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RE: [RC] Stirrups - yes I may know the ones - Mary Sutliff

I had a pair of stirrups years ago made by Trail Tech that were easy on the joints.  Also I have a set of stirrups from Running Bear that were a hybrid Trail Tech/Easy Ride.  Both of these helped quite a bit on the knees and hips.
Mary
Arlington, Wa. 
 
> Subject: [RC] Stirrups - yes I may know the ones
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: Sheila_Larsen@xxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:47:01 -0700
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> Ok I haven't seen a separate device like you may be describing but I did
> have a pair of stirrups that helped my knees and back. I will described
> them in case this is what you remember. The ones I had were made of
> plastic and western in style (but could be used with an english leathers)
> with a very (repeat very) stiff rubber donut at the top. I had serious
> knee and back problems at the time and these stirrups worked wonders. Now
> the problem is that for the life of me I can't remember the name but I
> haven't seen them advertised anywhere in many many years. The one problem
> with them was that for me the rubber donut addition made the stirrupps
> rather tall and as I have a small foot when I got tired sometimes the top
> of the stirrup would hit my shin. I asked around and no one but me ever
> seemed to have that problem. However, as I stated I haven't seen them for
> many many years.
>
> An alternative you might try are some stirrup leather (assuming you are
> using leathers and aren't in a saddle with fenders) that I bought from the
> Synergist saddle folks. They are leather but seem to have a little more
> give than normal leathers. I used a pair for years and they didn't stretch
> out as I expected them to do because of the extra give they they have.
> They weren't cheap but I like them.
>
> The wide stirrups that most people use for endurance may help your knees
> and back if you aren't currently using those.
>
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