Regarding the Saddle X. I bought one after seeing this thread w/o trying it on first. I should have waited to try it on at a trade show, and I will never buy another saddle w/o trying it on first. I did not like the way the leg straps hung. It would slide down to the point where it interfered with my ability to move my legs freely. I thought I could live with that because the super wide back would be real comfortable when doing palm trees all day. Guess what, the middle of the X on the back pad has a metal button that you can barely feel with your fingers. After working in it and leaning on the pad, it starts to press right on your spine. I can use this saddle for about 10 coconut palms and that's it. I could use my Traverse and Pinnacle all day. I tried on a Dragonfly, Butterfly and the Ness at the show. I bought the Ness. I liked the way it hung and will be trying it out this week. I told the guys at the Fresco booth about the X Button problem and that I did not like the saddle. The saddle sits in the storage room after a total of about 16 hours of use. On real trees it was OK at best, IMO.
Everybody NEEDS to at least TRY the saddle on before buying.
