When riding, how often do you get out of the saddle to relieve the pressure?
06-11-16, 08:19 PM
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When riding, how often do you get out of the saddle to relieve the pressure?
As per the title, how often do you get out of the saddle to relieve the pressure and prevent or alleviate saddle sores and other issues that arise from being in the saddle for too long?
06-11-16, 08:32 PM
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After 10 to 13 miles I usually stand up when I change hand positions at each mile.
06-11-16, 10:28 PM
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Every stoplight. And some hills if they're rollers. So maybe every 10 minutes -- or 60 minutes. It varies.
06-11-16, 10:42 PM
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I often forget to entirely, and will only think about it after an hour or so. In truth, I'm very comfortable on my saddle, so I don't even notice any pressure most of the time.
06-11-16, 11:26 PM
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What are rollers?
06-11-16, 11:33 PM
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Short hills that you can get over in a minute or less if you stand and power over them.
06-12-16, 01:17 AM
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Me too. I usually stand a little on rollers or at the top of hills. Seems smart to rise up out of the saddle every so often for the variation of body position. But also it's probably good to do what works for you.
06-12-16, 01:37 AM
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living and riding (mostly) in the city, it's not an issue trackstanding at
stop lights, out of the saddle stops/starts at stop signs and standing for
shortish, steep hills. riding in the country for longer, uninterrupted stretches,
i find myself consciously standing for 15-30 seconds on flats/hills every 5
miles or so. descents too fast to pedal are always off the saddle.
stop lights, out of the saddle stops/starts at stop signs and standing for
shortish, steep hills. riding in the country for longer, uninterrupted stretches,
i find myself consciously standing for 15-30 seconds on flats/hills every 5
miles or so. descents too fast to pedal are always off the saddle.
06-12-16, 02:31 AM
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Every couple of miles, or, when my butt starts to hurt.
Whichever comes first. I don't schedule it.
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Whichever comes first. I don't schedule it.
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06-12-16, 07:25 AM
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More often after spending extended periods on the tops or hoods. If I've been spending a good portion of the ride in the drops, or have had frequent opportunity to get out of the saddle to climb or stop, it may not ever be necessary. Generally speaking, it's only after about three or four hours that I ever feel the need to get out of the saddle just for relief, but once the need starts, it can be frequent - maybe every 10 minutes.
06-12-16, 07:43 AM
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I can go 30mi on a decent day. High heat and humidity can affect this.
06-12-16, 07:50 AM
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Myself not enough. I rode a century yesterday with a pro and he was up all the time. I asked him about it and he said he probably does gets up too much but that is the way he has always done.
06-12-16, 07:54 AM
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If I'm starting to have numbness of discomfort I start getting out for about 3 minutes every half hour. Where I ride there is always a hill coming up, I'll power through it out of the saddle.
06-12-16, 08:07 AM
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If you ride at a decent pace, it comes naturally. Between hard accelerations, climbing, going quickly over rollers as already mentioned, and stops at intersections, there's no need to do anything special.
06-12-16, 08:18 AM
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Every time I go downhill. Every time I go over a railway track. Whenever I feel like it.
However ...
1) I'm quite comfortable on my saddle.
2) I don't ride with my full weight on the saddle.
However ...
1) I'm quite comfortable on my saddle.
2) I don't ride with my full weight on the saddle.
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It's random, but I'm old and my hips will start to bother me somewhere around the 15 to 20 mile mark. If I shift around, stand some, and stay in the drops for a while, it kind of takes care of itself and I'll settle back into a rhythm. Strangely, after that I might make it 30 more miles before I stand up again.
06-12-16, 08:33 AM
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06-12-16, 11:35 AM
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I move my hand position from the top of the brake levers to the middle of the handlebars and sometimes to the drops. This keeps my hands from getting numb from being in the same position. Rollers are small hills one after another.
