Lunch time conversations

[GLC1968]

Lance Armstrong had a response to someone who asked about those 'tiny little saddles' in one of his books. He told them that when you are on a bike for 6 or 7 hours, the smaller the saddle the less places there are to rub.

That made sense to me and it helped me get past my 'cushy is better' misconception back in the early days of my cycling career. Of course, the experienced women at TE helped too!

[roguedog]

heh. my favorite quote is "your bike shorts are the other half of the saddle"

[Trek420]

Lance Armstrong had a response to someone who asked about those 'tiny little saddles' in one of his books. He told them that when you are on a bike for 6 or 7 hours, the smaller the saddle the less places there are to rub.

That made sense to me and it helped me get past my 'cushy is better' misconception back in the early days of my cycling career. Of course, the experienced women at TE helped too!

there's also the endless search for the perfect TdF inspired butt balm :

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=36241

[MomOnBike]

It's the difference between the seat on upright bikes and recumbents that make people tell me how comfortable my recumbent is. It is, but my upright has a pretty comfy saddle, too.

Come to think of it, I've had some pretty interesting sores on both the saddle and the seat, and they've all been caused by my clothing. Hmmm