advice to relieve tailbone pain

[John Q. Public]

I recently purchased a comfort bike, and I notice pain in my tailbone
during and after longer rides.

When I am riding I do get some nubmness/discomfort on my @ss, but
usually I will stand up on the or shift my weight around and it goes
away. After riding, however, I notice that my tailbone area is usually
sore, and if I ride on back to back days, I will get the tailbone pain
immediately on the 2nd day

So, before springing for a new saddle, I would like to make sure that
my pain is caused by the saddle and not by a bad set-up etc..

In general, what adjustments would you start with to try and eliminate
tailbone pain?

i.e. seat angle, fore/aft position of seat, height of seat, handlebar
height, handlebars too far or too close etc

In general, I am pretty comfortable except for the tailbone, i.e. no
problems with the sensitive areas that seem to affflict many riders, so
any advice is greatly appreciated....

thanks in advance

 

[Tom The Great]

On 13 Oct 2006 08:45:40 -0700, "John Q. Public" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I recently purchased a comfort bike, and I notice pain in my tailbone
>during and after longer rides.
>
>When I am riding I do get some nubmness/discomfort on my @ss, but
>usually I will stand up on the or shift my weight around and it goes
>away. After riding, however, I notice that my tailbone area is usually
>sore, and if I ride on back to back days, I will get the tailbone pain
>immediately on the 2nd day
>
>So, before springing for a new saddle, I would like to make sure that
>my pain is caused by the saddle and not by a bad set-up etc..
>
>In general, what adjustments would you start with to try and eliminate
>tailbone pain?
>
>i.e. seat angle, fore/aft position of seat, height of seat, handlebar
>height, handlebars too far or too close etc
>
>In general, I am pretty comfortable except for the tailbone, i.e. no
>problems with the sensitive areas that seem to affflict many riders, so
>any advice is greatly appreciated....
>
>thanks in advance


Without seeing how you sit, it might not be easy to guess. I suggest
you get to your LBS (a good one) and see about adjusting handle bars,
and seat position.

Good luck, fill us in on what worked, and didn't.

later,

tom @ www.Consolidated-Loans.info

 

[RonSonic]

On 13 Oct 2006 08:45:40 -0700, "John Q. Public" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I recently purchased a comfort bike, and I notice pain in my tailbone
>during and after longer rides.
>
>When I am riding I do get some nubmness/discomfort on my @ss, but
>usually I will stand up on the or shift my weight around and it goes
>away. After riding, however, I notice that my tailbone area is usually
>sore, and if I ride on back to back days, I will get the tailbone pain
>immediately on the 2nd day
>
>So, before springing for a new saddle, I would like to make sure that
>my pain is caused by the saddle and not by a bad set-up etc..
>
>In general, what adjustments would you start with to try and eliminate
>tailbone pain?
>
>i.e. seat angle, fore/aft position of seat, height of seat, handlebar
>height, handlebars too far or too close etc
>
>In general, I am pretty comfortable except for the tailbone, i.e. no
>problems with the sensitive areas that seem to affflict many riders, so
>any advice is greatly appreciated....
>
>thanks in advance

The upright comfort bike posture is very comfy for a short ride, but trades off
comfort in longer rides. Leaning forward more gets your tailbone off the saddle
and transfers weight onto the two sitz bones and puts more weight onto your legs
and hands.

With the problem you're having you'd probably do well to commit to a more
hardcore riding position with a narrower and less cushy saddle. No need to set
it up like a race bike, just accomodate the kind of riding you actually do.

It won't be as comfortable when you first sit on it, but it'll be a lot more
comfortable two hours later.

Ron

 

[Burke Gilman]

John Q. Public wrote:
> I recently purchased a comfort bike, and I notice pain in my tailbone
> during and after longer rides.
>
> When I am riding I do get some nubmness/discomfort on my @ss, but
> usually I will stand up on the or shift my weight around and it goes
> away. After riding, however, I notice that my tailbone area is usually
> sore, and if I ride on back to back days, I will get the tailbone pain
> immediately on the 2nd day
>
> So, before springing for a new saddle, I would like to make sure that
> my pain is caused by the saddle and not by a bad set-up etc..
>
> In general, what adjustments would you start with to try and eliminate
> tailbone pain?
>
> i.e. seat angle, fore/aft position of seat, height of seat, handlebar
> height, handlebars too far or too close etc
>
> In general, I am pretty comfortable except for the tailbone, i.e. no
> problems with the sensitive areas that seem to affflict many riders, so
> any advice is greatly appreciated....
>
> thanks in advance





To ride a comfort bike or a comfortable bike, that is the question. -bg

 

[John Q. Public]

RonSonic wrote:

>
> The upright comfort bike posture is very comfy for a short ride, but trades off
> comfort in longer rides. Leaning forward more gets your tailbone off the saddle
> and transfers weight onto the two sitz bones and puts more weight onto your legs
> and hands.
>
> With the problem you're having you'd probably do well to commit to a more
> hardcore riding position with a narrower and less cushy saddle. No need to set
> it up like a race bike, just accomodate the kind of riding you actually do.

Hi Ron, just wanted to let you know that your advice was dead on! I
changed around the seat position and handlebars, and it is a world of
difference. I think I will need to upgrade my seat, but making the
adjustment to a more hardcore riding position definitely was good
advice for me!

thanks

> It won't be as comfortable when you first sit on it, but it'll be a lot more
> comfortable two hours later.
>
> Ron

 

[RonSonic]

On 14 Oct 2006 14:12:07 -0700, "John Q. Public" <[email protected]> wrote:

>RonSonic wrote:
>
>>
>> The upright comfort bike posture is very comfy for a short ride, but trades off
>> comfort in longer rides. Leaning forward more gets your tailbone off the saddle
>> and transfers weight onto the two sitz bones and puts more weight onto your legs
>> and hands.
>>
>> With the problem you're having you'd probably do well to commit to a more
>> hardcore riding position with a narrower and less cushy saddle. No need to set
>> it up like a race bike, just accomodate the kind of riding you actually do.
>
>Hi Ron, just wanted to let you know that your advice was dead on! I
>changed around the seat position and handlebars, and it is a world of
>difference. I think I will need to upgrade my seat, but making the
>adjustment to a more hardcore riding position definitely was good
>advice for me!
>
>thanks

Glad it helps. The seat that fit when you're sitting straight up is going to
tend to chafe when you lean forward.

Enjoy.
Ron

 

[John Q. Public]

> RonSonic wrote:
>
> Glad it helps. The seat that fit when you're sitting straight up is going to
> tend to chafe when you lean forward.

so far, with the basic seat, no chafing, but I definitley notice some
discomfort on my right sit bone area, but only while riding. I can move
around while riding to relieve the pressure, so I can live with it. I
guess I will go saddle shopping and explain the the LBS what problem I
am having and seeing what they recommend. Only problem with LBS and
saddles is that many of them won't let you exchange....


> Ron

thanks again!