Re: RC: Re: Rigid versus flexible saddles

[TddWil@aol.com]

then why can't you just dispence with
the tree?

I've wondered the same thing. The Ansur saddles appear to have no tree at all 
but not a way to spread out the weight. Kind of a heavy duty bareback pad 
like sportsaddles. Why not use one of the panels like orthoflex that has 
different firmness in different spots and use it to disperse the weight from 
the stirrup bars and the seat bones? Looking at whats available now, if $ was 
no object I would go with a sportsaddle or ansur. I'm a featherweight so 
weight distribution is not as much of an issue as it would be for my 
heavyweight husband.  It would be interesting to use one of the computer 
saddle pads that measures pressure and see just how good all these saddles 
are at eliminating pressure points with different weight riders.

                                      Shelly