Painful buttocks

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I've come back to riding a bike after 35 years out of the saddle. I've
been going only a week or two, but boy, does my [censored] hurt.

Do those padded cycle shorts help?

Or will my bum just adapt in time?

....little from column A...

I just got back in to cycling after a 10+ year hiatus. I'm admittedly
overweight so there's a lot of pressure on my butt ... however... you
shouldn't really hurt a lot.

Your seat can be adjusted many different ways and should be until it isn't
hurting you.

It may be the seat design too but my experience is it has mostly to do with
adjustment (unless you have a really awful saddle)

I'm sure someone here will post a link on saddle adjustment.
(front to back position, seat height, up-down tilt... even a few degrees or
millimeters off and you'll be sore)

Look forward to reading the other replies you get!

Chris

C.J.Patten said:

I'm sure someone here will post a link on saddle adjustment.
(front to back position, seat height, up-down tilt... even a few degrees or
millimeters off and you'll be sore)

Your wish etc

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/saddles.html

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Tony

"Don't argue the matter, the difficulties will argue for themselves"
-W.S. Churchill

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I've come back to riding a bike after 35 years out of the saddle. I've
been going only a week or two, but boy, does my [censored] hurt.

Do those padded cycle shorts help?

They do, yes, but a firm or even hard saddle helps more.
Counter-intuitive but true.

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Or will my bum just adapt in time?

It will.

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Quoted message said:

I've come back to riding a bike after 35 years out of the saddle. I've
been going only a week or two, but boy, does my [censored] hurt.

Do those padded cycle shorts help?

Or will my bum just adapt in time?

It could be your saddle is too soft! My mountain bike's saddle (padded
and cheapo) is nothing like as comfortable as my tourer's harder saddle.

I'm sure someone will post a more technically correct response, but
basically you want the weight to be taken by the bony bits of your
posterior, and I think that's better with a harder saddle.

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Quoted message said:

I've come back to riding a bike after 35 years out of the saddle. I've
been going only a week or two, but boy, does my [censored] hurt.

Do those padded cycle shorts help?

Or will my bum just adapt in time?

Cheers

Will

If your soreness is caused by friction, I would recommend the
application of Vaseline (petroleum jelly)!

Place a smear in the affected area, usually where the pelvic bones are,
ones that you sit on.

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Regards, Shane
"A closed mouth gathers no feet!"
Website: http://www.wonk.demon.co.uk/

Get a better seat---one of those split types which only come into contact
wth the pelvic bones. Not only more comfortable but better for your health!

"Shane Badham" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I've come back to riding a bike after 35 years out of the saddle. I've
been going only a week or two, but boy, does my [censored] hurt.

Do those padded cycle shorts help?

Or will my bum just adapt in time?

Cheers

Will

If your soreness is caused by friction, I would recommend the
application of Vaseline (petroleum jelly)!

Place a smear in the affected area, usually where the pelvic bones are,
ones that you sit on.

--
Regards, Shane
"A closed mouth gathers no feet!"
Website: http://www.wonk.demon.co.uk/

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Get a better seat---one of those split types which only come into contact
wth the pelvic bones. Not only more comfortable but better for your

health!

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I've come back to riding a bike after 35 years out of the saddle. I've
been going only a week or two, but boy, does my [censored] hurt.

Do those padded cycle shorts help?

Or will my bum just adapt in time?

Cheers

Will

If your soreness is caused by friction, I would recommend the
application of Vaseline (petroleum jelly)!

Place a smear in the affected area, usually where the pelvic bones are,
ones that you sit on.

--
Regards, Shane
"A closed mouth gathers no feet!"
Website: http://www.wonk.demon.co.uk/

It will get better in time, I found out the HARD way too.

Last time I rode a bike I was 12, been back in the saddle for a year at age
60.
[censored] , did that hurt for about 2 months......Ok now though, re-conditioned
[censored].

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If your soreness is caused by friction, I would recommend the
application of Vaseline (petroleum jelly)!

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Place a smear in the affected area, usually where the pelvic bones are,
ones that you sit on.

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-- Regards, Shane "A closed mouth gathers no feet!"
Website: http://www.wonk.demon.co.uk/

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It will get better in time, I found out the HARD way too.

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Last time I rode a bike I was 12, been back in the saddle for a year at
age 60. [censored] , did that hurt for about 2 months......Ok now though,
re-conditioned [censored].

There is always the Dark Side.

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I would rather be out on my Catrike

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