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Padding works very well to dampen vibrations, without it a body part in prolonged contact with a vibrating hard surface will accumulate trauma pretty quickly an
by pandaman 2y ago
Padding works very well to dampen vibrations, without it a body part in prolonged contact with a vibrating hard surface will accumulate trauma pretty quickly and will be out of use. The leather bicycle saddles have a similar effect as the leather is not nearly as hard as the seat post or steel rails it stretched between and it's flexible enough to not pass high frequency vibrations from the seat post to the soft tissue. This is also why leather had been used forever as padding on tool handles.
- wizzwizz4 2y agoPadding can have a hard surface on top of it. For most tools, this is unnecessary (you can adjust your grip), but for other things it might matter.
- _yb2s 2y agoYeah, leather saddles also often have an actual suspension with springs. Suspension systems of almost any kind are great for bodies, especially if you can make them not involve overly soft surfaces directly against your body.