Saddle pain only on turbo?
rnath
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I've been riding a Specialized Toupe for a couple of years which generally seems to work fine on long rides - not the kind of saddle that "disappears" under me, but no real complaints. However, on the turbo I quickly get sore sit bones and am forever wriggling around trying to keep comfy. Due to the weather I've been training indoors a lot more and so it's become a bit of an issue.
Is this common on turbos, or is it an indication I should be trying something different? :?
Is this common on turbos, or is it an indication I should be trying something different? :?
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For me the way I cycle on my turbo is different in that I am pretty much always sat down spinning. Out on the bike your up and down alot more allowing blood to flow back into your arse. Even when you descend without pedalling your lifting your weight off your saddle a little bit. I find it harder to do this on the turbo, especially now I use trainerroad.com which requires constant pedalling to run the program!0
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I've had similar, not extreme pain, but i'm less comfortable. I agree with Chris that being static is an issue, if i'm just spinning I make a point of doing 30 seconds or a minute standing just to keep shifting position.
Also suggest have a look that your bike is sitting flat. I noticed after a while that having the back of the bike up, and even with the front wheel on it's little stand, I was constantly in a slightly 'downhill' position, which when adjusted seemed to make a difference.
I'm still never as comfortable indoors, but it's better than it was. I've always wondered if it's something to do with the fact that when you are outside you have forward momentum, which alters your balance etc., but that could be just a dumb idea.0 -
Probably all of the above & more.
On the road your frame is free to move and will do slightly in sync with each leg/hip rotation. When you have the frame clamped into the turbo you will get no (very small but like a spinning bike almost none) movement and with each rotation you will be rubbing parts of your body against the saddle that you would not normally do when on the road.
Used to use my turbo a lot & to combat this made sure I had plenty of chamois cream applied but even then after an hour felt the same discomfort. Tend to use the rollers now and I do not have any issues other than trying to not create a spectacular YouTube video.Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.0 -
I get numbness in both the nether regions and also down in the feet if sat in one position for too long on the turbo. It never affects me out on the road, but just can't get comfortable for more than 20 mins before i'm shuffling.
I'm level on wheel height so thats not my problem. I'm not sure if its highlighting an ill fitting saddle.0