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crotch numbness remedy: standing on pedals?
When doing a distance ride, crotch numbness is a well-known nuisance
caused by less blood circulation locally, and possibly by pinching nerves. Taking a break is the received wisdom. And/or take part of your weight on a handle but I don't like that very much on the old-style KH handle I have on my Dikke Dame. I recently developed a habit to take breaks WHILE RIDING. I will, each 20 minutes or so, slow down and ride for about half a minute while fully standing on the pedals. Indeed this will render me bobbing up and down on the seat, but I like to think that this constitutes extra massage for the affected area, increasing the effectivity of the procedure. I can ride longer now until I need a proper break. Comments? Do other distance riders do something similar? Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict -- I ride like a princess. - john_childs |
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crotch numbness remedy: standing on pedals?
I do this from time to time, although it's not my preferred treatment as it lowers my average speed for the ride and I'm kind of metrics-obsessed right now. What I've tried to do instead is just identify "leaning" opportunities along the ride. Maybe it's a Stop sign, or mailbox, or car, fencepost, brick wall, basically anything that I can pedal up to, stop, and lean against using one of my hands. That allows me to get up out of the saddle, crack my knee back into place, have a quick drink, and re-rack as necessary before sitting down and getting a final fine-tune on crotch and pedal positons before starting out again. I've been trying to ride further and further using only this technique for a break every 5 miles or so. Longest so far w/o dismount is about 15 miles. -- tomblackwood - Registered Nurtz Tailgate at your own risk..... "By George! The man's a genius!" Murde Mental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomblackwood's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3762 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42179 |
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crotch numbness remedy: standing on pedals?
Klaas Bil wrote: *...but I like to think that this constitutes extra massage for the affected area, increasing the effectivity of the procedure. * Whats next, massaging saddles? Every man will want one! -- Catboy - I enjoy the taste of dirt!!! 'I have the amazing power to talk to cats! =^.^=' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Catboy) 'UPD T-Shirts FOR SALE SOON!!! (Click Me)' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/album661) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Catboy's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/2042 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42179 |
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crotch numbness remedy: standing on pedals?
yeah i tend to do the same klass bill tomblack: surely you actually *stopping* for a rest will lower your average speed more than if you slow down and stand up out of the seat for a while? i dont think you should take your average speed just from riding time it should be from the total time out! it almost gives you a false sense of being fast. its almost like a sprinter saying they can do a 70minute marathon (i.e. roughly 10 secs per 100m) but they couldnt keep this up for a marothon distance Just a thought thats all -- deadlydes - Alright Unicyclist Listen to what I mean not what I say ------------------------------------------------------------------------ deadlydes's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4345 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42179 |
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crotch numbness remedy: standing on pedals?
I end up doing about 5 revs standing per mile, plus take breaks, plus push on the handle, plus move fore and aft in the saddle, plus change the angle of my lower back. Others report that changing saddle height also can help, and I'd imagine that even changing saddle tilt might help too. Think -- a five minute break every five miles. On a 60 mile ride, that is 11 breaks for a total of 55 minutes. Not such a big deal. In five minutes you can wipe your brow, adjust your crotch, stretch your back, hamstrings, and neck, and clean your glasses. In addition, your crotch has some time to evaporate and cool down. Heat and moisture are the key ingredients in chafing. After time that break shortens up to, say three minutes. For a 100 mile ride, that is 19 breaks for a total of 57 minutes. Same amount of break time as the 60 mile ride. At 10 mph (10 hours riding), that's only 10% additional time for a continuous investment in overall body comfort. Resulting overall speed drops from 10 mph to 9.1 mph. Not such a big deal. Obviously, being in a groove means that one doesn't want to stop. However, by periodically getting off the uni, one can "invest" in long-term sustainability. -- U-Turn - Cool water for the flame Weep in the dojo... laugh on the battlefield. 'LiveWire Unicycles' (http://www.livewireunicycles.com) 'Strongest Coker Wheel in the World' (http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albup39) '29er Tire Study' (http://u-turn.unicyclist.com/29erTireStudy/) 'New York Unicycle Club' (http://www.newyorkunicycle.com) -- Dave Stockton ------------------------------------------------------------------------ U-Turn's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/691 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42179 |
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crotch numbness remedy: standing on pedals?
deadlydes wrote: *tomblack: surely you actually stopping* for a rest will lower your average speed more than if you slow down and stand up out of the seat for a while? i dont think you should take your average speed just from riding time it should be from the total time out! it almost gives you a false sense of being fast. Yeah, mathmatically you're no doubt correct, but I'll stick with how my mind works. Some people like yams for comfort food, some potatos. -- tomblackwood - Registered Nurtz Tailgate at your own risk..... "By George! The man's a genius!" Murde Mental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomblackwood's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3762 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42179 |
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U-Turn wrote: *I end up doing about 5 revs standing per mile...* I do this very thing. I don't have handles. I utilize the "massage". First, I ride and ride. After about 6 or 7 miles things could be getting uncomfortable so I slow down and stand up for about 5 revs. Ride 1/2 mile or so. Stand for 5 revs. Ride some more. Eventually I need to hop off and walk around anyway. Helps to let the leg muscles do something else for a bit. I know I'll never do it until uncomfort forces the issue, but it occurs to me that we could stave off the onset of this condition by "doing about 5 revs standing per mile" beginning at the end of the very first mile. Maybe this would mean less frequent standing breaks at the end of the ride. -- Memphis Mud - Student of GrandMaster 2T "winter in peanut butter comes turquoise" -Greg Harper ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Memphis Mud's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1987 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42179 |
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crotch numbness remedy: standing on pedals?
I just get off and walk for a few minutes. Not only does it instantly take all the weight off your seat, but it allows you to stretch out your legs (and get to the muscles that are not involved so much in distance unicycling) The added energy and power I feel as soon as I remount would easily catch up to where I had been if I had just stood and pedaled for a while. I'm a big fan of a 1 or 2 minute walk break each hour (or half hour as the ride progresses) My longest ride has been 6.5 hours, 85KM (and 85km the day before) -- Brian MacKenzie - LAN Solo 'TRAINING WHEEL NOT REQUIRED DVD - NOW AVAILABLE!' (HTTP://WWW.LBMMULTIMEDIA.COM) 'ps. just watched TWNR, the UW36 on the stairs broke my brain' - markf 'Unicycle Product Reviews' (http://londonunicyclingclub.ca/unicycleReviews.aspx) *122* reviews on *79* products, never make an uninformed purchase again! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian MacKenzie's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7650 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42179 |
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crotch numbness remedy: standing on pedals?
I use the slow down, stand up technique on distance rides with large groups where it is not clear who wants to stop and when. Tom Jackson and I have frequently slowed down and bobbed up and down for some tens of seconds when we ride the Iron Horse Trail with a group. Sometimes we stop and, when Tom Blackwood is in the head, spin his wheel up to 25mph so he is more satisfied with both his average and top speeds for the ride. -- harper - TANKED at GASWORKS -Greg Harper B L U E S H I F T "Never ride backwards up a rocky mountain road because the things that will trip you if you see them will also trip you if you don't. " - munipsycho ------------------------------------------------------------------------ harper's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/426 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42179 |
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crotch numbness remedy: standing on pedals?
harper wrote: *Sometimes we stop and, when Tom Blackwood is in the head, spin his wheel up to 25mph so he is more satisfied with both his average and top speeds for the ride. * Remember to spin it backwards to give him more riding time during the 1,000,000 mile warranty. -- U-Turn - Cool water for the flame Weep in the dojo... laugh on the battlefield. 'LiveWire Unicycles' (http://www.livewireunicycles.com) 'Strongest Coker Wheel in the World' (http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albup39) '29er Tire Study' (http://u-turn.unicyclist.com/29erTireStudy/) 'New York Unicycle Club' (http://www.newyorkunicycle.com) -- Dave Stockton ------------------------------------------------------------------------ U-Turn's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/691 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42179 |
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