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Other: Numb legs
By:Allan Newhouse
Date: 12/2/2002, 8:20 pm

Can someone confirm my suspicion that the reason my legs go numb after an hour or so is because I have made the seat too deep and too close to the shape of my backside?
The seat is ground from closed cell foam and covered with vinyl. It has quite a deep concave shape and feels really good and secure for the first half hour, but I think the sides press too firmly on the sides of my backside. A temporary solution of some extra foam just on the bottom to raise me enough to stop this side pressure seems to have solved the problem.
Is this a recognised problem?

Messages In This Thread

Other: Numb legs
Allan Newhouse -- 12/2/2002, 8:20 pm
Re: Other: Numb legs
Dan Millsip -- 12/3/2002, 12:00 pm
I am lucky then! :)
Robert -- 12/3/2002, 3:18 am
Re: Other: Numb legs
GrantG -- 12/3/2002, 12:17 am
Numb legs, numb bottoms, seats, and blood supply
Rick Allnutt -- 12/2/2002, 9:48 pm
Re: Other: N.B.S.
Rehd -- 12/2/2002, 9:10 pm