Hey CV,

Thanks for the comment. This thing is definitely an adult racing chair. I am about 6’1 and 180 lbs and fit in it great. I also have a fiend who is about 5’6 and fit sin it also. They way it works is that the center column can be adjust closer to or father from the seat. You can also get the Playseat slider kit, that allows you to move your seat forward and back like a real car. You can see the slider kit here on the accessories page.

Now for your specific questions (my answers in italics):

Are they all the same? Each seat brand is different and obviously the more pricey ones have more options. This Playseat particularly which is the one I own, can be adjusted by moving the steering wheel and pedals further away from or towards the seat. You can even do it while sitting in the seat, it’s super easy.

1. can the back tilt (angle range?) The back doesn’t tilt. It only folds down for storage purposes.

2. can the seat itself tilted? (angle range?) the seat is in a fixed position and can not be tilted.

3. can the distance between the seat and the wheel be adjusted (travel distance shortest & longest?) Yes. measuring from the back of the chair to the face of the wheel, shortest distance is 12 inches, longest distance is about 30 inches. To give you perspective I am 6’1 and I have the wheel 26 inches from the back of the chair.

4. can the distance of the seat to the pedals be adjusted (travel distance shortest and longest?) Yes. the pedals move with the center columns of the cockpit, so when you move the wheel, the pedal distance moves with it.

FYI: I have had my 10 year old niece race in the chair and she is about 4’10. It was a bit big for her and we had to sit her on a phone book and she had to tippy toe the pedals. Thats partially because if you push the wheel all the way in to the 12inches, you dont have any room for your arms to move.

Just another thought I had of something you may want to know. I don’t know if seat has a weight limit, but I would think about 300 lbs would be the max, anything else might start getting uncomfortable. Also I am the tallest of people in my family that has been in the chair, but I would think if you are 6’5 and above most racing chairs are gonna be tight and your knees are gonna be uncomfortable.

Thanks for the compliments on my site. I am sorry I don’t have pictures of anybody in my chair. Next time I have some people over, I will see if I can get a few flix, that was a good idea.

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment,
James

Something else that would be helpful is a better understand of what can be adjusted with the seats. Are they all the same?
1. can the back tilt (angle range?)
2. can the seat itself tilted? (angle range?)
3. can the distance between the seat and the wheel be adjusted (travel distance shortest & longest?)
4. can the distance of the seat to the pedals be adjusted (travel distance shortest and longest?)

I love your website. I don’t see any pictures of people in them, and if there were photos of people, what are their proportions?

Next time your friends come over maybe use a tape measure from floor to hip, shoulder to wheel? My wife is 4 inches shorter than I am but when we sit side by side she sits taller than me by 3 inches, and in my car my seat is pretty far froward so my elbows can bend. Does that make sense?
Thanks!