mymilkexpired

I am preparing for the MS150 and after this weekends training rides (totalled about 82 miles) im incredibly sore. The soft tissue area *ugh hurts soooo bad*. My current setup is: K2 Enemy w/ Selle Italia PROLINK saddle.

I have ridden quite a few 30 mile rides and havent really had any problems but after the this weekend i think i am having an issue with the seat. Im a rail thin guy pretty much. 5'6-7" 135lbs with a 30" inseam. I have been fitted to the bike after having some other issues. I dont know whats causing my soreness, what do you think? Do i need a saddle with the cut-out?

calibrate

Your bum should get used to the add'l mileage given enough time. I'm assuming, of course, that the problem is muscular (not enough muscle built up in your derriere) and not nerve-related.

If you experience numbness with the saddle and you're bike fits well I'd shop for another saddle. Look into a Brooks as a possibility.

Scott

Laggard

Just keep riding. It will get better.

I remember going out on a 75 mile ride mid-march after a winter on the mag trainer. I was so sore the next day I could hardly sit down.

cyclezealot

I first took up riding, I had the same problem. Definitely, an ergo saddle for males and a chamois in your shorts. That worked for me..If it is soft tissue, the saddle might fit your exterior, but your soft tissue is dragging. So many refuse shorts with chamois and can't figure why after 50 miles contact points are raw.
With lots of miles, your arse will be the last thing to hurt. Total fatigue and achy feet are usually what is noticed first.

pinky

The other guys have pretty have hit the soreness issues. However don't bother with a saddle with a cut out unless thats the region that is sore (which I doubt). The cut-out is for preventing numbness in your bits and pieces. That being said I'm a little taller than you (5'10" with a 31-32 inseem) and ride an SLK (which has a cut out) but is narrow enough to be comfortable.

mymilkexpired

well i guess its good to note that numbness isnt really the issue! 20 miles into my ride yesterday (48miles total) the pain was like a presure pain. I could hop up off the seat for a few seconds and the pain would 'go away' (soreness stayed but was considerably lessened), but the minute i sat back down it was back to being painful, so i rode out the last 28 miles in pain, it sucked. Now im sore when i sit down at the office and stuff.

Im not trying to be graphic, it hurts right between the anus and the scrotum (perineum?). If that helps anyone diagnose whats going on...

K6-III

Get a Koobi AU Enduro saddle and you'll never think about comfort again...

sidewinder

It sounds as if your saddle may be too narrow or you may be sitting too far forward on the saddle.

Ideally, you should be resting your weight on the two "sit bones" while on the saddle. If you aren't, the soft tissue is taking too much of the weight. You should be able to feel the sit bones resting on the widest part of the saddle.

Good luck. Nothing like saddle pain to ruin a ride.

dwatson

How many base do you have in? How so did the pain start after the refit? Did you change anything with saddle, height or tilt? How much of a change was made with the refit?
I have move my saddle 1/2 cm to high once and was sore for a week. It sound like you will time to adjust to your new fit. I would also take a day off the bike.

Prosody

Chamois Butt'r, a good, thick coating of it before your ride, and if you will be on a very long ride, take some to apply at the half-way point.

lotek 

I agree that it sounds like you are sitting on the
nose of your saddle, or the saddle is too narrow
for your sit bones.
For a ride like the MS150, (or any other for that matter)
I'd strongly recommend you look at a Brooks B17. I rode
one with 10 miles on it previously at HHH last year.
Marty

Charlie21

I was having the exact same problem, and it was caused because the saddle was tilt too forward for my aerobar position, I tilt it back a bit, change the saddle to the Specialized Body Geometry Confort, and.... problem solved.

I'm a noobie in this sport (only 3 month) and after my 25 miles races on the weekends still a bit sore, but is just temporary, after, like 15 minutes off the saddle, pain's gone.

Good luck...

cyclezealot

Originally I did. Once you find out how to ride, I don't notice it..My point is, from readings I recall even temporary pain can cause long term permament damage. I would investigate until there is no significant pain.
Well, Maybe after 140 mile day it is impossible for Everything Not to pain.

mymilkexpired

Well i was having the pain (very slight) before the refit on the bike. Maybe i do need a wider saddle, i have been looking around to see whats out there and what i can afford. maybe i also need a better pair of riding shorts... thanks for all the input guys/gals