SWSteve
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He was hiding it like a don today.
I wear Aldi padded tights, but my bottom issue is not really soreness (chafing?) but more like a bruised feeling.Do you wear padded shorts? Also try using Sudocrem for the saddle soreness. Your achievements are fine, your speed will improve as you build the miles.
Whereabouts in Leicestershire are you?
Believe me all I've thought about (felt) is my bum for the last day and a half - I'll not mention the word again!! :-)Great progress! The regulars on this thread arent beginners by any stretch, its just they parked their bums down in this thread, and it was so fun they forgot to leave!
We've all been there - I returned there today (so progress can go backwards as well as forwards if you become a lazy bum like me for 3 months). It does get better. Not easier, better.
Saddle bum soreness - Padded Shorts / Bum Cream (eg Chamois Butt'r) / New Saddle / New Bum. I would recommend the first two as your first choices.
EDIT: I wrote the word "bum" a worryingly high number of times in this post.
It is waterproof, mine will testify to that!Got my Garmin Edge 500 today and pleased to see the mount means it will not come off like the last one
Just need a gap in the weather to test it out
Believe me all I've thought about (felt) is my bum for the last day and a half - I'll not mention the word again!! :-)
More of a bruised feeling than chafing?
I cant wait to get out again, just waiting for the pain to subside!!
Yes I remember twice in the past when started cycling getting this. Never had padded shorts in the past thoughIt gets easier as your body adjusts to it, but if you continue to have problems when you've tried padded shorts, etc, maybe your saddle needs a 'tweak', perhaps the angle isn't quite right. You need to be sitting on your bones (which will feel bruised for a bit until you get used to it) not any fleshy bits.
It's worth persisting though, because cycling is great
I wear Aldi padded tights, but my bottom issue is not really soreness (chafing?) but more like a bruised feeling.
I abide in Stoney Stanton SuperLeeds where are you?
I am sure the boys enjoyed itDid an eight mile loop on the tag combo with the boys, it was cold and got dark very quickly with failing lights to annoy me. Avg about 6.8 mph ! I don't think I'll log that with Strava it will kill my weeks avg