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The other Nomad model featured in their crowdfunding campaign is the Kickback (above), also $5,500, which is perhaps a banana seat shy of an old Schwinn cruiser from the 1960s or 70s.
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William Roberson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
That's changed with the launch of the MG Doble, a mullet roller sporting a two-person banana seat.
—New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
In the open floor space were Oriental carpets, black leather couches and club chairs, dozens of vintage amps, coffee-table books, and an old Schwinn Sting Ray with a banana seat.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Pick from single-speed bikes, cruisers, sport hybrids, eight-speed road bikes, classic banana seat cruisers (small enough to work for some kids), kids’ bikes, tandem bicycles (that’s a two-person bike) or even an adult tricycle.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
The local community is fearful of The Grabber—this was an era before cell phones and when children spent most of their after-school time unsupervised and riding around on their banana seat bicycles.
—Angela Dawson, Forbes, 22 June 2022
After all, who’s going to buy this who didn’t ride a Huffy bike with a banana seat and handlebar streamers?
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2022
Behind the banana seat of my tiny turquoise bicycle, my father installed squeaky metal training wheels to help me gain balance and confidence.
—Cathy Garrard, Redbook, 24 May 2018
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William Roberson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
That's changed with the launch of the MG Doble, a mullet roller sporting a two-person banana seat.
—New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
In the open floor space were Oriental carpets, black leather couches and club chairs, dozens of vintage amps, coffee-table books, and an old Schwinn Sting Ray with a banana seat.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Pick from single-speed bikes, cruisers, sport hybrids, eight-speed road bikes, classic banana seat cruisers (small enough to work for some kids), kids’ bikes, tandem bicycles (that’s a two-person bike) or even an adult tricycle.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
The local community is fearful of The Grabber—this was an era before cell phones and when children spent most of their after-school time unsupervised and riding around on their banana seat bicycles.
—Angela Dawson, Forbes, 22 June 2022
After all, who’s going to buy this who didn’t ride a Huffy bike with a banana seat and handlebar streamers?
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2022
Behind the banana seat of my tiny turquoise bicycle, my father installed squeaky metal training wheels to help me gain balance and confidence.
—Cathy Garrard, Redbook, 24 May 2018
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“Banana seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banana%20seat. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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