ebay - treeless saddle pads

[jowyles]

Seen that thewy are now doing pads with removeable inserts on ebay for about £30. What are the likely hood of htese being any good or will they be dodgy like those cheapo saddles?

[No_Angel]

I haven't seen one, but to be honest I would say dodgy. My assumption would be someone making them in their front room and trying to sell them on ebay to make some money.

[No_Angel]

these ones look like a bargin
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-BLACK-TREELESS-SADDLE-UNDERLAY-PAD-FANTASTIC-OFFER_W0QQitemZ110167187063QQihZ001QQcategoryZ57269QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

knee rolls are on velcro so you can just take them off if not needed.

[jowyles]

ooh that does look good. Just how wrong could you go with making a saddle pad tho hmm! unles they use some dodgy crappy foam or something like stuff it with a sponge! lol

This is the one i saw:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TREELESS-SADDLE-PAD-REMOVABLE-INSERTS-BLUE-FULL_W0QQitemZ200148554746QQihZ010QQcategoryZ57269QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[No_Angel]

I think it would be pretty easy to make your own pad, but seams would be a concern as flat seems are the best sort, and you don't know what you are getting until you fork out the money.

[jowyles]

I think i will ask them about it then! Jo investigates!

[jowyles]

"Hi, Thank you for your question. I am not an expert on these but I will do my best to answer to the best of my knowledge. The inserts appear to be a type of neoprene rubber (high density rubber) rather than foam, approx 1 inch thick. The seam is very flat down the centre of the pad and there are no joins. Please send your e-mail address and I'll do some photo's of the underside for you. We have sold a couple of these with very positive feedback.£

What do you think? is this neoprene stuff normal? any good etc?