Hello Everyone,
We are looking to see it if makes sense to make a specialized product designed for billet straps.
If you use Biothane now for a billet strap, what would make it better?
If you use leather now, what would you like to see in a Biothane billet strap that would make you switch?
things like Stronger? More Flexible? Thinner?
If we move forward with this project, I’d also be looking for some volunteers to try them and give us some feedback.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Hello …I’ll be a volunteer. I’m a long time user of biothane beta tack. I have a Wintech saddle. I find the billets to be too stiff. It makes it hard to get adequate tension on the girth. I also have synthetic reins with nubs. I like it very much. It’s flexible and easily gripped. Could the billets be made as flexible ?
I have beta billets on a favorite bareback pad. My complaint is that the holes are worn out. They are frayed and get bigger every time I use the pad. The plastic is coming off the nylon in chunks. Maybe they could be lined with leather in the future?
Not sure if you are meaning billet straps for english type saddles or latigo straps for western thpe rigging. Either way the main problem is the holes slowly stretching out making the item unsafe. The outer surface needs to be a material that pulls easily thru the buckles. Girths for english saddles have very small buckles so the material for the billets needs to be tough yet slim, not thick. Of course “english billets” are sewn onto the saddles. This is why I asked if you actually are talking about the wider single straps that are used on “western” style saddles. A western cinch has a large single buckle on each end so a synthetic material is more easily used but it still needs to be flexible so it will lay flat under the riders legs without bulk…
Thanks for the feedback. Actually talking about both.
This is helpful. Keep the feedback coming.
I used the Mad Tack biothane straps on two endurance saddles. http://www.ridingwarehouse.com/Mad_Tack_BioThane_Center_Fire_Rigging_Billet_Set_1/descpage-MTBCFRB1.html
As others have said, the holes tend to stretch and get “ragged” around the edges. If there was some way to reinforce that, it would be helpful.
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