New commuters - How's your arse?

dmaxontour

Just asking becasue mine feels like someone's been at it like a rock hammer. And I only rode a few Km, but am about to sart a 15Km commute.
Old cyclists, how long does this last?

p.s. I am only asking about arse pain caused by cycling ;-)

rottenhat

dmaxontour wrote: »

Old cyclists, how long does this last?

Until you HTFU. Rubbing alcohol helps.

(less unhelpfully - it depends how much you cycle but if it persists for more than a few weeks, you might think about adjusting your position on the bike or changing your saddle).

Jawgap

dmaxontour wrote: »

Just asking becasue mine feels like someone's been at it like a rock hammer. And I only rode a few Km, but am about to sart a 15Km commute.
Old cyclists, how long does this last?

p.s. I am only asking about arse pain caused by cycling ;-)

Couple of cycles and you'll be fine.

What happened to me then was I lost a load of weight including an amount of natural padding and went through another period of pain, but a decent pair of padded shorts sorted that.

AstraMonti

dmaxontour wrote: »

Just asking becasue mine feels like someone's been at it like a rock hammer. And I only rode a few Km, but am about to sart a 15Km commute.
Old cyclists, how long does this last?

p.s. I am only asking about arse pain caused by cycling ;-)

Invenst in a good pair of padded shorts, that should sort you. But your arse need to get used to the saddle as well..

Rob_l

dmaxontour wrote: »

Just asking becasue mine feels like someone's been at it like a rock hammer. And I only rode a few Km, but am about to sart a 15Km commute.
Old cyclists, how long does this last?

p.s. I am only asking about arse pain caused by cycling ;-)

I wear a peair od padded in the arse cycling shorts underneath my normal shorts, Im not yet brave enough to show off my lycra to anyone else, but I done a quick search on google and came up with a cheap solution to this isse that apparently used to be used in them olden days

http://www.runmuki.com/commute/sorebutt.html wrote:

(In the old days long distance bike racers would put raw meat into their shorts to cushion their saddle sores. Yech!)

http://www.runmuki.com/commute/sorebutt.html second paragraph of his reply Im not lying he recomended meat

So there you go grab a steak from the fridge before you set off

dmaxontour

Rob_l wrote: »

http://www.runmuki.com/commute/sorebutt.html second paragraph of his reply Im not lying he recomended meat

So there you go grab a steak from the fridge before you set off

I see. So solve the where to keep your luch problem at the same time? ;-) But we don't have cooking facilities at work.:P

I do have cycling shorts, but didn't wear them the last time as I was only going for a spin.

Or maybe I could sit on a sandwich

Rob_l

dmaxontour wrote: »

I see. So solve the where to keep your luch problem at the same time? ;-) But we don't have cooking facilities at work.:P

I do have cycling shorts, but didn't wear them the last time as I was only going for a spin.

Or maybe I could sit on a sandwich

Well with no cooking facilities i recommened you use a nice fillet steak to pad your arse then when you get to work you can prepare yourself a nice tenderised steak tartare no cooking required and it will give you all the protein you need for you cycle home although you will then have to buy another steak for the return cycle. This could get expensive the padded shorts seem like abetter opotion

Raam

Defo padded shorts. You can even get stuff that is designed to go under normal street clothes. Although I can't imagine that they are comfortable to walk around in, but you can always change out of them.



Personally I hate cycling a bike without padded shorts.

xz

Raam wrote: »

Defo padded shorts. You can even get stuff that is designed to go under normal street clothes. Although I can't imagine that they are comfortable to walk around in, but you can always change out of them.



Personally I hate cycling a bike without padded shorts.

these and products like these ARE quite comfy to walk around in, as the chamois is a lot thinner than what you would be used to on a road bike, more designed for anti chaffing rather than padding, and aimed at the commuter who isnt going to be doing 100+km

Raam

xz wrote: »

these and products like these ARE quite comfy to walk around in, as the chamois is a lot thinner than what you would be used to on a road bike, more designed for anti chaffing rather than padding, and aimed at the commuter who isnt going to be doing 100+km

I'll have to give em more time so I bought a pair and tried them on at home, not worn em in anger yet.

biomed32

a pair of cycling shorts as stated or just get used to it lol no pain no gain

Bloch

If it's a pain in the ass for such short journeys it may be more a saddle adjustment problem. Make sure your seat is the right height and the frame is the right size for you.
If your saddle is very hard you could get the gel-filled saddle cover.

blorg

Saddle and shorts are key but also position on the bike, if you are putting a lot of weight on the saddle it will be worse. More experienced cyclists (racers anyway) tend to balance their weight more between pedal and handlebars so there isn't as much weight on the saddle. I wear padded shorts myself but have done long distances on minimal (tri suit) padding or indeed shorter distances (up to 50km) with none at all.

So getting used to it is also in the equation.

beans

Bloch wrote: »

If your saddle is very hard you could get the gel-filled saddle cover.

When a cyclist finds a saddle uncomfortable, the first impulse is often to look for a soft one.

A classic take on soft V hard saddles, worth considering.

BostonB

I changed my saddle a while back and it made all the difference. It recently broke and I'm finding it hard to get comfy on the new one.

Redjeep!

About half the size it was thanks.