Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
Knott knows what she's talking about. If you can relieve the pressure by sitting up, that's a huge red flag that it's your posture that's the problem. Try sitting up to where it doesn't bother you, then leave your pelvis where it is when you come back down to the bars.

But another thought ... indoor bikes often come with really bizarre saddles that don't fit any known human being. If the saddle you were sitting on didn't allow you to put any of your weight where it's supposed to be, it's remotely possible it might've thrown you that far forward.

Do you have the same problem on your outdoor bike(s)? If not, does your gym give you the option of bringing your own saddle? I can't imagine a saddle fitting so poorly it would be contacting your pubic bone *without* giving you excruciating soft tissue chafing first - but we're all different down there.
I think you may well be right about the saddle of the indoor bike. They are very small. There was no position at all that was -comfortable- for me. Sitting upright was -less painful- but there was nothing that was painless. I can't see how any adjustment would change that.

My soft tissue really wasn't affected, but the painful area isn't under the girly soft tissue bits. It's further back, between the ischial tuberosities and the terminal front of the pubic bone.

In this diagram from Wikipedia, the painful area would be the lowest area of the 4 where the pubic bone meets the ischium. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lvis-pubis.jpg

Oh, and I don't have an outdoor bike. I haven't had since I was a kid.


I will ask if I can bring my own saddle but I suspect the answer will be no. I'd really like to add indoor cycling to my workout regime. But I'm a little afraid to try it again, because the pain has been so intense.