Fifty Plus (50+) - Standing pedaling

How often do you guys stand when your on a long ride. Maybe that's why my butt is getting sore after 30 or 35 miles. I don't stand at all, unless I'm stopped.

I only stand when climbing. Never to rest my butt.
Ride more to toughen yours up, or get a nice comfy saddle.

I will stand to stretch for a few seconds about every 30 mins, I will stand to sprint a small hill and I will stand at the end of a long ride and just pedal if my rear is sore. I doubt this will help you. Sounds like that Brooks is failing to break you in.

I only stand to get off.

(Yellow bikes rock!)

I stand on hills & then later in a ride I'll stand to give me arse a rest.

On tandem rides, either my stoker or me will call out "Butt rest" and we both stop pedaling and take a load off our seats for a moment.
On the 'bent, I'm just too uncoordinated to stand while moving along.

As often as needed.

Rarely as it is too much work. I stand only when wishing to climb at a faster pace, or on a fast descent.

OK so I'm the oddball.
I make a habit every 10 minutes or so of standing and pedaling for about 1-2 minutes, not to increase speed but to work a different set of muscles. I usually drop 2 cogs at the rear to provide enough resistance. And of course if it's hilly even more often, I'd rather get over the hills faster rather than to stay seated, gear down and spin longer.

Have ridden double centuries without standing and rode one double without getting out of the drops.
But then I'm an old guy with a skinny butt and hard saddle.

Often.

Hardly ever- only when I absolutely need to on a bad hill, and that's really rare. Standing is very inefficient.

I stand to get up speed after a stop light on the streets, or on a short hill to power over instead of slowing. Also, I will occassionally stand just to give the rear a rest.

Always be careful about standing in a pace line. Standing will actually cause your bike to momentarily slow down.

Since my lowest road bike gear is in the mid-40s, I stand, at least intermittently, if the grade exceeds about 12%. I occasionally stand on lesser grades to give my knees a rest. Standing on the cranks does reduce the patellar tendon's load against the kneecap. I do stand when accelerating, as BikeArkansas does.

I find that I need to stand to regain circulation in my butt after about 40 miles on my Brooks Team Professional. On my newish (700 miles) Selle An-Atomica Titanico I never have this problem (up to 140 mile in a day so far)!

Never on a recumbent. At least every five or ten miles on a diamond frame.

I don't believe envy is healthy, so choose to admire those whose butts and hands stay happy mile after mile on their favorite DFs.

OK so I'm the oddball.
I make a habit every 10 minutes or so of standing and pedaling for about 1-2 minutes, not to increase speed but to work a different set of muscles. I usually drop 2 cogs at the rear to provide enough resistance. And of course if it's hilly even more often, I'd rather get over the hills faster rather than to stay seated, gear down and spin longer.

I guess I'm an oddball also. I stand for about 30 seconds every 10 minutes or so, and stand for a kind of cat-stretch every downhill, butt over the back of the saddle and one leg after the other straight in front, pressing the furthest forward heel downwards, stomach down towards the top tube and shoulders up just to bend my spine a bit - then roll my shoulders before settling back on the saddle. Feels good to me!

Not sure what it costs in terms of performance - at my level, probably nothing at all!

I don't stand very much.

I do stand over really rough pavement, or speed bumps, so my knees can help absorb the bumps (old habit from offroad motorcycling days...). I'll sometimes stand if I'm riding little rollers and I just want to power over a small hill without shifting down. Sometimes I'll stand on my commute to race away from a stop sign to catch a gap in the traffic or make I sure I get out ahead of a bus if I'm sharing a bus lane.

I rarely stand. There is the idea that peddling harder lightens butt weight on the saddle which would lessen butt pain.

Stand when accelerating from a rolling stop or a half-assed track stand. To the untrained eye (police officer), it casts the illusion of a cyclist starting from a "complete" stop.

Yet another trick to avoid being hassled by "The Man". *brought to you by Louis*

Now back to your regularly scheduled program.

On tandem rides, either my stoker or me will call out "Butt rest" and we both stop pedaling and take a load off our seats for a moment.
On the 'bent, I'm just too uncoordinated to stand while moving along.

The tandem is where I found you need a butt rest. On a normal bike you do move around. Not so much on a road bike but on a tandem- a rider moving about can make for a double entry in "Club Tombay"

On the road I get to the stage where I need to stand after about 2 hours riding- By then it is too late so I use the excuse of stretching the Calf muscles when riding with others. Normally about every 30 minutes or so- or as soon as I feel that the shorts are bunching up on me.

Coming back to cycling after a long layoff and then several years of running, I found my quads just don't have the strength to power up hills seated, but if I can stand and get my hamstrings to work a little it's a bit easier.

I think standing is an important thing to do on long rides. It seems to me that regardless of how good your saddle is, being seated anywhere for prolonged periods of time, reduces circulation. Even when working in the office in front of my computer, I make it a point to get up once and a while. On a typical ride I'll stand when going over a rough patch of road, while climbing (however, I remain seated more on long climbs), and once every now and again, I'll shift to the big ring and smallest cog and stand sprinting for a few hundred yards (in part to work different muscle groups).

I think standing is an important thing to do on long rides. It seems to me that regardless of how good your saddle is, being seated anywhere for prolonged periods of time, reduces circulation. Even when working in the office in front of my computer, I make it a point to get up once and a while. On a typical ride I'll stand when going over a rough patch of road, while climbing (however, I remain seated more on long climbs), and once every now and again, I'll shift to the big ring and smallest cog and stand sprinting for a few hundred yards (in part to work different muscle groups).

Bingo :D

Hmmm I thought everyone stood on the pedals at some point or another on almost every ride. But, then again, I'm finding that the more I think I know the less I actually know. So thats at least one thing I know.

I stand coming into climbs before shifting off of the big ring to get my pace up. I get my butt off the seat occasionally on screaming descents to air out my stuff. And I stand to complete some of the 18% grades we have around here.

I think standing is an important thing to do on long rides. It seems to me that regardless of how good your saddle is, being seated anywhere for prolonged periods of time, reduces circulation. Even when working in the office in front of my computer, I make it a point to get up once and a while. On a typical ride I'll stand when going over a rough patch of road, while climbing (however, I remain seated more on long climbs), and once every now and again, I'll shift to the big ring and smallest cog and stand sprinting for a few hundred yards (in part to work different muscle groups).


That description and explanation nails the approach I've adopted. I've a very comfortable saddle on the hybrid, but nevertheless resist the urge to remain glued to the thing. Anything to improve the circulation has gotta be good :D

On longish rides I'll stand or sit up no-handed and stretch often.

Although it's somewhat difficult on a fixed gear if you can't coast, get your butt off the saddle, and stretch them legs. :D

Although it's somewhat difficult on a fixed gear if you can't coast, get your butt off the saddle, and stretch them legs. :D

..and thats the best reason to stand up. IT feels great to put the pedals at 3 and 9 o'clock and drop your heels. That's a terrific stretch and probably keeps the calves at least a little fresher.

I only stand to get off.

(Yellow bikes rock!)Hell, you don't even sit. BlazingPedals, your a couch potato.:p
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Hell, you don't even sit. BlazingPedals, your a couch potato.:p



Nah! His bike broke, is all!

:D

Nah! His bike broke, is all!

:D

It's not broke, it's just 'bent!

I try to remember to stand, at least for a couple of revolutions, every 20 minutes or so. Sprinter's Hills, trying to pick up speed, trying to look like I am a good cyclist, etc.