Weekend Rides!

[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

[jelee1311]

I finally got out yesterday after being too sick to ride for 10 days and it was so great. The sun was shining after sooo much rain,my bike computer is broke so I wasn't tempted to push hard because I didn't have any numbers to guilt me to go faster. So I rode a slow(I think) 12 miles and I enjoyed seeing all of the cherry trees that have bloomed. It made me so happy to know spring is here and some day it will stop raining.

[Catrin]

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.

Have you measured your sit-bones yet? Perhaps you have, it just wasn't in the post.

[azfiddle]

It has been gorgeous here- maybe a little too warm, with temps getting up over 85. I rode Friday and Saturday on my new ruby- everywhere I've gone has been "the first ride to _____________ on the new bike". Friday my DH had the day off but since he still can't ride because of his accident, we drove up to Saguaro National Park and he followed me around the 8 mile loop road to get photos of me and the new bike. Then he stuck around to take more pics at the park while I rode home. Not too far- about 16 miles.

Saturday I decided to ride partway up Mt. Lemmon. It's not super steep, but a long climb. It's 2500 feet at the base, and you can ride up to the summit at about 9000 feet.

I planned to go just to the first big vista point, but it was going so well I rode 5 miles, up to about 4200 feet, where there is a fee station. Almost everyone passed me (nothing new there!) but when I pulled back out from the vista point, I was just behind a group of triathletes with their own training car. I exchanged a few words with the guys in the car and actually caught up to the group and drafted with them for about half a mile.

I took Sunday off to take a hike with my DH and friends instead.

[Biciclista]

Roadtrip, you are about to go to get your bike fit so what I am saying might be superfluous, but here goes:
the problems you are having don't really sound like changing the saddle will help. I think you are still not quite in the right place ON the saddle.
The slippage problem on the B17 would be the same on a B68, so what you need to do is move it forward or tip it higher. I think you should just hold off
and the bike fitter will solve this problem.
The diff between the B17 and the B68 would be this: If you found that on the B17 you were sitting on the rivets, or that the pressure of the saddle was all on soft tissue, you would feel better with a B68...
I rode on a B17 for a few weeks while trying to impress my club with my willingness to change (away from the B67 at the time) I found that I could sit the B17 for a while, but couldn't go more than 30 miles before it really started to hurt. Went back to the B67 and that problem instantly went away.

The most important thing I can say about a saddle is, here i am, I'm going on 60 years old. When I ride, I have lots and lots of aches and pains. I know I always will. But the saddle is never an issue with me, not on a 6 mile ride in my blue jeans and not on a 65 mile ride either. That's the way it should be.
And I now have B68 imperials on my bikes.

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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.


Shannon

[Biciclista]

weekend rides
South Lake Washington loop yesterday (30 miles), complete with a headwind for the last 7 miles. Thought I saw Eden (it was another small brunette in the same kit) But I did see another bike girlfriend. It was a glorious day for a bike ride. SPRING IS HERE!