Originally Posted by
CowtownMom
Thanks for all the help. We just adjusted my seat with some of your suggestions and it appears to have helped. We are going on a ride tomorrow and then to Brunch afterwards. A great way to start my birthday off and hopefully a pain free morning because of you guys. Hopefully I will be able to leave a positive report tomorrow about having a pain free ride.
Thanks so much to all who posted.
Cowtownmom aka Ellen, you're welcome. One thing I'd suggest is try not to ride too long after pain begins, if it does. For one thing, your body may need to adapt to the new arrangement and will probably develop new muscle to help you acclimate. Allowing time for that without injuring yourself may be all the added "care" you need. If you think you are getting the hang of some of these adjustments, see if you can fine-tune a little bit to reduce pain the next incremental amount. For example if rotating the saddle the first little bit or two helped but a reduced pain returned, see if adjusting a little bit more helps a little bit more. If it doesn't, you can just change it back.
Ultimately there's no such thing as a guaranteed pain-free setup. What happens is you get it to the point where "I can do this ride pretty well now," then you try something harder, which might add stress and require some more adjustment. And on, and on, and on.