banana seat

American  

noun

1. an elongated bicycle seat that is tapered toward the front and has a gentle upward curve at the back.

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Etymology

Origin of banana seat

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

You and I both know that riding a 93-mile, six and a half hour wheelie is a rather absurd, but also spectacular athletic feat, as anyone who ever wrestled with a banana seat or BMX bicycle can attest.

From The Wall Street Journal

SMC member Mitchell Hunter grew up as a tomboy — “a rough and tumble girl, in the South — the captain of the ‘All-Boys Club’ fort in my backyard — balancing bare-chested on my banana seat.

From Seattle Times

From a distance, there’s something utterly nostalgic about that long banana seat and low-slung frame that speaks to me, or least to my inner 10-year-old and his sparkly green Schwinn Stingray.

From The Verge

“It was one of those Schwinn five-speeds with a banana seat,” she said.

From New York Times

"My best Christmas gift ever was my first two-wheeled bike. It was green and had a cool banana seat and high handlebars. I named it the Green Hornet. I’ll never forget my first ride on it, which sadly was a disaster! I couldn’t wait to ride it, and I slid on the ice as I took it down the driveway, crashing hard. I was seven when I got that bike, and all these years later — I’m 60 now! — I remember the joy that bike brought me."

From Fox News