"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy)
10/06/2015 at 08:37 • Filed to: Trek Speed Concept
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"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy)
10/06/2015 at 08:37 • Filed to: Trek Speed Concept | 0
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That, or Fabian is just a big bloke.
Sam
> Wheelerguy
10/06/2015 at 08:43 |
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Just looking at that seat to handlebar angle make my back hurt.
Telumektar
> Sam
10/06/2015 at 08:47 |
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I wonder how that seat even works. It makes my soft parts scream for self-preservation.
punkgoose17
> Telumektar
10/06/2015 at 08:53 |
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I know their shorts are padded, but I still don’t understand how they ride like that.
CalzoneGolem
> Sam
10/06/2015 at 08:56 |
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I don’t think my back would even bend enough to fit on that.
bob and john
> punkgoose17
10/06/2015 at 08:56 |
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its not actually that bad. the seats are formed to make it easier on the hips. having too much padding is actually really detrimental to riding.
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Wheelerguy
> punkgoose17
10/06/2015 at 09:00 |
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Because aero. Besides, they don’t ride them for too long (it’s why they have to do ‘em fast, besides winning, of course).
Now those guys and girls who do the UCI Hour Record...
Bluecold
> Telumektar
10/06/2015 at 09:14 |
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On a time trial bike every part of your body will be screaming for self-preservation eventually.
Tony Martin puts sandpaper on his saddle so he doesn’t slide forward too much and loses his aerodynamic position.
The result is that he tends to ruin his shorts. And his ass skin on the longer time trials.
The ‘Virginia is for lovers’ sticker has never been so disturbing.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> punkgoose17
10/06/2015 at 09:48 |
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It’s a common misconception that a softer, squishier seat would be more comfortable on a bike. Bicycle saddles are designed to support your weight on your ischial tuberosities, the bottom part of your pelvic girdle. These are often called your sit bones. If you’ve ever been tortured by sitting on a flat-bottomed chair, you know where these bones are.
When a saddle is soft and squishy, the sit bones sink through the padding and force it toward the middle where it puts pressure on your soft parts. This is what causes pain and numbness.
Wider and softer saddles don’t provide solid support for your sit bones. Instead your weight is supported by your muscles - the same ones you need to use to propel the bike. Squashing a muscle while trying to use it is inefficient and tiring. This can also cause pain and numbness.
A proper saddle is designed so that the padding that is there doesn’t migrate to the middle and squish your soft parts. It also provides solid support for the sit bones so they don’t sink down through the padding. Yes, you are supposed to sit on these sit bones. Most of us just never got used to it.
Cycling shorts, although very unfashionable, solve several other problems. The padding inside isn’t just there to cushion your tush. It designed to wick away moisture to keep your bottom parts from developing a funk. Shorts are available with different thicknesses of padding, from minimal to thick. Where one model may be too squishy for you, another model will be just right.
Cycling shorts are tight so they move with the cyclist instead of rubbing. This helps to prevent saddle sores and friction burns caused by all the moving around.
There is a transition period where your body becomes accustomed to sitting on the parts designed for sitting instead of being cradled in an easy chair. Once your butt is in shape, you will never go back to a widebody saddle again.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> CalzoneGolem
10/06/2015 at 09:52 |
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It’s not about the back, it’s about the belly. Too much belly gets in the way and makes it really uncomfortable. Trust me, I know from experience.
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CalzoneGolem
> TheRealBicycleBuck
10/06/2015 at 09:57 |
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Ok but I have 6 vertebrae that are bolted together.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> CalzoneGolem
10/06/2015 at 10:04 |
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You must have bolted them together at the wrong angle.
davedave1111
> punkgoose17
10/06/2015 at 10:07 |
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Further to what TRBB said - which is all quite correct, as far as I know - it’s also worth pointing out that you’re not supposed to sit on a saddle, so much as to perch on it and use it to control the bike. Most of your weight will still be on your legs (and maybe arms).
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Wheelerguy
10/06/2015 at 10:31 |
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Fabian is a big bloke, he is also a modern gladiator. I’ve always had lots of saddle to bar drop, 4-6” depending on the bike but I’m on the tall side.
Grindintosecond
> Wheelerguy
10/06/2015 at 11:01 |
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His training involved seriously long distance TT rides over 100 miles at a time. His back is also crazy strong, he can deadlift 220kg (450lb). So the setup and drop is only manageable by that sort of athlete. A bike mortals cannot ride.