a bit of the recline I previously had. Doug's suggestion to chop the seat post back a little and putting a 15 degree bend in the seat rod will re-establish a reasonable recline. Heck I might even get that Doug "superman" reclining position before its over. LOL
And lastly, for the record, The present recline might be livable. (See photo) What do you think?
