Hi,
New member here but I have been going through some of this clydesdale forum, very good to see support for us bigger guys.
As the title suggests, I am having a few problems with pain.
Basically hand, sit bone and patella tendon pain and I would really appreciate some advice on getting some relief.
Before that you need information, of course, so here it comes. I hope it is enough detail, but not too much.
I first want to point out that I live in Thailand and so far finding a suitable bike has been a pain in the sit bone in and of itself. Mainly because of the language barrier and that the general population here is much shorter than I am. Also the nearest reasonable LBS to me is a 200Km round trip. Also the general population here are relatively poor in comparison and so the market is limited.
But enough of that.
After much thought about getting back in to cycling after a 15 year break and many Kg heavier, about 6 weeks ago I bought a Twitter, Blake MTB. Size of the frame remains a mystery because of language barrier, and it's not marked on the frame. It is a double front gear cog. (compact? Is that the term?)
I am currently riding up to 60Km (37.5Ml) a day split in to 2 rides, with my longest ride to date a little over 42Km (26Ml). Basically I am in the saddle for about 3-3.5 hours a day.
This has led to several problems to date, apart from tired muscles.
Hand pain. I am sure this is from too much weight on my hands, nothing else. I have padded contour grips, which help and of course I wear padded gloves. I have an angle adjustable stem set to to most upright position as well to try to alleviate this as well as getting my gut out of the way of my legs.
Sit bone pain. This gets real bad at about 30 Km. From reading the forum I have to put this down to either my weight, my saddle or saddle position or all three but I am open to suggestions.
Patella tendon pain. Not sure what is causing this to be honest. I am riding at around 65% MHR or slightly higher. Rarely above 70%. So I am tending to shy away from pushing too hard. Maybe just riding for too long? Could frame size, seat position, in relation to the pedals or seat height be the cause?
ANY suggestions for adjustments I can make would be very much appreciated and sorry for babbling on.
Oh yeah I am 53 years old, 6ft and 265Lbs. That will also have a bearing I'm sure.
New member here but I have been going through some of this clydesdale forum, very good to see support for us bigger guys.
As the title suggests, I am having a few problems with pain.
Basically hand, sit bone and patella tendon pain and I would really appreciate some advice on getting some relief.
Before that you need information, of course, so here it comes. I hope it is enough detail, but not too much.
I first want to point out that I live in Thailand and so far finding a suitable bike has been a pain in the sit bone in and of itself. Mainly because of the language barrier and that the general population here is much shorter than I am. Also the nearest reasonable LBS to me is a 200Km round trip. Also the general population here are relatively poor in comparison and so the market is limited.
But enough of that.
After much thought about getting back in to cycling after a 15 year break and many Kg heavier, about 6 weeks ago I bought a Twitter, Blake MTB. Size of the frame remains a mystery because of language barrier, and it's not marked on the frame. It is a double front gear cog. (compact? Is that the term?)
I am currently riding up to 60Km (37.5Ml) a day split in to 2 rides, with my longest ride to date a little over 42Km (26Ml). Basically I am in the saddle for about 3-3.5 hours a day.
This has led to several problems to date, apart from tired muscles.
Hand pain. I am sure this is from too much weight on my hands, nothing else. I have padded contour grips, which help and of course I wear padded gloves. I have an angle adjustable stem set to to most upright position as well to try to alleviate this as well as getting my gut out of the way of my legs.
Sit bone pain. This gets real bad at about 30 Km. From reading the forum I have to put this down to either my weight, my saddle or saddle position or all three but I am open to suggestions.
Patella tendon pain. Not sure what is causing this to be honest. I am riding at around 65% MHR or slightly higher. Rarely above 70%. So I am tending to shy away from pushing too hard. Maybe just riding for too long? Could frame size, seat position, in relation to the pedals or seat height be the cause?
ANY suggestions for adjustments I can make would be very much appreciated and sorry for babbling on.
Oh yeah I am 53 years old, 6ft and 265Lbs. That will also have a bearing I'm sure.