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Daveyraveygravey said:
rhinochopig said:
Ooh you roadies are so tough 
Fabian...Fabian darling, pass one the unicorn butter please. One's tooshie is feeling a little chapped this morning.
That's cos we ride our bikes, we don't put them in or on cars and drive them to places...Fabian...Fabian darling, pass one the unicorn butter please. One's tooshie is feeling a little chapped this morning.
Get your arse measured and get the saddle that fits it. Hard ones are often more comfortable than soft ones - the shorts do the padding job.
I went from 1 Selle Italia Saddle (SLR) to another (Flite) and it made a world of difference. One is 10mm wider than the other and my backside apparently needed it. That was on my mountain bike and when I bought a road bike the first thing I did was buy another SE Flite and it works a treat on rides up to a century.
I went from 1 Selle Italia Saddle (SLR) to another (Flite) and it made a world of difference. One is 10mm wider than the other and my backside apparently needed it. That was on my mountain bike and when I bought a road bike the first thing I did was buy another SE Flite and it works a treat on rides up to a century.
pauldavies85 said:
rhinochopig said:
Ooh you roadies are so tough
Fabian...Fabian darling, pass one the unicorn butter please. One's tooshie is feeling a little chapped this morning.
As rider of both road and mtb, this made me laugh a lot! Fabian...Fabian darling, pass one the unicorn butter please. One's tooshie is feeling a little chapped this morning.
. Decided to go for the saddle recommended, plus some cream...and as I'm crap at impluse buying a load of things I don't need ha. Stylus said:
Five miles isn't long for any saddle to hurt you too much, so I would suggest the saddle isn't positioned anywhere near correct for you so try playing with the positioning.
This.And I would suspect it is too high, as this is a very common cause of saddle sores. Otherwise, you shouldn't have an issue with sores unless you are riding often and doing big miles.
A less likely culprit, but big contributor to comfort is the angle. Many saddles should be set level from front to back and micro adjusted from there, but more modern designs often require a flat nose. Would check with the saddle manufacturer.
I may have got a bit confused, having just googled images of them (glad I hadn't eaten!), it isn't saddle sores I have. Just pain when on the bike, which by the sounds of it is just a case of getting on with it and getting as much time as possible in the saddle as possible.
Today was my longest ride, 10.7 miles. It honestly felt pretty good. Only came back as I was bored (doesn't take long!). Arse didn't hurt until towards the end.
Strava says I hit a top speed of 47mph...find that hard to believe, but if true bloody scary!
One thing I need to work on is my water intake. I've yet to master the skill of cycling and drinking, and don't like stopping as I hate starting again, when I do stop I drink most of my 600ml bottle in one go. I am waiting for a Camelbak though so hopefully that will help.
I probably don't drink enough during the day anyway, which won't help.
Today was my longest ride, 10.7 miles. It honestly felt pretty good. Only came back as I was bored (doesn't take long!). Arse didn't hurt until towards the end.
Strava says I hit a top speed of 47mph...find that hard to believe, but if true bloody scary!
One thing I need to work on is my water intake. I've yet to master the skill of cycling and drinking, and don't like stopping as I hate starting again, when I do stop I drink most of my 600ml bottle in one go. I am waiting for a Camelbak though so hopefully that will help.
I probably don't drink enough during the day anyway, which won't help.
Im planning a 60 mile ride on B/H Monday
This one if anyone is interested in joining? (Folkestone, Kent > Reculver and back)
This will be my longest ride so far, I done a 50 miler, and had to stop and get a sausage roll and a drink ( i have 2x water bottles and almost emptied them both!). For this 60 miler, Il bring along a few of these energy gel things and see how i get on with them. I have not used them before, but people say good things about them.
This one if anyone is interested in joining? (Folkestone, Kent > Reculver and back)
This will be my longest ride so far, I done a 50 miler, and had to stop and get a sausage roll and a drink ( i have 2x water bottles and almost emptied them both!). For this 60 miler, Il bring along a few of these energy gel things and see how i get on with them. I have not used them before, but people say good things about them.
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