Rapha Festive 500. Anyone doing it?

[Pblakeney]

I am suffering with the same problem.
I have the same type of saddle on all of my bikes and am fine for 6+ hours outdoors.

On the turbo trainer I have to stand for 1 minute every 10 minutes to keep numbness at bay!!

I think that it must be due to the bike not moving about much on the turbo trainer compared to out on the road.

I would like to do much longer turbo rides but for now I am keeping thm down to 75-80 minutes.

I think that this is a misconception. Very few, if any, cyclists will stay in one position while cycling outdoors for a prolonged period. They stop for junctions, get out the saddle occasionally and generally move around. While on trainers they are focussed on the session and it is completely different.

Certainly true for me at least. I regularly do sessions of 3 hours on the trainer but I move around a *lot*.

 

[geocycle]

I am suffering with the same problem.
I have the same type of saddle on all of my bikes and am fine for 6+ hours outdoors.

On the turbo trainer I have to stand for 1 minute every 10 minutes to keep numbness at bay!!

I think that it must be due to the bike not moving about much on the turbo trainer compared to out on the road.

I would like to do much longer turbo rides but for now I am keeping thm down to 75-80 minutes.

I find the only time I get numb from the saddle is in flatlands. Around here I’m constantly moving about so never think about it. On the few occasions I go down to the Fylde i have to make a conscious effort to stand up every 30 mins or so.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Long turbo sessions have "special" features all of their own. I regularly do 2hr sessions, I experimented with longer during lockdown but they weren't nice.

I'm wondering if similar applied to the people doing 500k round the Velodrome. I didn't check what kind of bikes they were riding but I'm going to guess they were ordinary road bikes, not track bikes. At least one was, unless there is actually such a thing as a "track Brompton".

If any of them were in fact on fixed, I find that has a similar effect as the turbo, because in both cases you can't freewheel. Although, the effect of trying to freewheel on fixed is a bit more drastic than on the turbo when it just says "have you gone? workout paused"

 

[Pblakeney]

If any of them were in fact on fixed, I find that has a similar effect as the turbo, because in both cases you can't freewheel. Although, the effect of trying to freewheel on fixed is a bit more drastic than on the turbo when it just says "have you gone? workout paused"

I guess that depends on the trainer used, or the session you are on but I can definitely freewheel and regularly do while on a descent.
It's a good time to have a leisurely drink and something to eat. No worries about cornering or braking either. 😉