Quote Originally Posted by trbl_mkr View Post
Hi everyone,
I did a century today with my local cycling club (actually it was the club preview for our organized century, the Wabash River Ride (July 27th) sponsored by the Wabash River Cycling Club of Lafayette, Indiana). A few weeks ago the great guys at the LBS helped me with some bike adjustments to make my stance more aggressive by tilting my handlebars down. Overall, this causes me to sit less on my seatbones and rest more on my girlie parts. For the last few training rides I've noticed it, but not been terribly bothered by it. Now, my crotch is in agony! Do I need a new seat? Or is it just a matter of 7 hours in the saddle being a few too many? I was a bit undertrained, as my longest ride this season had been 60 mi... I ride a Giant OCR2 (xsmall) and my saddle is a Terry firefly. I've had both for years, but am definitely riding more this summer than before. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Can I ask why you would want a more aggressive riding position for doing a century? I've done 4 this year so far, and I can't imagine doing even one with an aggressive riding position. If I'm doing that kind of mileage, it's all about comfort. And that's not to say that I'm riding pain-free...because I am most certainly NOT. But if my position were any less "relaxed" than it is, I highly doubt that I would be able to ride 100 miles. I will feel pressure in my crotch when I go into my drops, and my handlebars are fairly upright AND I'm using a 17-degree rise stem, which brings my bars even more upright. It sounds to me like your bars are now too low and it's forcing you to be more forward on the saddle, which is putting pressure on your girly parts. I'd try raising the bars back up.