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  1. #1
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    Apr 2010
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    Ischial Pain

    I started to have pain over the ischial tuberosities 'sit bones' last season. It popped up in the middle of the season, but felt like an extreme of the normal seat soreness that happens in the beginning of the season. The pain was bad enough that I suddenly had a time limit on rides. After many saddle trials, measurements, etc. without fixing the pain, I started to note that my bike short padding is too far back (too far towards my tailbone) to actually pad my ischium. Anyone have suggestions about bike shorts that pad about 2 inches further forward? If I sit in a chair, upright, the pad is in the correct place, but when I rotate forward, the pad moves back too far.
    Thank you for your help.
    jj

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
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    jj, I wonder if your shorts are just too big for you? I've never had a pair of shorts where the chamois placement changed depending on how I was sitting.

    IAE you didn't say what brand and model of shorts you have now, for comparison.

    Also, since the pain started mid-season, is it possible your shorts are just worn out? (either the chamois, or the outer fabric, that could make them fit too loosely?)
    Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Apr 2010
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    I have two pairs of sugoi shorts, the evolution short, and the equivalent to the rs, and a pearl izumi pro shorts, all of which don't have the main bulk of padding in the correct place for me. I tried about 5 new pairs on in the store, and none of those seemed to have the padding in the right place either. Maybe I do need to try smaller sizes, but the remainder of the short fits great.
    Also in the grand scheme of things, maybe I am wearing through things with more miles on my gear, how long do people find their shorts last?

 

 

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