KornelKobak Report post Posted January 17, 2018 My first one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesc Report post Posted January 17, 2018 Very impressive :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted January 17, 2018 Love the red and white pattern on the back. Curious as I don't have any experience with rodeo chaps, is that buckle and strap in the front heavy duty enough for bull riding? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted January 17, 2018 2 hours ago, bikermutt07 said: Love the red and white pattern on the back. Curious as I don't have any experience with rodeo chaps, is that buckle and strap in the front heavy duty enough for bull riding? If you wear chaps for any length of time in a saddle, . . . you DO NOT want any big piece of anything up there becoming another belt around you . . . it's a comfort thing. AND, . . . you don't want it to be very strong either, . . . just in case something happens where you get thrown just enough forward to get it to loop around the saddle horn, . . . your horse just may go crazy with the un-recognized shift in weight and tugging and pulling. It would have a tendency to ruin your whole day, . . . unless of course, . . . you really do want to get some saddle bronc riding experience........ Chaps I make use only a replaceable 1/2 or 5/8 strap and buckle. Don't recall who it was that explained it to me, . . . was probably on here. May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KornelKobak Report post Posted January 17, 2018 Buckles on the back is 1/2 solid brass - strong enought. Front buckle is 3/4 - must be a bit stronger ( the same strap) . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted January 17, 2018 Thanks for the insight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KornelKobak Report post Posted January 17, 2018 and top is looking like that: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rolandranch Report post Posted January 17, 2018 Looks awesome. Bull riding is my favorite sport to watch. If you can, I would love to see a pic of them in action. Thanks for sharing, -Ryan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cowboycolonel Report post Posted January 17, 2018 You can get away with a strap that heavy in front IF you make the connection between the yoke and the front belt weak enough to break away when the wreck occurs. I make mine with no heavier than 1/2 x 7 oz leather and light weight attachment point - just like Dwight said. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRCCustomLeather Report post Posted April 5, 2018 On my step in leggins and work chaps, I cut a 1/4" wide string out of chap leather for the front. I've been hung on a saddle horn and it isn't fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Nelson Report post Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) Nice job of designing your bull ridin chaps and nice work. Seen a couple of times when a string in front broke, hung over a saddle horn. Back 50 years or more ago, most of the "hands" used a leather boot lace, one strand to tie the front together. It doesn't take much to hold the front together on a belt in the back work chap. Most tack rooms on them ranches had boot laces hanging in them as they figured on a short life of them. However, If I were riding bulls, and never did, I would not want it to break and let my chaps drop while trying to get away from a bull and there isn't much to hang up on a bull unless he runs a horn under your chap belt and then you are in TROUBLE anyway. Mostly it depends on what you are doing, how it needs to be built. Edited April 6, 2018 by Ken Nelson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
