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My groin hurts!
I've started back after a long break from cycling and am now going into work
on the bike but boy does my groin hurt I've got a lightweight saddle(Selle italia) and wear cycling shorts(carrati) as well I'm think of swopping the saddle over for something a bit more comfortable but still reasonably lightweight and getting some new high quality short and I'd like some recommendations... Thanks Gareth |
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My groin hurts!
gareth price wrote:
I've started back after a long break from cycling and am now going into work on the bike but boy does my groin hurt I've got a lightweight saddle(Selle italia) and wear cycling shorts(carrati) as well I'm think of swopping the saddle over for something a bit more comfortable but still reasonably lightweight and getting some new high quality short and I'd like some recommendations... When you say "groin" I presume you mean the actual part of your body that's taking your weight against the saddle? The first thing to check is that this is the correct bit of your anatomy. If you prod around the sensitive area you will find two small bony bits, one either side. These are the bits that should take your weight. If the tenderness is right in the middle, between the sit bones, then you need to adjust your seating position, or even change your saddle for one that fits you better. Selle Italia are generally excellent saddles, but this is one piece of equipment where the ideal can differ widely from one rider to the next. If the sore bit is right over those bones then your saddle is making contact with the correct area and you probably just need to go through the toughening up process again. I've noticed that returning cyclists seem to suffer far more from initial tenderness than complete beginners. I guess this is because they're able to start immediately with serious distances, whereas beginners are more likely to build up the distance and the toughness together. -- Dave... |
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My groin hurts!
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price ') wrote: I've started back after a long break from cycling and am now going into work on the bike but boy does my groin hurt I've got a lightweight saddle(Selle italia) and wear cycling shorts(carrati) as well I'm think of swopping the saddle over for something a bit more comfortable but still reasonably lightweight and getting some new high quality short and I'd like some recommendations... You have my sympathy. I recently bought a pair of bib-shorts which were slightly too small in the bib part, and the result was excruciating... Saddles are a very personal thing indeed. Generally the firmer the better but they have to fit, and different people have different shaped pelvises. I find the most comfortable saddles for me are Brooks Professionals, but they're very heavy and Selle Italia SLRs are adequately comfortable and a lot lighter. Quality matters, of course, but fit is crucial. And after that, miles are crucial - get the miles in and your but will harden up. -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ Due to financial constraints, the light at the end of the tunnel has been switched off. |
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My groin hurts!
On 25/06/2006 07:53, gareth price said,
I've started back after a long break from cycling and am now going into work on the bike but boy does my groin hurt I'm afraid you might need to be a bot more specific! Do you mean the bits you're sitting on, or perhaps that extremely uncomfortable tingling numbness you can get in, ah, certain areas? -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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My groin hurts!
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gareth price wrote: I've started back after a long break from cycling and am now going into work on the bike but boy does my groin hurt I doubt it. More iikely some part of your crotch. I've got a lightweight saddle(Selle italia) and wear cycling shorts(carrati) as well I'm think of swopping the saddle over for something a bit more comfortable but still reasonably lightweight I recently got a WTB Pure V that seems pretty good for me, although I've not put any serious miles on it yet. and getting some new high quality short Caratti always used to be reasonable quality. and I'd like some recommendations... Your problem could be caused by incorrect position on the bike or incorrect angle of the saddle. It's not easy to diagnose without measurements or watching you ride, but a few rules of thumb a the top of the saddle should be pretty much horizontal - if you need to tip the front down then you're sitting too high, if up then you're sitting too low stick the bike in bottom gear and pedal as fast as you can - if you're rocking to reach the pedals you're too high, if you're bouncing you're too low for initial fore-aft position just slide the saddle as far back as it will go - the middle of your knee whould not be further forward than the pedal spindle at the three o'clock position viewed from the chainset side you should be sitting far enough back on the seat that most of your weight is taken by the boney bumps at either side of the bottom of your pelvis - if it's this bit that's painful it will improve as the muscles here tone up the bars shouldn't be higher than the seat (unless you're a downhiller or have restricted movement in your spine) Saddles are a very personal thing and what suits one person may not suit another, but it's important to note that softer and wider is not necessarily more comfortable. One of my favourite saddles is an old Cinelli Unicanitor which has no padding, just leather over hard plastic - it's comfortable because it supports me in just the right places, and coupled with decent shorts I can hapily ride on it all day. I've tried some modern high-tech seats with cutouts and gel and elastomer mounts and stuff that just don't come anywhere near it for comfort. |
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My groin hurts!
gareth price wrote:
I've started back after a long break from cycling and am now going into work on the bike but boy does my groin hurt I've got a lightweight saddle(Selle italia) and wear cycling shorts(carrati) as well I'm think of swopping the saddle over for something a bit more comfortable but still reasonably lightweight and getting some new high quality short and I'd like some recommendations... Shorts will be fine. Problem is the saddle and your bone structure. Bone structure is not the same as weight or build; I'm thin (6ft1in tall and 10st4lbs), yet have fairly wide sit-bones. I find Selle Italia to be too narrow for me (and have one to Ebay when I get round to it). Firstly try the seating position on the bike, tilt of the seat, etc. But if its still pushing between the sit bones, try different saddles. If having trouble working stuff out, a Specialized dealer has a "bum measurer" which helps in selecting the appropriate width regardless of brand of saddle selected. (bum measurer = bit of foam on a board which "remembers" the depressions you make when you sit on it). Saddles are incredibly personal things, what works for one person may not suit another. - Nigel -- Nigel Cliffe, Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/ |
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"Rob Morley" wrote in message
t... and getting some new high quality short Caratti always used to be reasonable quality. And are the one pair of shorts I've given away because they were so uncomfortable. Like saddles, obviously OMMV. cheers, clive |
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My groin hurts!
Firstly try the seating position on the bike, tilt of the seat, etc.
This worked for me. Thought it was slightly too narrow, but turned out it was just in slightly the wrong position. |
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