How do you guys manage it?
I just got back from a 2hr ride. 41.5 km. It was a slightly larger loop than last week. This time I went west on Oxford St out of town until it hit Vanneck, and then north and pretty much the same as last weekend.
Oxford St West is, I think, a pretty good road for training. It has 3 long hills as you leave town, which is a good workout I suspect. I think they're all at least a half km long incline, maybe longer.
But I digress. My hands are hurting again, but my butt is hurting worse. How do you long distance riders manage this? When I started down this road, I wondered if my back would force me to consider getting a recumbent bike for the tour, but maybe it'll be my backside that casts the deciding vote.
ttfn.
...art
7 years ago
5 comments:
Quit complaining and tuff it out:-):-)
I'm sure that eventually your butt will get use to it. If not buy a proper set of bike pants which have extra padding where it counts.
HHM
Well if you had an actual A** you might actually have some padding to sit on and be able to avoid the pain. I've heard that it gets better, and if not - there's always bag balm!!!!!!!! Really, I kid you not!!!
HJF
I saw the Kona and my first thought was that you might level the saddle off what happen,s is that you slid down the saddle and you end puching yourself back up witch put's pressure on your hand's. Your butt just take's time,the more you ride the easier it gets on the bum. I went throught a bunch of saddle's before I got the right one. A sore butt in the long run is a lot of fun so no worrie's. Hoss
I have yet to have the sore butt issue so this is what I have implemented.
1-Chocolate, ingest enough and the body builds it's own padding. And it makes you feel good.
2-Buy a comfort seat. There is no need to be a hero on this ride. And then add the padded biking shorts.
3-Get off the bike occassionally. Half way through the ride get off and walk for a short stretch, if it "happens" to be on a hill, well, that's just the way it goes!
Yep, I agree with "anonymous"
looking at the photo of the "Dew" it looks like, your seat is tipped down quite a ways, that's the best way to get sore hands. You'll also find that flattening it out, or even slightly uphill, I know it sounds ludicrous, will be more more comfortable. It'll shift the weight onto the sit bones in your rear.
If you go looking for bike gloves, get some leather.
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