Comftable Rideing

[Sam077]

Im about to do Poole to Fallmouth and was wonderin appart from corect gear what can be done on the move and during rest stops to urm.. minimise wear and tear on the croch?

 

[HLaB]

Change your position on the bike regularly, stand up, sit down, sit back.

 

[Keith Oates]

From your post I don't know how experienced you are at cycling, but the distance from Poole to Falmouth is approximately 144 miles, so for a start I would say try doing it over a least 2 days. Even taking three days or more would be OK. The route also has some hills that could slow you down a little. For a journey such as that I would suggest some padded cycling shorts would ease the wear and tear to the bottom area. Sweat is very salty and could cause a rash in the crutch area, so over a distance such as you're planning a spare clean pair of shorts would be a good idea. There are many proprietary creams that can be used to reduce the chance of getting a rash but personally I use Vaseline and it seems to work for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sam077]

This will be my first serious ride but iv been riding my Vicking XRR for bout a year and have been on bikes my whole life. So far the plans to do it over 2 days, doing the majority on the first day. All advice welcome like whats the best pattern for taking breaks along the way?

 

[Chris-H]

I see your saying you have a Viking xrr,is it yellow cos if so its a D'Italia and if i was you i would double check the crank bolts are nice an tight before a ride of that distance,mine had a habit of working loose after 30 or so miles.