Saddle toughness?!?

Ken Marcet said:

I was curious about if it is possible / likely that after returning

to

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cycling that after several months of riding to develop tougher

tissues on

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the parts of your body that come in contact with the parts of the

saddle?

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Because I have noticed that my parts have not been irritated by my

saddle as

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much as they were when I first started riding again, even though my

riding

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times and distances have increased over the months that I have been

cycling

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again.

Yeah, that's pretty much how skin works.

Ken Marcet said:

I was curious about if it is possible / likely that after returning to
cycling that after several months of riding to develop tougher tissues on
the parts of your body that come in contact with the parts of the saddle?
Because I have noticed that my parts have not been irritated by my saddle as
much as they were when I first started riding again, even though my riding
times and distances have increased over the months that I have been cycling
again.
Ken

Let's put it this way, people talk about saddles "breaking in" even when the
saddle under discussion is made of nylon and steel. Something's breaking in, but
I don't think it's the plastic and metal.

Ron

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On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:13:44 -0500, "Ken Marcet" <[email hidden]>

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I was curious about if it is possible / likely that after returning to
cycling that after several months of riding to develop tougher tissues on
the parts of your body that come in contact with the parts of the saddle?
Because I have noticed that my parts have not been irritated by my saddle

as

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much as they were when I first started riding again, even though my

riding

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times and distances have increased over the months that I have been

cycling

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again.
Ken

Let's put it this way, people talk about saddles "breaking in" even when

the

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saddle under discussion is made of nylon and steel. Something's breaking

in, but

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I don't think it's the plastic and metal.

Ron

Well it seems to me that it would be similar to the tough skin you got on
your finger from the pencils that you used in school. Or skin that is on the
ball of your feet. Perhaps the plastic can break - in somewhat but I don't
think steel does!

Peter Cole said:

Ken Marcet said:

I was curious about if it is possible / likely that after returning

to

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cycling that after several months of riding to develop tougher

tissues on

Quoted message said:

the parts of your body that come in contact with the parts of the

saddle?

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Because I have noticed that my parts have not been irritated by my

saddle as

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much as they were when I first started riding again, even though my

riding

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times and distances have increased over the months that I have been

cycling

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again.

Yeah, that's pretty much how skin works.

So if you ride a bike, the skin on your ass gets tough. OK, that is
the end of my riding career.
All Good Things,
Maggie

Ken Marcet said:

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On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:13:44 -0500, "Ken Marcet"

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I was curious about if it is possible / likely that after

returning to

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cycling that after several months of riding to develop tougher

tissues on

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the parts of your body that come in contact with the parts of the

saddle?

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Because I have noticed that my parts have not been irritated by my

saddle

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as

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much as they were when I first started riding again, even though

my

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riding

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times and distances have increased over the months that I have

been

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cycling

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again.
Ken

Let's put it this way, people talk about saddles "breaking in" even

when

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the

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saddle under discussion is made of nylon and steel. Something's

breaking

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in, but

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I don't think it's the plastic and metal.

Ron

Well it seems to me that it would be similar to the tough skin you

got on

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your finger from the pencils that you used in school. Or skin that is

on the

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ball of your feet. Perhaps the plastic can break - in somewhat but I

don't

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think steel does!

OK, I finally came to the conclusion, that as a novice rider and being
so completely uninformed regarding anything "bicycle", I should look
for a NG that I know something about so I can contribute. Then I can
lurk here until I actually have something to post. YES, I will be
lurking. I enjoy a good LURK.

I already found a couple of NG's. One is screwballs.misc.
(KIDDING)...but it's a thought. I would fit in well there. I found a
few diet and exercise NG's. Now I will be posting here less. Everyone
say HOO-RAY...in unison. Let me hear a shout out.
Love and all good things....
Maggie
http://hometown.aol.com/lbuset/
http://www.geocities.com/lindaannbuset/mypage.html
http://www.walkamerica.org/lindabuset
http://www.geocities.com/lindaannbuset/tahoe2004.html

Maggie said:

So if you ride a bike, the skin on your ass gets tough. OK, that is
the end of my riding career.

No it doesn't. It tightens up. Along with the skin
everywhere else.

--Blair
"Get back on that horse."

Ken Marcet said:

I was curious about if it is possible / likely that after returning to
cycling that after several months of riding to develop tougher tissues on
the parts of your body that come in contact with the parts of the saddle?

Took me about 3 weeks after a 12-year layoff. But I
also bought a new saddle with a longitudinal gap in the
perineal area because the first couple of days on my old
saddle were brutal.

Now I don't notice at all.

Losing fat in that spot has helped as well.

--Blair
"Had to raise my seat."

Maggie said:

Peter Cole said:

Ken Marcet said:

I was curious about if it is possible / likely that after returning

to

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cycling that after several months of riding to develop tougher

tissues on

Quoted message said:

the parts of your body that come in contact with the parts of the

saddle?

Quoted message said:

Because I have noticed that my parts have not been irritated by my

saddle as

Quoted message said:

much as they were when I first started riding again, even though my

riding

Quoted message said:

times and distances have increased over the months that I have been

cycling

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again.

Yeah, that's pretty much how skin works.

So if you ride a bike, the skin on your ass gets tough. OK, that is
the end of my riding career.

IME, it doesn't get tough enough for someone to notice, it just doesn't get
sore from riding (ie, tough).

Maggie said:

I already found a couple of NG's. One is screwballs.misc.

There are 61 groups (listed on the news server I use) that are
dedicated to 'kook's. I'll list these 2 of those that are curious:

alt.folklore.kooks
alt.usenet.kooks

Most likely they're filled with SPAM. BTW, I notice that the cloud
crew and Mikey V don't rate for their own newsgroup. Sorry Maggie you
don't even come near showing up on the radar screen. ;-)

Here's some stuff from a google on net kooks:

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/9941/kooks1.html

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=net%20kooks&btnG=Google+Search

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http://home.comcast.net/~ncherry/ (Text only)
http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II)
http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog

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Maggie said:

I already found a couple of NG's. One is screwballs.misc.

There are 61 groups (listed on the news server I use) that are
dedicated to 'kook's. I'll list these 2 of those that are curious:

alt.folklore.kooks
alt.usenet.kooks

Most likely they're filled with SPAM. BTW, I notice that the cloud
crew and Mikey V don't rate for their own newsgroup. Sorry Maggie you
don't even come near showing up on the radar screen. ;-)

Here's some stuff from a google on net kooks:

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/9941/kooks1.html

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=net%20kooks&btnG=Google+Search

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--
Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry [email hidden]
http://home.comcast.net/~ncherry/ (Text only)
http://hcs.sourceforge.net/ (HCS II)
http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog

You want kooks? check out misc.survivalism lots of kooks in there!