Originally Posted by
Rockrivr1
Well I took everyone's advice and went for a fitting tonight. ... I also changed the OEM saddle for a Specialized Avatar Gel saddle. ...
Well according to the common wisdom (around here) gel saddles are bad.
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I don't own any regular upright bikes anymore, all I've got is one recumbent and one semi-recumbent now. I did have normal bikes for quite a while, though.
Having a bicycle that is sized and adjusted properly can make a difference--as will wearing padded cycling shorts (which is something that a lot of non-bicycle people don't even know about),,,, -but none of the upright bicycles I ever owned was even close to as comfortable to ride as the
recumbent bike I use for long-distance riding now. I don't need padded shorts at all, and adjusting it comfortably didn't require that I get a "fitting".
I hope things work out well for you, but don't be too surprised if they don't.
For a lot of people they don't.
There
are bikes that don't hurt to ride, but you have to spend a bit more and search a bit farther to find them.
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