cougarguard.com — unofficial BYU Cougars / LDS sports, football, basketball forum and message board  

Go Back   cougarguard.com — unofficial BYU Cougars / LDS sports, football, basketball forum and message board > SPORTS! > Cycling

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 05-24-2009, 01:59 AM   #1
delux_247
Junior Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 3
delux_247 is on a distinguished road
Default My bike is an instrument of torture...what am I doing wrong?

So I've finally made the decision to give cycling a good shot.

Took the bike to the local shop and they helped me get everything set up. I've probably put about 100 miles in so far and my body is killing me.

Hands go numb after about 3 miles. Crotch is killing me at 5, neck, back, arms hurt at 7.

Is this normal? Crotch hurts the worst... Should these things be going away? I trust the shop that helped me set up the bike but maybe I'm just a wuss.
delux_247 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-24-2009, 02:25 AM   #2
MikeWaters
Demiurge
 
MikeWaters's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 36,363
MikeWaters is an unknown quantity at this point
Default

1. Have you been fitted for your bike? Poor fit can be the issue.
2. Some of these things can just be the case where you start out, your body has to adjust.
3. Hands shouldn't be numb after 3 miles. Too much pressure on them. Get gloves, move your hands around, get more pressure on your butt so there are less on your hands.
4. Make sure you have high quality bike shorts. As in $75+.
MikeWaters is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-24-2009, 02:53 AM   #3
delux_247
Junior Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 3
delux_247 is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeWaters View Post
1. Have you been fitted for your bike? Poor fit can be the issue.
2. Some of these things can just be the case where you start out, your body has to adjust.
3. Hands shouldn't be numb after 3 miles. Too much pressure on them. Get gloves, move your hands around, get more pressure on your butt so there are less on your hands.
4. Make sure you have high quality bike shorts. As in $75+.
1. Yes. The bike shop fit the bike for me when I brought it in.
2. Yeah, I'll try some gloves. Any recommendations?
3. What can I do to get more pressure on my butt? Lower the seat maybe?
4. Yeah, need some shorts. Any recommendations for those too? Not so much chaffing that hurts...more the pressure from the seat.
delux_247 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-24-2009, 03:29 AM   #4
MikeWaters
Demiurge
 
MikeWaters's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 36,363
MikeWaters is an unknown quantity at this point
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by delux_247 View Post
1. Yes. The bike shop fit the bike for me when I brought it in.
2. Yeah, I'll try some gloves. Any recommendations?
3. What can I do to get more pressure on my butt? Lower the seat maybe?
4. Yeah, need some shorts. Any recommendations for those too? Not so much chaffing that hurts...more the pressure from the seat.
2. I liked my old pair of specialized. with gel.
3. one thing you can do is change your handhold positions. Like ride the top of the bar, then get on the hoods, then back and forth. Get in the drops for a while. Remove a hand from time to time and shake it. 3 miles is an extraordinarily short time to get numbness. You're doing something wrong.
4. Pearl izumis.
MikeWaters is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 05:18 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.