Hello, 1st time posting here so please go easy 😂. I bought my brother a 🚲 for Christmas and was going to buy myself one but figured let me get reacquainted with riding first before getting two 🚲 at once. Well, to start the new year off I decided to go for that first ride…hit the pavement within minutes of being outside and thought I rolled my ankle but definitely scrapped up my elbow. I’m good I swear 😂 I rode off for a bit and I only stopped early because my butt and the seat did not get along!!!
What do you guys do for comfort when sitting as I’d like to soon be able to ride for miles at a time without stopping but I can’t if the seat makes me miserable??
by rubyysapphire
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Bike shorts (don’t wear undies with them)! And yes, before you ask, we all look ridiculous in them.
Also, try to ride for a little bit every day if you can that will help your butt to seat problem too.
You can fall and die. But just wear a helmet and you’ll be fine.
Seats are like shoes. Some fit better than others. And adjusting the angle tilt up or down a bit can make a big difference.
Make sure the bike fits you. You should be able to stand comfortably over the bike, makes sudden stopping easier. Saddle comfort is fit (sometimes just tilting it a bit down) — ask you local bike shop to check the fit. YES on cycling shorts without undies, and lube (Chamois Butt’r or similar) on your girl parts. And by all means get a MIPS helmet and wear it every ride. Your noggin is worth saving!
Make sure the bike fits you. You should be able to stand comfortably over the bike, makes sudden stopping easier. Saddle comfort is fit (sometimes just tilting it a bit down) — ask you local bike shop to check the fit. YES on cycling shorts without undies, and lube (Chamois Butt’r or similar) on your girl parts. And by all means get a MIPS helmet and wear it every ride. Your noggin is worth saving!
Your butt will get used to the saddle. It sounds weird, and it’s uncomfortable at first, but keep riding. Your skin will toughen up, your muscles will toughen up, and after about 2-4 weeks of riding daily, your saddle problem will just go away. 2-4 weeks of riding and you’ll stop being out of breath. 4-6 weeks and you’ll start increasing your power and duration. After about 8 weeks, you’ll be a full on cyclist!
This is what happened to me when I started cycling, and then again when I started cycling after a couple of years of taking public transport, and again after I broke my leg and couldn’t ride for a bit.
Keep going, it’ll get easier the more you do it!
Ok, you got the fall outta the way. Now go enjoy your rides.
What can go wrong? A lot if you’re not wearing a helmet. Find one you like and ride safe!
Seats can be sized to your sit-bones. You can google instructions. I would invest in a well-sized seat before getting shorts, but that might just be me.
I don’t think there is any bike seat that is comfortable straight away if you aren’t used to riding a bike, but usually your body should adjust. That said women usually prefer a slightly wider seat so may be something to look at if you plan on cute more
Wear a helmet, PLEASE!
I bend my pinky backwards when hit a stop sign as I started getting back to biking. Needless to say I have not anything like that I needed to go the er
Generally, you need the width of the saddle to match the width of your sit bones. But with that said, I find that people who haven’t ridden in a long time spend way too much time focusing on the saddle and not enough time just riding. If you haven’t ridden in over 10 years long rides are going to hurt, there’s no way around it. The more you ride the less sensitive you’ll be.
What could go wrong? You could end up with 8 bikes like me.
There might be a group in your area that does local social rides for beginners.
A lot can go wrong without a helmet
Looks like a great learning experience with little damage.
With seats as other say, you have the find the right one for your tailbone, but you will still have to get your body use to sitting in a saddle no matter how comfortable it is
This is one of those posts I know was made by a human
Congrats! now that you got the first fall out of the way you can focus on having more fun! For seats check out the SQ Lab brand. I swear by them. As for finding the right seat for you, this is a good place to start:
[https://www.singletracks.com/mtb-gear/how-to-measure-your-sit-bones-for-the-perfect-saddle-fit-its-easy/](https://www.singletracks.com/mtb-gear/how-to-measure-your-sit-bones-for-the-perfect-saddle-fit-its-easy/)