Various pains on long ride
Yesterday i rode 65km on my new road bike. I was really nervous about taking a brand new bike (i am used to mtb) to a cycle event, but i took it to see where i would land up with the most pain.
Being unfit and really over weight, i was in the saddle for almost 4 hours :mad: Needless to say, i hope to improve as spending 4 hours doing 65km is just nothing short of stupid. But dang... the hills kill me.
However, what killed me more is the discomfort. My hands were a bit painful but overall were ok. A little numbness in my right hand and right pinky which only really went away this morning. I will get better gloves and build up my core strength in the hopes that it will get better.
The biggest problem however, was my nether regions. My butt was actually not too bad... but the major problem was... erm... my fanny. :eek: It was just rediculous... the numbness and pain down there was insane to the point where i had to keep stopping pedalling in order to put weight on my feet so i could lift myself somewhat to get some relief. I had to even keep doing this up hills too as it was that bad. I kept praying for a downhill so i could get further relief. I also stopped twice to adjust the seat to tilt it down a tad but that did not help either.
A day later and i still cannot feel much down there :confused: I had this on the last race two weeks ago too, and have since changed to a women specific saddle and this is the saddle i used yesterday but to no avail.
I also have the Specialised Tahoe womens shoes and my toes get very numb as well and then start to cramp. A toe cramp is not fun when climbing a hill!
I am so frustrated as i really do think if i can solve these pain problems i will be able to actually pedal more effectively.
Any advice? I am mainly worried about my bits. :o