saddle nerve damage

[Guy Meilleur]

Originally posted by Tom Dunlap
A sui-slide saddle is a butt strap without the smaller leg straps to hold the webbing under your butt. There is too likely a possibility for the butt strap to slide up along with the waist belt and have the whole mess up at your armpits.

I was puzzled by this assertion when you first made it 16 months ago, and still am. My waist strap could only slide up to my armpits if my gut was thicker than my ribs, or if I put it on too loose, and that ain't happening.

Yes the butt strap sometimes slides up over my cheeks, and I have to push it back down; a pita but nowhere near as inconvenient as testes getting crunched. I like the way the buttsrap saddle will spin a little when I have to twist; works like a sliding D-ring type saddle. I hate the pinched, locked-in feeling a legstrap saddle gives; inhibits circulation--neural, blood, lymph, you name it-- and movement.

You pushed a button with that sui-slide name; early on maybe I had extreme adventurousness (cliff diving,etc.) that some called a death wish. So you're free to be very safety-conscious, but please don't slander my saddle any more. My buttstrap saddle is 100% safe, even when I'm not. It passes ANSI, right?

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Guy,

I think I hear a tongue in cheek...

When we talk about leg straps we need to make sure that we understand that there are two varieties. One, used to hold the butt strap [another acronym maybe, BSLS] in place and the other is a true leg strap, LS.

With a well designed LS saddle there is very minimal crotch biting. Look at the popularity of the B'fly. If the suspension points of the various saddles are studied you'll see why some are more comfortable. There are some real subtle differences between saddles that make a world of difference in performance. Has anyone ever talked to a woman who has been measured and fitted for a proper bra? I've been told it makes a huge difference. Same thing for having good orthodict inserts for shoes and boots. After I had my telemark boots fitted they became a joy to wear. Only subtle pads added.

Tom