Spinning & Soreness
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Gel seat covers
I would definitely recommend the gel seat cover! They make a big difference when you are getting used to the bike seat. Ouch! I found that eventually I didn't need the seat and stopped using it but it really helped in the beginning. I purchased mine at Walmart, I don't remember exactly how much it cost but it was less than $20. Good luck with Spinning, its a great way to improve your cardio capacity.
Brenda
I would definitely recommend the gel seat cover! They make a big difference when you are getting used to the bike seat. Ouch! I found that eventually I didn't need the seat and stopped using it but it really helped in the beginning. I purchased mine at Walmart, I don't remember exactly how much it cost but it was less than $20. Good luck with Spinning, its a great way to improve your cardio capacity.
Brenda
saddle soreness
I consulted my road cycling book and it gave the following suggestions. The book said that you can minimize the problem but not totally eliminate it. Make sure the seat is not too high; you can slightly tilt the seat downward; change positions frequently while riding. I hope this helps. When I ride my road bike I still have some soreness but not as much because I sit further back on my seat, which takes the pressure off the crotch.
I consulted my road cycling book and it gave the following suggestions. The book said that you can minimize the problem but not totally eliminate it. Make sure the seat is not too high; you can slightly tilt the seat downward; change positions frequently while riding. I hope this helps. When I ride my road bike I still have some soreness but not as much because I sit further back on my seat, which takes the pressure off the crotch.
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Nancy C
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change of postition?
I would look into a gel seat to get you over the "back in the saddle" feeling again too.
But could it possibly be a change in position with a new bike..are they the same bikes as last years? Possibly the seat is also rotated up too much in the front?
I believe you should have very little pressure towards the front area of you crotch...not to get graphic but where you pee...shouldn't be a strong resting point. I could be wrong on that...'cause I ain't no expert..but from my own experience with spinning...I have really trained myself to sit on the sit bones of the butt and find little or no pressure on the front end. In order to do that, I have to sit further back in the seat than what I remember as a child riding around outside. For that matter...I was riding wrong as an adult till I got a spin bike and videos that told me how to ride properly
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I suggest this because I have a friend who spins a lot and she used my bike and complained how she can get sore..even at her gym, and looking at her, you could see that her hips were rotated back..like your butt is out further. If she did a slight pelvic tilt, like you do for a ab crunch...it brings the front area up and places your sit bones on the seat more.
This may not be the issue for you and maybe that quick fix of a gel seat will do the trick
nancy:O)
I would look into a gel seat to get you over the "back in the saddle" feeling again too.
But could it possibly be a change in position with a new bike..are they the same bikes as last years? Possibly the seat is also rotated up too much in the front?
I believe you should have very little pressure towards the front area of you crotch...not to get graphic but where you pee...shouldn't be a strong resting point. I could be wrong on that...'cause I ain't no expert..but from my own experience with spinning...I have really trained myself to sit on the sit bones of the butt and find little or no pressure on the front end. In order to do that, I have to sit further back in the seat than what I remember as a child riding around outside. For that matter...I was riding wrong as an adult till I got a spin bike and videos that told me how to ride properly
I suggest this because I have a friend who spins a lot and she used my bike and complained how she can get sore..even at her gym, and looking at her, you could see that her hips were rotated back..like your butt is out further. If she did a slight pelvic tilt, like you do for a ab crunch...it brings the front area up and places your sit bones on the seat more.
This may not be the issue for you and maybe that quick fix of a gel seat will do the trick
nancy:O)
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Nancy C
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that would be...change of POSITION!