> To Zoe & Emmy Re: the front shims< Robyn used to be able to procure some Balance 1/4" Prolite shims which worked really well for me & many of my customers. The Balance International Ladies in the UK MAY???? sell the shims to you (called 1/4" JB shims) if you tell them you have an Icelandic & a Sensation & that you heard of this through Kaaren Jordan. They are pricey (about $60.00 US now) & can be used many ways..either placed vertically over the top of your existing pad or cut out of their cover & put into your Skito Pad (my rec.) either horizontally for larger support area or vertically cut to fit inside the pad. Just like the girth billeting, you have to experiment.
In my experience, the Skito 1/2" shims are too bulky. Some people have used 1/4" firm felt beveled at the rear & bottom edges AND secured ionto the Skito foam with double stick carpet tape or front lift foam shims from Dana @ Nickers, but you need to know the shape & thickness you need if you order from Dana. My rec. with any shim is to affix with double stick carpet tape onto bottom layer of foam IN THE PAD COVER to ensure NO shim drift. I routinely trouble shoot with distance clients @$40.00 per hour (pro-rated) talking the client through what they would need, who to order it through if I can't do it, & how to experiment/interpret results. Have had a 90% sucess rate with clients all over the world doing this for all different types of saddles both treed & treeless over the past 10 years. Kaaren
