Weekend Rides!

[Catrin]

Got out for a 17 mile this afternoon, shorter than yesterday but that was the plan. Resisted the urge to try and hammer it up hills, and tried to keep my heart rate a little lower than usual - am trying to develop the habit of considering the day after my longest ride of the week to be a recovery ride...if I develop the habit now then it will come naturally once my mileage starts increasing.

Had a couple of shifting issues, unsure what happened. The front chain didn't seem to want to shift a time or two, I wasn't cross-chaining and wasn't trying to shift under a load...beautiful ride though!

[nscrbug]

I got in a 50-miler with my cycling buddy this morning. Was only 2 miles from home (on the way back) when it started to rain. Needless to say, by the time I got home 2 miles later, I was soaked and chilled to the bone (temp was in the 40's, so not a warm rain). I went straight into a HOT shower...which felt glorious.

[redrhodie]

The rain in the Midwest is heading here tomorrow. I'd probably be able to get out early and miss it, but at 4:30 this afternoon, I thought, why risk it? I was supposed to be taking a rest day, but I got on the bike at 4:45 pm, and got in a quick 18 miles. Glad I did it! Now I can concentrate on my very large pile of bike laundry tomorrow, and otherwise rest.

Yesterday I commuted. 29 miles.

[nolemom]

I was able to ride Friday, Saturday and Sunday in absolutely perfect Florida weather. Light breezes, warm temps and beautiful sunshine. The best thing is it appears the meds, stretches and massage therapy are helping to tame my sacroilliac problem. I felt the strongest I have in months and managed 133 miles for the weekend.

[Roadtrip]

I woke up with a migraine, so the planned morning ride wasn't to be... by the afternoon I was feeling a little better, so we got out I did 12 miles yesterday. I had wanted to go a little further, tho the saddle didn't agree with my plans, so I turned around after six miles and "limped" back to the car.

I kept slipping forward on the saddle to where I ended up on the horn and it caused me a good amount of pain.. I'd shift back only to slip forward again as soon as would tried to put any decent amount of power down. I ended up raising the saddle about 3/4" and it helped somewhat, tho I did keep slipping, plus my underside was already yelling at me.

I just decided the #*$& WITH IT and hammered the six flat miles to the car setting my land speed record of 21mph... so my sensitive areas only had to endure the saddle for a short while, tho my hands were numb when I got back to the car because I ended up holding myself back on the saddle with my hands.

Today I took the bike into the shop that I intend to have my fit at and asked if there was anything that could be done prior to my fit appointment and the fitter said I could move the saddle forward to see if that helped until the official fit... so we'll see!!!

Shannon

[indysteel]

Is your saddle level, Roadtrip? I'm not sure moving forward will help but you might check if it's level from front to back. How long until your fitting?

[Roadtrip]

Is your saddle level, Roadtrip? I'm not sure moving forward will help but you might check if it's level from front to back. How long until your fitting?

Sorry if this is long.. not meaning to hijack this thread... my weekend rides recently have been trying to adjust to the new road bike and tinkering with fit. The fitter wanted me to get some miles on the Ruby before we did the fit.

The saddle (Brooks B17 Standard) is ever so slightly tipped upward, in the thought that it would keep me back (perhaps I'm wrong), tho I kept sliding/moving forward and when I did... the nose was then elevated and irritated the soft tissue... DOH.

My reach didn't feel short. My arms were slightly bent as they should be and not locked out. I've been reading here that some of the ladies prefer the wider B68 and have considered that one, just don't know if that's what I need.

B17 (current saddle)
Length: 275mm
Width: 175mm
Height:65mm

B68
Length: 260mm
Width: 205mm
Height:62mm

I tried the B17s which has a length of 242mm and I know I DIDN'T like it at ALL. It was too short.

Fit appt in likely in the next week or so... the guy who normally does the fit is also the store manager and normally doesn't work Saturdays and it's hard for me to get in for a two hour meeting during the week; I work M-F... He's going to try figure out something where he'll work with me to get the fit done on a Saturday.

I did mention that I thought my handle bars where too narrow and he did a measurement on me today and my shoulders are 46cm and the bars on my Ruby are 40cm, so we went ahead and ordered new bars.

Shannon