koro
Active Member
Hi,
First off I know its been asked before on theses forums but I couldnt remember the words for the search...
I did my first 50 miles the other night on my Defy 2, after 35 miles it felt like I must have had an "epidermal "...Totaly numb bits from the front to underneath ( oh i am a bloke).. It took me about 3hrs 20mins, it was a matter of survival towards the end.
What gets me is bike setup, I seem to be forever altering the setup..each time I go further and faster something else on by body seems to hurt, as in a comfort pain, if that makes sense. My legs and knees feel great, so I am assuming my seat is in correct position, ( knee over pedal spindle, leg vearly nearly stright at 6 o`clock, etc). The shape of the saddle on the Defy dosn`t make it easy to put a spirit level across to get it level, although there are markings to show tilt, mine is on `0` level.
I do get a lower left back pain, done the stretching before and after a ride. I again assume that as I get it only on the left side that I will prob just have to get used to it, (45 year old geezer), that I although could do without, could live with...
But the numbness, that was real painful, I tried to shift my wait around the seat, when I was able to, lifting up a little going downhill and so forth. My backside is ok with the seat otherwise, should I be looking at tilting the seat? I wear the Aldi lycra cying shorts, it took me ages to pluck up the courage to wear them, hence I purchased them as they were really cheap...the quality of the pad seems adequate though..
Do you ever get into the situation that you can set the bike up to cover all distances with the same comfort?
First off I know its been asked before on theses forums but I couldnt remember the words for the search...
I did my first 50 miles the other night on my Defy 2, after 35 miles it felt like I must have had an "epidermal "...Totaly numb bits from the front to underneath ( oh i am a bloke).. It took me about 3hrs 20mins, it was a matter of survival towards the end.
What gets me is bike setup, I seem to be forever altering the setup..each time I go further and faster something else on by body seems to hurt, as in a comfort pain, if that makes sense. My legs and knees feel great, so I am assuming my seat is in correct position, ( knee over pedal spindle, leg vearly nearly stright at 6 o`clock, etc). The shape of the saddle on the Defy dosn`t make it easy to put a spirit level across to get it level, although there are markings to show tilt, mine is on `0` level.
I do get a lower left back pain, done the stretching before and after a ride. I again assume that as I get it only on the left side that I will prob just have to get used to it, (45 year old geezer), that I although could do without, could live with...
But the numbness, that was real painful, I tried to shift my wait around the seat, when I was able to, lifting up a little going downhill and so forth. My backside is ok with the seat otherwise, should I be looking at tilting the seat? I wear the Aldi lycra cying shorts, it took me ages to pluck up the courage to wear them, hence I purchased them as they were really cheap...the quality of the pad seems adequate though..
Do you ever get into the situation that you can set the bike up to cover all distances with the same comfort?