Originally Posted by roesslk
Ha!!! My problem yesterday was the stupid bike shorts. I think I bought them a size too big. I had stopped to drink some water - can't do that and ride at the same time yet (don't laugh). Finish my drink, clip one shoe in, go to hop onto the seat and this stupid padding stuff caught on the edge of the saddle. I was like....what?!?!?! How embarrassing. Good thing I didn't fall - prolly woulds left my shorts attached to the seat.
The shorts are probably OK, though they do fit tight by design. The same thing--catching the horn of the saddle on the padding when climbing onto the saddle--happened to me at first, and embarrassed me to hell on a group ride. In time, I just learned to hoist my body high enough as I got the bike moving with my clipped foot so that it didn't happen anymore. Believe me, if I learned anyone can!
It's nice to have gone beyond complete newbiehood about something!