*I will point out that several people reading the list reached out to me off line saying they would be very happy to use a quality hammock saddle made without leather.* I will point out that nobody was arguing against the idea. You're the one who brought up "dead animals" in a thread about the Cambium, and that polarizing language is what I objected to.
On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 7:40:58 AM UTC-7, Matthew J wrote: > You are misreading my original post on the topic if you think I am arguing > that all shell saddles are uncomfortable. Rather, I said that Cambium > gives hope to those of us who find shell saddles uncomfortable and prefer > not to buy leather products. I will point out that several people reading > the list reached out to me off line saying they would be very happy to use > a quality hammock saddle made without leather. > > I spent hundreds probably thousands of dollars on shell saddles between > 1998 and 2005 or so. If shell saddles worked for me, I would use them. I > am glad they work for you. > > I am not aware of any scientific survey on padded shorts use among > cyclists. The fact so many companies make and sell padded shorts and you > see so many people wearing them certainly suggests significant numbers use > them. While this is good for the cycle industry economy, I question > whether enough end users have asked themselves why they need to wear padded > shorts to ride. > > Given my experience with shell saddles versus hammock, I believe at least > some percentage of people who use shell saddles and wear padded shorts will > find they no longer need the pads on a hammock saddle. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
