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Paul
Guest
Some good news and some bad news from me tonight and a plea for help.
Good news is that I completed the Manchester 100 mile ride (103 actually Mr
Ride Organiser!) today in 6hrs 50 mins which, considering it was my first
run over such a large distance I am pretty pleased with. The last 20 miles
or so was pretty hard but I hung in there and actually felt pretty fresh at
the end. I raised £300 for Christie's cancer care in the process so a good
days work.
However, this has come at a cost to me I can tell you. Some time ago I was
having problems with numbness down below after rides which I thought I had
mastered after getting the bike set up professionally and investing in the
same saddle for both my bikes - a Selle Flight. Everything has seemed ok
over my normal runs of 30 - 40 miles but today has done me in and the
problem has returned so I really need some good advice so a few questions:
1. Over such a long distance is some degree of numbness not inevitable?
2. Assuming no what else can I do? (Answers including the word 'recumbent'
will be ignored!! ). Saddles are a very personal thing and it may be a bit
futile asking for recommendations but I'm getting desperate!
Finally, on a sad note, last week I arranged to sell my other bike on Ebay
so as to invest in another one and whilst I rode today on my 2nd bike it was
sitting in my garage waiting to be boxed and shipped. I say 'was' because
when I got home some scrote had decided to break in and take it along with
300 quid's worth of tools and a pressure washer! How can I explain to the
guy who has bought it that he's gonna be getting his cheque back? Is this
likely to cause me a problem given it was sold on ebay?
Hope my house insurance pays out.
All help with saddle problem much appreciated.
Cheers
Paul
Good news is that I completed the Manchester 100 mile ride (103 actually Mr
Ride Organiser!) today in 6hrs 50 mins which, considering it was my first
run over such a large distance I am pretty pleased with. The last 20 miles
or so was pretty hard but I hung in there and actually felt pretty fresh at
the end. I raised £300 for Christie's cancer care in the process so a good
days work.
However, this has come at a cost to me I can tell you. Some time ago I was
having problems with numbness down below after rides which I thought I had
mastered after getting the bike set up professionally and investing in the
same saddle for both my bikes - a Selle Flight. Everything has seemed ok
over my normal runs of 30 - 40 miles but today has done me in and the
problem has returned so I really need some good advice so a few questions:
1. Over such a long distance is some degree of numbness not inevitable?
2. Assuming no what else can I do? (Answers including the word 'recumbent'
will be ignored!! ). Saddles are a very personal thing and it may be a bit
futile asking for recommendations but I'm getting desperate!
Finally, on a sad note, last week I arranged to sell my other bike on Ebay
so as to invest in another one and whilst I rode today on my 2nd bike it was
sitting in my garage waiting to be boxed and shipped. I say 'was' because
when I got home some scrote had decided to break in and take it along with
300 quid's worth of tools and a pressure washer! How can I explain to the
guy who has bought it that he's gonna be getting his cheque back? Is this
likely to cause me a problem given it was sold on ebay?
Hope my house insurance pays out.
All help with saddle problem much appreciated.
Cheers
Paul