I know some women who insert a shoulder pad in their skinsuit. Remember shoulder pads? Don't you wish you kept all the ones you removed during the 80s?

From a technique pov, try shouldering a bit higher (toward your neck) so you place the bike on the meaty part of your shoulder, not on the bone.


Quote Originally Posted by spokewench View Post
Re: your bruised shoulder. I've seen a lot of people pad their top tube so it doesn't bruise them so much. Looks kind of funky, but it is cyclocross after all. Just a thought

spoke