posture and sit bones?

Monique Y. Mudama said:

Hi, all! Long time no type.

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Who are you?

JD

Monique Y. Mudama said:

I found a comment on the net somewhere about how, because women's tailbones
are shaped differently than men's, women have more of a tendency to sit on
their tailbone ... I assume that's a bad thing, though.

I think you're just breaking your backside in again, should go away
quickly. happens to the best of us.

as for the posture thing....yeah maybe. it's a theory anyway. could
always find a nice xx-chromosome specific seat if you're still having
problems, but I'm betting it's only temporary.

have fun...

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bri719 said:

Monique Y. Mudama said:

I found a comment on the net somewhere about how, because women's
tailbones
are shaped differently than men's, women have more of a tendency to
sit on
their tailbone ... I assume that's a bad thing, though.

I think you're just breaking your backside in again, should go away
quickly. happens to the best of us.

as for the posture thing....yeah maybe. it's a theory anyway. could
always find a nice xx-chromosome specific seat if you're still having
problems, but I'm betting it's only temporary.

have fun...

Yep. I have to break in my bony ass every spring too. The second ride is
always the worst and it gets better pretty quickly from there.
I haven't been on my bike in months either (just the townie, but that
doesn't really count).
The streets did recently thaw out and the pavement is actually showing
again, so that's always a promising sign. If the skiing even approaches
mediocre I'll probably go to Salida or GJ to ride but it's just been too
damn good to stop this year!

Matt

On 2005-02-22, bri719 penned:

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Monique Y. Mudama said:

I found a comment on the net somewhere about how, because women's tailbones
are shaped differently than men's, women have more of a tendency to sit on
their tailbone ... I assume that's a bad thing, though.

I think you're just breaking your backside in again, should go away quickly.
happens to the best of us.

as for the posture thing....yeah maybe. it's a theory anyway. could always
find a nice xx-chromosome specific seat if you're still having problems, but
I'm betting it's only temporary.

I do actually have a women's specific saddle ... and you just reminded me of
why I thought maybe my posture had changed. In the past, it's been not my sit
bones, but the, er, front that's been in pain. On long, non-technical rides
like the one I did this weekend, I'd feel a great deal of pressure up front,
progressing from annoying to uncomfortable to painful. In fact, that's the
major reason I started experimenting with saddles, though it never seemed to
help too much. Anyway, I didn't experience that pain at all on this weekend's
ride, which is another reason I wonder about my posture changing.

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

On 2005-02-22, MattB penned:

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Yep. I have to break in my bony ass every spring too. The second ride is
always the worst and it gets better pretty quickly from there. I haven't
been on my bike in months either (just the townie, but that doesn't really
count). The streets did recently thaw out and the pavement is actually
showing again, so that's always a promising sign. If the skiing even
approaches mediocre I'll probably go to Salida or GJ to ride but it's just
been too damn good to stop this year!

I can't claim to have a bony ass, but apparently the extra padding is no help!
Oh, the injustice!

I haven't been skiing much at all ... I finally realized how much I spend on
gas money every time I go. We've also never managed to go skiing without at
least one meal at the resort, usually two -- beh. At least with mountain
biking, you know there won't be a restaurant right at the trail head, so you
*have* to brown bag it!

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

Monique Y. Mudama said:

I haven't been skiing much at all ... I finally realized how much I spend on
gas money every time I go. We've also never managed to go skiing without at
least one meal at the resort, usually two -- beh. At least with mountain
biking, you know there won't be a restaurant right at the trail head, so you
*have* to brown bag it!

I've been up 10 times but luckily, my girl actually has more time to
board than I do so it allows us to take turns with the driving duties.
helps us split on gas and beats the alternative.

yeah I couldn't believe how much gas prices went up in the last 2
weeks...makes you want to go pedal somewhere, but I probably do that
half the time anyway :-)
we packed sandwiches on Saturday but I usually wait and grab something
at the bottom of the hill on the way home. it's an expensive pursuit
but what are ya gonna do..isn't everything...

bri

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Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2005-02-22, MattB penned:

Quoted message said:

Yep. I have to break in my bony ass every spring too. The second ride is
always the worst and it gets better pretty quickly from there. I haven't
been on my bike in months either (just the townie, but that doesn't really
count). The streets did recently thaw out and the pavement is actually
showing again, so that's always a promising sign. If the skiing even
approaches mediocre I'll probably go to Salida or GJ to ride but it's just
been too damn good to stop this year!

I can't claim to have a bony ass, but apparently the extra padding is no help!
Oh, the injustice!

I haven't been skiing much at all ... I finally realized how much I spend on
gas money every time I go. We've also never managed to go skiing without at
least one meal at the resort, usually two -- beh. At least with mountain
biking, you know there won't be a restaurant right at the trail head, so you
*have* to brown bag it!

Another reason to love Monarch. Very few amenities (one restaurant/bar,
one cafeteria, one snack bar) and nothing especially good. I usually
just eat snacks on the lift if the skiing is good and fuel up at home
before and afterwards.
I've even been parking at a trail head and skiing 3/4 of a Mile or so up
Old Monarch pass to cut into the area where the pass touches the
boundary. Then at the end of the day I get fresh turns down a nice power
line chute right to the car. I rarely go into the lodge unless I have
some "serious business" to take care of which I try to have taken care
of at home before hitting the mountain.
Saturday the lot was packed full, but because it was snowing nobody was
on the hill. It was great!
<http://mattb.net/pics.aspx?gal=2005-02-19%20(More%20Powder!)>

Matt

PS The Crest Trail may open late this year!

MattB said:

Saturday the lot was packed full, but because it was snowing nobody
was on the hill. It was great!
<http://mattb.net/pics.aspx?gal=2005-02-19%20(More%20Powder!)>

OK, that's twice your powder link went to the kid (very cute, btw). I
couldn't help noticing he looked grumpy in every shot until the one with the
pussycat; God help him when puberty hits!

Bill "read into that what you will" S.

S o r n i said:

MattB said:

Saturday the lot was packed full, but because it was snowing nobody
was on the hill. It was great!
<http://mattb.net/pics.aspx?gal=2005-02-19%20(More%20Powder!)>

OK, that's twice your powder link went to the kid (very cute, btw). I
couldn't help noticing he looked grumpy in every shot until the one with the
pussycat; God help him when puberty hits!

Bill "read into that what you will" S.

Hmm. I forgot to put the other one inside some tags: <> and it cuts off
the last part of the link and the page then defaults to the most
recently added gallery, which is my boy and the kitty (it was supposed
to be nap time).
Does the one in this thread drop the "!)" part too? It works for me in
Firefox, but I didn't try it in IE - usually if it messes up it's with
Firefox.
I guess I need to fix that to make a partial match if there isn't an
exact one to address this. Not sure if/when I'll get around to that!

Anyway, I'd rather deal with a boy who loves pussycats than, uh,
alternative things. I can at least identify with those feelings. If he
goes the other way, that's ok too but I just wouldn't understand as well.

Anyhoo, I bet you can figure out how to change galleries and see the
pow-pow photos I'm referring to, can't you?

Matt (website slacker - no offense, Slacker)

MattB said:

S o r n i said:

{snippage taken}

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OK, that's twice your powder link went to the kid (very cute, btw).

Quoted message said:

Anyhoo, I bet you can figure out how to change galleries and see the
pow-pow photos I'm referring to, can't you?

I can't SKI the stuff, so no reason to SEE it! (I'll check 'em out later.)

Heading out door for a...road ride (trails are totally saturated),

Mirrored Helmet Bill (AKA Dorkster McDorkenstein)

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2005-02-22, MattB penned:

Quoted message said:

Yep. I have to break in my bony ass every spring too. The second
ride is always the worst and it gets better pretty quickly from
there. I haven't been on my bike in months either (just the townie,
but that doesn't really count). The streets did recently thaw out
and the pavement is actually showing again, so that's always a
promising sign. If the skiing even approaches mediocre I'll probably
go to Salida or GJ to ride but it's just been too damn good to stop
this year!

I can't claim to have a bony ass, but apparently the extra padding is
no help! Oh, the injustice!

I haven't been skiing much at all ... I finally realized how much I
spend on gas money every time I go. We've also never managed to go
skiing without at least one meal at the resort, usually two -- beh.
At least with mountain biking, you know there won't be a restaurant
right at the trail head, so you
*have* to brown bag it!

Gosh, I figured out about 20 years ago that it was both time consuming and
money comsuming to eat at restaurants at a ski area. Cooler, brown bag, eat
and run, and get lots of runs in is how we do it.

Penny

MattB said:

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2005-02-22, MattB penned:

Quoted message said:

Yep. I have to break in my bony ass every spring too. The second ride is
always the worst and it gets better pretty quickly from there. I
haven't
been on my bike in months either (just the townie, but that doesn't
really
count). The streets did recently thaw out and the pavement is actually
showing again, so that's always a promising sign. If the skiing even
approaches mediocre I'll probably go to Salida or GJ to ride but it's
just
been too damn good to stop this year!

I can't claim to have a bony ass, but apparently the extra padding is
no help!
Oh, the injustice!

I haven't been skiing much at all ... I finally realized how much I
spend on
gas money every time I go. We've also never managed to go skiing
without at
least one meal at the resort, usually two -- beh. At least with mountain
biking, you know there won't be a restaurant right at the trail head,
so you
*have* to brown bag it!

Another reason to love Monarch. Very few amenities (one restaurant/bar,
one cafeteria, one snack bar) and nothing especially good.

Grande hot chocolate for the road.

I usually

Quoted message said:

just eat snacks on the lift if the skiing is good and fuel up at home
before and afterwards.
I've even been parking at a trail head and skiing 3/4 of a Mile or so up
Old Monarch pass to cut into the area where the pass touches the
boundary. Then at the end of the day I get fresh turns down a nice power
line chute right to the car. I rarely go into the lodge unless I have
some "serious business" to take care of which I try to have taken care
of at home before hitting the mountain.
Saturday the lot was packed full, but because it was snowing nobody was
on the hill. It was great!

Wusses! I got off the lift for my last run at 3:57. :-)

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<http://mattb.net/pics.aspx?gal=2005-02-19%20(More%20Powder!)>

I heard Dave's story from a guy at the Monarch season pass desk
Saturday. He was checking about refunding the balance of Dave's pass to
his widow.
Very sad, my condolences.

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PS The Crest Trail may open late this year!

Oh well. :-)

Shawn

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2005-02-22, MattB penned:

Quoted message said:

Yep. I have to break in my bony ass every spring too. The second ride is
always the worst and it gets better pretty quickly from there. I haven't
been on my bike in months either (just the townie, but that doesn't really
count). The streets did recently thaw out and the pavement is actually
showing again, so that's always a promising sign. If the skiing even
approaches mediocre I'll probably go to Salida or GJ to ride but it's just
been too damn good to stop this year!

I can't claim to have a bony ass, but apparently the extra padding is no help!
Oh, the injustice!

I haven't been skiing much at all ... I finally realized how much I spend on
gas money every time I go. We've also never managed to go skiing without at
least one meal at the resort, usually two -- beh. At least with mountain
biking, you know there won't be a restaurant right at the trail head, so you
*have* to brown bag it!

You honeymooned at a ski area ferchrisake! Money shmuny, you're gonna
die some day, go ski the snows great!
Um, sorry.
So, Hi Monique! Howzit goin? :-)

Shawn

PS Just ride. Your butt will get used to it in a week or so.

On 2005-02-22, small change penned:

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Gosh, I figured out about 20 years ago that it was both time consuming and
money comsuming to eat at restaurants at a ski area. Cooler, brown bag, eat
and run, and get lots of runs in is how we do it.

It's not like these are revelations. It's just that we seem to have trouble
with actually preparing food and packing it. Also, some resorts are more
friendly to BYOBag than others, and I'm not a big fan of carrying a backpack
bigger than the tiniest camelbak. I always feel like I'm going to fall off
the liftchair, even with the tiny 'bak.

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

small change said:

Gosh, I figured out about 20 years ago that it was both time consuming and
money comsuming to eat at restaurants at a ski area. Cooler, brown bag, eat
and run, and get lots of runs in is how we do it.

we often BBQ in the parking lot at the local resorts also.

hell, during the springtime, that's usually half the draw (at least)
:-) but the snow's great right now so the grub just turns into an added
bonus.

bri

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On 2005-02-22, Shawn penned:

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Monique Y. Mudama said:

I haven't been skiing much at all ... I finally realized how much I spend
on gas money every time I go. We've also never managed to go skiing
without at least one meal at the resort, usually two -- beh. At least with
mountain biking, you know there won't be a restaurant right at the trail
head, so you *have* to brown bag it!

You honeymooned at a ski area ferchrisake! Money shmuny, you're gonna die
some day, go ski the snows great! Um, sorry. So, Hi Monique! Howzit goin?
:-)

Haha! Well, I dunno. The times we've been skiing this season, the conditions
haven't been all that nice. And when I hear about snow, it's usually toward
the beginning of the week, so I figure it's decimated by the time I can get
there.

It's going pretty well, Shawn, thanks for asking =) I'm playing ice hockey
and I've returned to my martial arts roots, sorta. I found a school that has
a "kickboxing" class. That's what they call it. It's an aerobic TKD workout
set to music, and it's about perfect for what I want out of martial arts right
now. No commitment, just some practice time with a "drill instructor" to keep
me moving.

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PS Just ride. Your butt will get used to it in a week or so.

Yup, I'm sure it will. It's just that I hadn't ever had much soreness in the
sitbones, so it prompts me to wonder, what changed?

The martial arts classes seem to help with my biking fitness more than do
skiing, hockey, or possibly even spin classes. I think the balance and fine
motor control will help me a lot with the technical aspects, too.

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

On 2005-02-22, MattB penned:

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Saturday the lot was packed full, but because
it was snowing nobody was on the hill. It was great!

Wait, wait. It was snowing, and no one wanted to be skiing? Odd.

And now I'm going to stop talking about skiing. This is a MTB NG and I
shouldn't be talking more about skiing than about mountain biking =P

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

At the risk of sounding indelicate, my wife complained of this problem for
some time. With a new bike (she had it coming, not just for this complaint)
and some adjustments, she is now mostly pain free unless we do really long
climbs or quite extended rides. I beleive her effective top tube is now a
bit shorter, so her posture would be a bit more upright. Perhaps this is a
part of your posture change as well?

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On 2005-02-22, bri719 penned:

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Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

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progressing from annoying to uncomfortable to painful. In fact, that's the

Quoted message said:

major reason I started experimenting with saddles, though it never seemed

to

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help too much. Anyway, I didn't experience that pain at all on this

weekend's

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ride, which is another reason I wonder about my posture changing.

Shawn wrote:
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Wusses! I got off the lift for my last run at 3:57. :-)

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<http://mattb.net/pics.aspx?gal=2005-02-19%20(More%20Powder!)>

I heard Dave's story from a guy at the Monarch season pass desk
Saturday. He was checking about refunding the balance of Dave's pass to
his widow.
Very sad, my condolences.

Thanks. That was one of my buddies checking on the pass status. For the
record if you die during the season Monarch will refund your pass, which
is very nice of them.

Matt