Wife's sore bum

tgotb

Veronese68 wrote:

Some LBS's* have a little foam pad that you sit on to ascertain the width between your sit bones you then buy a saddle the right width for your aris'.

* Don't know if it's only for Specialized dealers

Surely it's trivial to measure your own with a ruler?

For anyone who doesn't think men have sit bones, look up the instructions for the Adamo saddle (not really suitable for work).

arran77

Veronese68 wrote:

Some LBS's* have a little foam pad that you sit on to ascertain the width between your sit bones you then buy a saddle the right width for your aris'.

* Don't know if it's only for Specialized dealers

That's not a bad idea for a business, I could offer a bum measuring service, ladies only though

arthur_scrimshaw

DonDaddyD wrote:

leeefm wrote:

Some very amusing comments above. I particularly enjoyed DDD's instructional steps on how to wipe your a*$e more adequately, but I digress....

The wife has informed me that it isn't to do with chafing of any sort, especially her lady bits. To be more specific, she thinks that her sit bones are particularly sharp, and it is muscle soreness due to pressure. She has asserted to me that she will just WTFU after a month off of commuting to toughen said muscles. She has also alluded to me that I need to spend more money on her to purchase a set of cycling shorts for each day if she is to ride commando... bummer.

Bum her indeed.

I don't like wearing the same cycle shorts more than once a day without washing.

So I have a weeks worth of cycle shorts, tights, 3/4 lengths etc. That's a lot for cycling tights that can cost you £40 - £100. So for commuting I use:

http://www.cycle-clothing.co.uk/Ranges/ ... ewear.aspx

For the price its a steal and far better quality than the price suggests.

Also if she is talking about sit-bones (I swear this bone doesn't exist in males, I only learned of it from a women lost_in_thought and have only heard woman speak about it) then an appropriate saddle - Specialized body geometry (I may have got the name wrong) saddles always receive positive reviews even from me - may resolve things.

The link is to ladies cyclewear. I think you need to elaborate.

veronese68

TGOTB wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

Some LBS's* have a little foam pad that you sit on to ascertain the width between your sit bones you then buy a saddle the right width for your aris'.

* Don't know if it's only for Specialized dealers

Surely it's trivial to measure your own with a ruler?

For anyone who doesn't think men have sit bones, look up the instructions for the Adamo saddle (not really suitable for work).

You have to sit forward as if you were on a bike when you measure them. Put a sheet of A4 paper on the stairs, assuming they are carpeted, then sit on the paper leaning forward as if on the bike, then measure the gap between the centre of the two imprints your sit bones leave. Job done.
Alternatively contact Arran77, I'm sure it'll be fine and he's not on any offenders register.

el_presidente

rjsterry wrote:

Ischial tuberosities if you prefer.

Froome's looking pretty trim this early in the season

LiveGiantly

el_presidente wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Ischial tuberosities if you prefer.

Froome's looking pretty trim this early in the season

squired

Is this a bike that she has been riding previously for a while without any problems? I ask that because I had one bike that felt fine to ride, but left you feeling sore no matter how many times you rode it. I once got a mate who joked about my complaints to ride it for an hour - he complained after that he was sore for a week! Changing the saddle helped a little, but ultimately the bike was obviously giving a fairly harsh ride.

cyclingprop

More lube less knickers.