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03-26-04, 01:45 AM
I'm having some problems.
I cycle about 4-5000 miles a year and have recently started to get pains in my upper legs. I've done about 1500 miles since the New Year and in the last couple of weeks have been noticing a pressure feeling at the back of my legs just under the buttocks.
It's giving me feeling like a "dead leg" and seems to emanate from my hamstrings.
My saddle and riding position have not been changed since I rebuilt my commuter/tourer 5500 miles ago. And my riding position has been same all my adult life.
I thought it might be my shorts, as the liner is very compressed now (I wash them out every night for commuting and keep better pairs for weekends and tours) so I've changed to a more healthily padded T Mobile pair (go Jan!), but pain still there.
My saddle is (I'm embarrassed to say) an old foam covered Viscount which I've used for the last 15 years or so (if it's comfy don't change it).
I'm wondering if maybe it has reached the end of it's days and certainly the pain I get seems to be from the area of my leg which contacts the rear part of the saddle where it flares out.
Anyone agree this is the likely cause? Or any other suggestions. I was thinking I might try a Brooks again (last had one 20 years ago)
The only thing I've changed on the bike is to convert to full ergo and did that over the Christmas break.
I cycle about 4-5000 miles a year and have recently started to get pains in my upper legs. I've done about 1500 miles since the New Year and in the last couple of weeks have been noticing a pressure feeling at the back of my legs just under the buttocks.
It's giving me feeling like a "dead leg" and seems to emanate from my hamstrings.
My saddle and riding position have not been changed since I rebuilt my commuter/tourer 5500 miles ago. And my riding position has been same all my adult life.
I thought it might be my shorts, as the liner is very compressed now (I wash them out every night for commuting and keep better pairs for weekends and tours) so I've changed to a more healthily padded T Mobile pair (go Jan!), but pain still there.
My saddle is (I'm embarrassed to say) an old foam covered Viscount which I've used for the last 15 years or so (if it's comfy don't change it).
I'm wondering if maybe it has reached the end of it's days and certainly the pain I get seems to be from the area of my leg which contacts the rear part of the saddle where it flares out.
Anyone agree this is the likely cause? Or any other suggestions. I was thinking I might try a Brooks again (last had one 20 years ago)
The only thing I've changed on the bike is to convert to full ergo and did that over the Christmas break.