Re: EZ Ride Stirrups

["navion" <navion@lightspeed.net>]

>fit 1" stirrup straps without being sloppy.  I DO buy hardened bolts as
>I believe in them, that is NOT to say that what Easycare uses is
>inferior.



     I figured easy care would respond to this so I didn't at first. But I
believe easycare uses stainless steel bolts in their stirrups. At least the
2 pair I bought had stainless steel bolts.  I had to buy new bolts because I
changed the size to 2.5 inches so they wouldn't be sloppy on my saddles.  I
paid more and got SS bolts just like easycare used.  SS bolts are very
strong in my opinion.  A grade 8 bolt is also very strong but will corrode
long before a SS bolt will in most cases.  Also I don't really think the
bolt strength matters. Even a mild steel bolt should not fail before the
plastic sides of the easy care stirrup would rip out.

Jim Mitchell
RCE


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