2nd sit in mantis, 20min
BAM!!! Ready to hunt!
I couldn’t get comfortable in the mantis. Moved the tether up and down the tree, adjusted where bridge attached to the tether but still wasn’t right. Felt like I was being squeezed at the hips. Went get my old bridge that is longer and instant comfort. I can even sit! It doesn’t sit as well as my Kestrel but it’s plenty good enough to take advantage of the less bulkiness of the mantis. I’m now a mantis fan.
For all you new guys, don’t give up. I know a lot of you got WOW’ed with the videos on Facebook. They were pretty impressive. Got me to give a mantis a chance and I was happy with my current saddle. If I didn’t have experience in saddles, I wouldn’t have been happy with it right out the box. Saddles are very personal. You have to find the sweet spot. You can’t just think it will get comfortable with time. You got to keep adjusting until you find your fitting.
Bridge comparison.