Jcyclist said:Should i feel my hamstrings when i pedal or my calfs
WOW that is nicecapwater said:So what the heck is your question? No pain, no problem. You need a bunch of people to confirm that?
This is a problem. Whether it is the problem is another issue entirely. But the general rule of thumb is, If It Hurts When I Do A & It Doesn't Hurt When I Do B, Do B.Jcyclist said:Right now i have been feeling sorness when ever i pedal in my hamstring or right behing my knees. when i raise the saddle it gos away. is this the problem.
I think the bike fitter probably had your wifes seat height close to the mark. May I suggest that if the recommended height is substantially higher than she was used to riding that she adjust it in small increments e.g. if 3 inches higher is recommended, go 1 inch for say several rides or 100 miles, then another inch, half inch, then the final half inch.Bob Ross said:Ironically, in doing so my wife wound up having to raise her saddle substantially from where it had been...the result being that she now encounters considerably knee pain when riding! So, recalling Frank Sinatra's sage advice, she has lowered here saddle back to where it was.
Up and down are not the only seat adjustments available to you. You can also tip the seat so that it is level, nose down, nose up. If your manhood is being squished, try lowering the nose just a tad. When I told my LBS to do this, they warned me that I might be putting too much pressure on my arms and wrists, but I knew what was surely getting too much pressure at the time and told them to do it anyhow. That was three years ago - I've been happily peddaling without manhood squish ever since.dain2772 said:the other issue is that when I spend too much time on the hoods, or go down on the drops, I feel parts of my manhood getting squished, which doesn't do me any good at all.
So I realise that the other bloke in here had his hamstring problem solved by raising the seat, but I feel that may cause problems in the other side of things.
any ideas?
dain2772 said:Ok, I have a similar problem in that after long periods of pedalling in the saddle my hamstrings and gluts start to feel tight and lightly cramp. My seat is probably about where it should be - was bike fitted only about 6 weeks ago.
the other issue is that when I spend too much time on the hoods, or go down on the drops, I feel parts of my manhood getting squished, which doesn't do me any good at all.
So I realise that the other bloke in here had his hamstring problem solved by raising the seat, but I feel that may cause problems in the other side of things.
any ideas?
Those were my thoughts as well, to get a slight downward tilt to the saddle nose. how much is worthwhile, considering it is ok on the bars, just not so great on the hoods, and worse still on the drops?Carusoswi said:Up and down are not the only seat adjustments available to you. You can also tip the seat so that it is level, nose down, nose up. If your manhood is being squished, try lowering the nose just a tad. When I told my LBS to do this, they warned me that I might be putting too much pressure on my arms and wrists, but I knew what was surely getting too much pressure at the time and told them to do it anyhow. That was three years ago - I've been happily peddaling without manhood squish ever since.
"Caruso
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