Chuck, maybe for a normal person like you. With my long bandy legs (36" inseam), I needed to put in extensive knee/thigh support to alleviate the slight hook on the keyhole cockpit that would dig into the top of my thighs. I must say though, once I get rid of the horrible NDK backband and put in a foam lumbar support, my Romany will be more comfortable. Not as much as my Silhouette's ocean cockpit however which I also added quite a bit of upper thigh outfitting.... cholst wrote: > > Ken writes: > > > As regards better designed cockpits, I'm all for it. My business be > > damned! I wish the makers would get serious about putting thigh hooks in > > the right place so I'd have something to glue to, and wouldn't have to > > cantilever foam blocks out into space when I'm fitting knees. I think you > > and I are probably both fans of keyhole cockpits that are easy to get in and > > out of, and afford plenty of surface for glueing knee braces. > > Have you tried the Romany? For those in the right size range, it has very > good thigh contact as opposed to knee contact in other kayaks. The only foam > I added to mine was 3/8-inch sleeping pad foam on the underside, more for > bare-leg comfort than for fit. > > Chuck Holst > -- ¤ Gabriel L Romeu ¤ http://studiofurniture.com + /diary or + /paint *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 16 2001 - 22:59:56 PDT
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