Spindle | Adjustable Bed

Mattress Talk General Mattresses Questions
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As a new member, I have a question about unglued Dunlop – specifically Spindle’s mattress in combination with a Lucid L300 adjustable bed. Will the Dunlop “sticky” factor be enough to overcome CONSTANT adjustments? Is Spindle’s cover tight enough to keep the pieces and parts intact without frequent adjustments?

A little background: Due to a recent back injury, I need to purchase a top-shelf mattress and adjustable bed to reduce the pain that prevents me from sleeping – this without breaking the bank. As a side sleeper, I need a mattress soft enough to reduce my shoulder pain, while firm enough to support my back. Due to this recent injury, disk herniation, I’m forced into being a combo sleeper (back and side) and I’m hoping that the Spindle medium firmness will be the ticket. I would go softer, but I’m afraid that back support would become an issue when resting on my back with feet elevated.

I have also looked at Sleeping on Latex and My Green Mattress since I live in the Chicago area, but really like the Spindle story.

With all this said, I’m new to latex and pray to goodness that I’m making a solid choice to reduce the nightly hell that I’m living.

FYI: I’m considering the Lucid L300 due to it’s reasonable price point – sub $500. I do not need all the bells and whistles, just a solid bed to address my medical needs with motors strong enough to provide years of reliable service. Hopefully the China made motors are up to the task. Funny though, in today’s world, even far more expensive beds rely on the same quality China made motors. You don;t ALWAYS get what you pay for. :wink:

Thanks for a GREAT site!

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Hi shubox56,

Welcome to the Mattress Forum! :slight_smile:

You are correct that latex is quite “sticky” and has a high coefficient of friction, so it tends to stay in place quite well. Component-style latex mattresses have been successfully used in conjunction with power foundations for years and they tend to perform quite well. With frequent use through a larger range of motion, it may be that you will want to periodically unzip the cover and place a small partial “wave” through a latex layer from the end, but it would be a small shift that you’ll tend to notice, if any.

While many manufactures use motors from China (Taiwan and Germany are also common) there are variations on refinement, noise and strength. There’s also differences in lifting mechanisms, steel strength amount of steel and thickness of the decking material. There are more of the horizontal seam power foundations making an appearance, not only for the ability for a one-piece king to be manufactured, but also for the ability to create a small enough package to ship via UPS.

You’re welcome!

Phoenix