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bopp their breasts, I'm thinkin' "is this what boys do in regards to situatin' their "extras"?
And then there's the imagined group ride where we're all pedaling in the drops and the sounds of "hey! how much clearance do I have? You... oh you have a couple inches!"
Is a jersey in order here?
spazz "of the wee boobage"
Well, on my long-awaited and much-needed ride in semi dry conditions yesterday, I noted that, once or twice while in the drops, my thigh (just above the knee) touched my ribcage. Wha???
Spazz...and you think you have wee boobage! ;)
(For the record, I do know that I have a mighty rib cage, which explains my size 36A, almost a 38A.)
Well, I got caught. I was on a group ride with one of the guys I work with. We had a long straight stretch, he was up ahead of me, no one else was around, I checked again. While I'm looking down, trying different positions, I realize that he had slowed, or I sped up - whatever - he was next to me, asking me what the heck I was doing! "Oh, um... nothing!!!"
I did notice that if I really scrunched up and put my hands on the very end of the drops, and if I really leaned down, that I might, just maybe, (okay, in my dreams!) touch!
Ah ha! Now I know why you're so fast. You must have cloned Lance's rib cage!Quote:
Originally Posted by yellow
Well, not as thoroughly as Twice Daily I guess! Today it was actually only at the last minute that I went with a sports bra instead of just an Underarmor tightly fitting undershirt. Probably good that I'd strapped 'em down good and tight, as I did make contact while pedaling in an aero tuck through some descents!Quote:
Originally Posted by Audio-A
This thread got me thinking about my own setup, which hasn't been all that comfortable, to be honest.
I feel like either my seat is too high, or my bars are too low. I am actually very comfortable in the drops (no boob-hitting, thankfully), but on the hoods my back begins to hurt after about 8 miles or so. It's always over my right sacroiliac joint/upper hip region, and only (temporarily) goes away if I stop the bike and just stand up for a minute or two. Right now the seat is noticably higher than the bars.
The whole thing made my 22 miler today kind of aggrivating.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Anaphase,
Here's an interesting article about bike fitting, saddle/handlebar height in particular. Maybe there will be something there to help.
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htm
As to touching knees/legs to boobs while pedaling - well I tried today. Really tried. Got as low on the drops as I could, my chin was almost touching my bars, and still no contact. ::::::::sigh:::::::::
annie
I got curious and tried padding up to 36d out of curiousity :o since I am naturally barely b. No hitting at all. I guess I have a longer torso or something(5'8").
The much earlier refference to crank length is to extend or reduce leg stroke. The longer the arm, the more your knee will come up on the up stroke.
As far as the other pain, saddle tilt is very sensitive and critical to help that. On my road setup I have to have the saddle almost tilted forward to keep my pelvis at the right angle. On the MTB it is almost tilted back.