Recumbutt

<< "John Robb" sez

I own a bikeE and get a bad case of recumbutt every time I ride. Does this
numbness occur on any other recumbents? Or is it caused by the sitting angle
of the bikeE?

John: I'm piloting an EZ-1 SC (heavy) and used to have the same problem. The
bikes are similar. All I can say is that over the last year, I've gone from
about 10 miles to about 20 before I have to stop, stand and maybe walke around
a bit before the numbness dissipates.

Hang in there and keep riding.

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I own a bikeE and get a bad case of recumbutt every time I ride. Does this
numbness occur on any other recumbents? Or is it caused by the sitting

angle

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of the bikeE?

Yes, recumbent butt happens on other bents.

I think the seat angle has a lot to do with it.

Two brands - Vision & Ryan - have historically been virtually free of
recumbent butt problems. Both, unfortunately, are out of business.
Longbikes makes an updated version of the Ryan called the Slipstream and I
have never heard of RB problems with it. I'm sure there are others brands
where RB isn't much of a problem

Bike E's, Cobra seated Tour Easys, and their variants seem to be the worst
offenders.

Your best bet is to stop and take a minute or so to walk it off.

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I used to get it when I first started riding my trikes. The more I rode it
though, the longer it took to come, and now finally, there's only a very
mild hint of it after about 2.5 to 3 hours continuous riding. I think it's
mainly because you're putting weight on part of your butt that isn't used to
it. Another thing that I did that gave me a BIG improvement in recumbent
butt relief was lean the seat back more so that I take most of the
load/pedal pressure on my back/lower back now, and far less weight actually
rests on my butt. The last thing you could try, as well, is buy the high
density foam camping mats that are intended to go under sleeping bags, and
cut a piece to fit your seat. They're really inexpensive here - less than
$10 CDN. Experiment with size and position of the foam and see if that
helps too.

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I own a bikeE and get a bad case of recumbutt every time I ride. Does this
numbness occur on any other recumbents? Or is it caused by the sitting

angle

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of the bikeE?

Not all butts react the same to all seats. My wife says I have no butt. I
have little or no problems with most recumbent seats. The bikeE causes me
problems at about 50 miles or so. I have done 75 on the bikeE. I'm not a
good judge of seats. I have done a double metric on an M5 with one stop and
was fine. Yesterday I did 83 on it and had no Rbutt. Seat back angle must be
the key for me. With the exception of the bikeE I tend to max out my seat
angle, so much of my weight is on my back. I am commuting on a Catrike Road
and at first I had Rbutt at 10 miles I keep the seat bottom as taught as
possible and its fine. Yes some seats are better than others HOWEVER, some
are not for some people and great for others. I have a friend that thinks
the Cobra is great. Its the only seat that I have rode that created Rbutt
inside 5 miles.

Jude

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I own a bikeE and get a bad case of recumbutt every time I ride. Does this
numbness occur on any other recumbents? Or is it caused by the sitting

angle

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of the bikeE?

I have a Tour Easy with a Cobra seat that was giving me a bit of
recumbutt. I ordered a RANS seat bottom pad from Hostel Shoppe for
$20, took the fabric seat pad cover off, ripped off the old foam pad
without bothering to be very neat about it, put the RANS seat pad on
without even gluing it down, put the fabric seat pad cover back on,
and it is GREAT!!! No more recumbutt. The RANS seat pad is softer,
larger (looks like a tractor seat), and doesn't hamper my pedalling
action. The best $20 I have spent on the bike yet.

Don

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Not all butts react the same to all seats. My wife says I have no butt. I
have little or no problems with most recumbent seats. The bikeE causes me
problems at about 50 miles or so. I have done 75 on the bikeE. I'm not a
good judge of seats. I have done a double metric on an M5 with one stop and
was fine. Yesterday I did 83 on it and had no Rbutt. Seat back angle must be
the key for me. With the exception of the bikeE I tend to max out my seat
angle, so much of my weight is on my back. I am commuting on a Catrike Road
and at first I had Rbutt at 10 miles I keep the seat bottom as taught as
possible and its fine. Yes some seats are better than others HOWEVER, some
are not for some people and great for others. I have a friend that thinks
the Cobra is great. Its the only seat that I have rode that created Rbutt
inside 5 miles.

Jude

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I own a bikeE and get a bad case of recumbutt every time I ride. Does this
numbness occur on any other recumbents? Or is it caused by the sitting

angle

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of the bikeE?