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#1 sprog24

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Posted 13 January 2007 - 06:34 PM

hi every1, can some1 give me any advice please, currently the front seat hieght of my chair is 19 inches, the rear hieght is 17 inches. I'm after a new chair and i want to know the effect changing the rear seat height to 18 inches will have? If any1 has any advice on this i'd appreciate it.
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#2 Tinbasher

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Posted 13 January 2007 - 11:32 PM

IT will change quite a bit especially at your level it might make it easier to transfer but will also make it a little easier to fall out the front!

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Posted 14 January 2007 - 05:55 PM

View Postsprog24, on Jan 13 2007, 05:34 PM, said:

hi every1, can some1 give me any advice please, currently the front seat hieght of my chair is 19 inches, the rear hieght is 17 inches. I'm after a new chair and i want to know the effect changing the rear seat height to 18 inches will have? If any1 has any advice on this i'd appreciate it.
thanks
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thanks for that, perhaps i'll just stick to my original hieghts, haven't fallen out for a couple of years, better not tempt fate!!!!




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