Murray 'Tour de Force' Cycle Technology

Updated: 26 September 2001
Picture of Orthoped TourdeForce Carbon bicycle saddle
An Orthoped saddle set on a bicycle 		Murray 'Orthoped' Saddles          

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Prices (including postage world-wide):

Competition
  • US$90
  • Euro100
  • UKL62
 Leisure
  • US$75
  • Euro82
  • UKL52
Order by e-mail or phone
all saddles tailor-made (height, weight) 		Graeme Murray
Tel/Fax: 022 7831807
Int Tel/Fax: +27 22 7831807

Cell/Mobile: 083 432 1575
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E-mail: murraytourdeforce@telkomsa.net

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Contact area of conventional saddle versus Orthoped Saddle
Click picture to see enlarged image 		The Orthoped Range of Bicycle Saddles
Hand-tailored for comfort, performance and health and safety

Guarantee

We provide a guarantee with all our saddles:
  • We promise that all pressure from the coccyx forward will be eliminated if the guidelines for correct posture and use of the saddles are followed.
  • In addition Orthoped Saddles are guaranteed for life against manufacturing and material defects.
  • Unconditional money-back guarantee for the first 30 days.

Awards

The unique characteristics of the Tour de Force range of saddles has earned them one of the prestigious SABS Design Institute Industrial Awards for 1999.

The Design Philosophy

Why a radical new saddle design? With conventional saddles you are applying a pressure of nearly 3kg/square centimetre - to some of the most delicate parts of the body, in addition to the nerves and arteries passing through the perineum.

The Orthoped saddles apply only 1.26kg/square centimetre over the area that we were designed to put our sitting pressure on - the ischial or 'sit' bones.

Pressure on the perineum and its nerves and arteries can lead to a number of male or female problems, including pain and irritation.

Eliminating this pressure has many advantages - no
  • chafing
  • no genital numbness
  • no pins and needles
  • nor the other documented medical conditions caused by most existing bicycle saddles.

Independent study

This claim is justified by a study performed at the Sports Science Institute in Cape Town - and a high proportion of users are medical practitioners!

The study in 1998 was carried out under the personal supervision of Professor Tim Noakes. We quote from his findings:
  • The data clearly show that this novel seat is significantly more comfortable than the conventional saddle for all people we studied.
  • The data are so different that it is likely that the medical problems associated with the use of the conventional saddle might be completely prevented by the use of this new saddle.
  • We now plan a national study to evaluate this possibility.

In practice

  • you feel the comfort of having your weight supported on the ischial bones of the pelvis, not the perineum
  • get more than twice the contact area and less than half the pressure when seated on a Murray Orthoped saddle
  • The narrower nose reduces contact with the inner leg. A leather or vinyl covering makes it smooth and cooler
  • The longer nose of the Competition saddle affords better bike control
  • Your specific sex, age, weight, and type of cycling are used to customise your saddle's density or softness.

The saddles

  • These new saddles look great.
  • Choose a black or dark grey covering.
  • A useful Velcro attached saddle-bag is included.
  • The supplied belt secures the saddlebag around the waist, similar to a "moon bag" and also includes a zipped pocket for bank notes and coins.
Feeling comfortable and pain-free reduces fatigue and increases your endurance and performance.

But these saddles - renowned for safety and comfort - are also amongst the lightest, without compromising strength and durability.

Specifications


Leisure saddle Competition saddle
Base construction Epoxy/Carbon/Glass composite Epoxy/Carbon/Kevlar composite
Padding Integral-skin polyurethane Integral-skin polyurethane
Cover Vinyl (leather optional) Genuine leather
Cover colour Black or grey Black or grey
Length 230mm 272mm
Width 173mm 163mm
Weight 275gms 240gms
Fore/aft adjustment 50mm 50mm

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