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Re: loss of feet blood circulation - seat design
By:Shawn B
Date: 5/9/2000, 11:00 am

Hey Rehd, Erez,

I still don't have my fiberglass seat completed (the Guillemot 18 has overtaken my life, just ask my wife!). Anyway, I sat in a box of sand, plastered the "butt-print", glassed the plaster cast, and now I'm using that glass to make a negative mold to lay up a positive mold inside.

As far as seat design: you want to spread the pressure from your weight all over your butt. The front of the seat should be lifted slightly to provide under-thigh pressure, but the front edge of the seat should be well-rounded so it doesn't cut off circulation in your thighs. Make sure your hip pads aren't too tight--they can cut off circulation, and too-tight hip pads will also deny you "wiggle room" for you to shift slightly to keep the circulation going.

Shawn

: hi Erez

: hey, do you remember about two or three months ago when the guys were talking
: about design on different seats?? And making their own. I think that
: conversation started with about the same question. Something about the way
: the front of the seat lifted up a little, Seems like Lee, Shawn, Ian and
: Ross were in on that conv. Might try a search of that sort.

: Hope that helps.

: Rehd

Messages In This Thread

loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
Erez -- 5/9/2000, 2:08 am
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
Tony -- 5/10/2000, 9:03 pm
Gel pads and cycling
Brian Nystrom -- 5/11/2000, 12:29 pm
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
Erez -- 5/11/2000, 2:18 am
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pete czerpak -- 5/11/2000, 7:33 am
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lee -- 5/10/2000, 9:46 pm
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Ian Johnston -- 5/9/2000, 11:08 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 5/9/2000, 8:17 pm
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
lee -- 5/9/2000, 6:46 pm
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David Blodgett -- 5/9/2000, 9:24 pm
Re: Velcro it in place
Mike Hanks -- 5/9/2000, 10:37 pm
Re: Velcro it in place
Erez -- 5/9/2000, 11:52 pm
Re: tethered stuff
lee -- 5/10/2000, 6:55 pm
Re: tethered stuff
Erez -- 5/11/2000, 2:08 am
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
Andy Gere -- 5/9/2000, 3:04 pm
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
Rob Forsell -- 5/11/2000, 9:03 am
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Ross Leidy -- 5/9/2000, 3:21 pm
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
Erez -- 5/10/2000, 12:11 am
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
Rehd -- 5/9/2000, 10:46 am
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
pete czerpak -- 5/9/2000, 11:50 am
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
Erez -- 5/9/2000, 11:38 pm
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
pete czerpak -- 5/10/2000, 9:05 am
hee haa ! the official name - NBS !
Erez -- 5/11/2000, 1:59 am
Re: hee haa ! the official name - NBS !
pete czerpak -- 5/11/2000, 7:24 am
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/9/2000, 8:55 am
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
Erez -- 5/9/2000, 11:31 pm
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Ross Leidy -- 5/9/2000, 8:41 am
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
Paul Lund -- 5/9/2000, 7:43 am
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
Erez -- 5/9/2000, 11:27 pm
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
Paul Lund -- 5/10/2000, 3:42 am
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - why ?
Erez -- 5/11/2000, 1:50 am
More paddling!
Paul Lund -- 5/11/2000, 8:08 am
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - GATOR BITES?
Rehd -- 5/9/2000, 3:26 am
Re: loss of feet blood circulation - seat design
Shawn B -- 5/9/2000, 11:00 am