Originally Posted by
fsrgp
Second ride tonight. Rode bike path (paved) around one of the local lakes, 3-4 miles, about a half hr. Very nice, I'm hooked. Cant' wait for tomorrow and another ride. Although I can only touch the ground with my toes while sitting on the saddle, I am going to raise the seat a little, I don't seem to be extending my legs far enough when ridding. I would ride some more tonight but my butt is quite sore. I hope that will go away and is not a sign of a not so good saddle.
I'll be 69 yo Saturday and I was 290 in 2008 when I started riding. I bought a hybrid Trek and loved it until I started trying to ride with a group and went up to a road bike. I kept trying to find a better saddle and my friend who has been riding a long time kept asking me "how many miles I had ridden?" "It's not the saddle it's your butt" Sure nuff I'm down about 40lbs and last Saturday I rode 70 miles for my "birthday ride" and my legs were sore but my butt didn't hurt and I can't wait til tomorrow when I can ride again
