I had to come up with a good line (G) I have a burley limbo and my butt hangs in the gap between the seat and the back. I have the seat back on it's rails as far as it will go and the back tight as possible. But my rear gets sore with that gap. It may be partly my sit bones hurting. As I loose weight they hurt sitting even on padding. I had the seat perfect for them but once I lost more weight they hurt again. I don't think much will help with this till I loose more weight. But the gap needs some help. http://www.hostelshoppe.com/cgi-bin/readitem.pl?Accessory=983911349 this may help but it is pretty expensive. Any other idea's?
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"Steve Knight" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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I had to come up with a good line (G) I have a burley limbo and my butt hangs in the gap between the seat and the back. I have the seat back on it's rails as far as it will go and the back tight as possible. But my rear gets sore with that gap. It may be partly my sit bones hurting. As I loose weight they hurt sitting even on padding. I had the seat perfect for them but once I lost more weight they hurt again. I don't think much will help with this till I loose more weight. But the gap needs some help. http://www.hostelshoppe.com/cgi-bin/readitem.pl?Accessory=983911349 this may help but it is pretty expensive. Any other idea's?
I got a kick out of your post Steve. I too do not have much padding in my derriere. The recumbent seats that are comfortable for me right out of the box are few and far between. I usually have to modify them with lots of foam padding in order to get comfy. On the other hand, I know innumerable cyclists who are never uncomfortable on any kind of bike seat. I have noted that those types have rumps like elephants. Hells Bells, they could be sitting on bare plywood planks, or a fence rail for that matter, and they would never feel a thing.
Steve, layer is some high quality foam from the top of the seat back to the front of the seat base and you will eventually get some comfort. The main problem with the Limbo is that you can't really get the seat laid back much and so you have a fairly upright sitting position on the bike. The beauty of my Vision is that I can really get the seat laid back sufficiently to get the weight off of my butt.
Steve, layer is some high quality foam from the top of the seat back to the front of the seat base and you will eventually get some comfort....
A lighter (and possibly less expensive) alternative would be some folder bubble wrap. Been there, done that.
I had thought of foam and bubblewrap. foam would be bad in rainy weather though and I thought the bubble wrap would pop but maybe not.
I had seen that seat and I am thinking about it. But after spending 166 on my lake winter shoes it has to wait (G) I was playing around today and found if I sit up the gap is not a problem. So I was thinking that since the seat fills best if it is slightly nose up what if I could adjust the seat tilt then get the back more vertical? We'll I found the seat can tilt up just fine. So I tilted it up and then tilted the seat back up and that helped a lot. Sit bones are not different but the crack is not an issue. Now here is the weird thing. I felt a bit cramped like that (maybe just not used to it?) so I checked the seat distance and it seemed right. Though my knee's don't straighten as much as I am used too. But get this since I got the bike my rpm's were 10 lower then normal. Even after 15 years off a bike I was right at 80 when I got back on my road bike. But on the bent 70 felt like 80. I had a hard time getting it to 80 and I could not really keep it there. Now I have been sick off and on since I had the bike so I thought it was that though it was not an issue on the road bike. But here I am going 80 and it feels normal at that rpm. Plus I was going maybe 2mph faster then I had been slugging along. I would work harder and not get as winded. Though lately I had only averaged 8.1 to 9.1 mph while sick. Today I got 9.1 but I also went ½ mile longer and that was up hill mostly. And I was dragging an empty trailer behind me. So I guess I was doing better but I had run out of steam so that caused some slowing about 3/4 of the way.
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I got a kick out of your post Steve. I too do not have much padding in my derriere. The recumbent seats that are comfortable for me right out of the box are few and far between. I usually have to modify them with lots of foam padding in order to get comfy. On the other hand, I know innumerable cyclists who are never uncomfortable on any kind of bike seat.
I could never find a seat that was would not atleast hurt my crotch in my wedgie.I think the only solution was to go more upright. but the rain is what has stopped me from playing around. I need something that won't get real soggy with use. when it is 35 or 40 and your back and butt is wet it would be no fun.
-- Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.
