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Re: [RC] Question for Ride and Tie people - Lysane CreeMy experience with the Wintec is that you don't have to cut any holes anywhere. The stirrup bar is placed so that you have the option of placing your stirrup leathers/webbers either over or under the flap. Personally, I find that putting them under the flap eliminates the pinching, but then I feel wierd about the stirrup and how my foot sits in it because there is less movement - sometimes I want to move my foot around and my leg resting on the flap keeps the stirrup leather from moving as freely. And the bottom part of the flap feels annoying on my ankle because my stirrup ends up sitting just below the edge of the flap, with my ankle at the flap. Maybe I just need to get used to it more, or ride in longer stirrups (although they are pretty long now). Hmmm...I'll have to try all this again and give it another shot. I had more pinching with the stirrup leathers than the webbers but even the webbers left marks on my calves. My solution was to ride in English riding tights (they are cheaper than the actual riding pants) - light, stretchy cotton but with the suede knee patches. Although on a 25 mile ride I did get a little bit of bruising at the calf although no pinching. Another thing I have considered but have not done yet, is to put fleece coverings over the webbers (with webbers on top of saddle flap, of course). Some places sell fleece stirrup leather covers, but the fleece pieces that are sold as halter covers would probably work (the longest pieces) if you had some laying around. Hope this helps. Lysane ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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