All Things Bikes and Tacos! (...and every vehicle imaginable)

You can actually request a free measurement kit from SQlab here:
https://sqlab-usa.com/pages/sqlab-fit-kit-form

 

I fumbled my way through the last two pages and for some reason my ass hurts now.

 

Is your hand numb?

 

Not yet, give me a minute.

 

Just need to put that taint through its paces - strive towards developing the alligator taint.

 

Man it’s a reality check when you get a PR on Strava for a section with a time of 2:27 thinking you’re hauling ass, like a bit scared blasting through...

then check the leaderboard...and some freak of nature has done it in 0:52 seconds

is he on a ROCKET?! WTF

 

Strava has a lot of glitches, but some people are really fast.

 

It's all about the taint valley


I try to limit only my cheek bones touching the saddle, no grundle exposure. I'm terrified of ED issues when I get old

 

So I shouldnt be riding a trailmaster?

 

I’ve noticed that with MPH, because no way I do a trail at 35+mph lol. But it’s multiple folks near that guys time so I’m thinking it’s real.

My seat does not have a valley like that. More of the pain is just to the sides of the taint though, guessing the inside of the sit bones

 

Also, ebikes that don’t change their type...

 

Prob sounds dumb, but when im doing multi day riding I will use chamois butter.

 

It def seems to serve a purpose, if that purpose is numb you so you just feel nothing until it wears off.

 

I ended up on a Wasatch Crest shuttle once with Cody Kelly and some of his friends not long ago. I still am trying to figure out how humans can ride a bike that fast and not die.

 

2x4 and a 7/16" dowel rod make for a handy workstand for wheels

 

I’m not subscribed to strava but it appears this guy went 35.4 mph on a section I went 14.5mph on. I don’t even know how. 0.5 miles technical downhill section I did in 2:27, my buddy did in 2:17....pretty sure I could get my time close to 2:00 but this guy is another level at 0:52

 

I feel like some people just don’t have that switch in their brain haha

 

It was a Strava glitch. If you click on his run that day you will quickly see he was on a road bike. If the route is close enough to a road, Strava’s margin of error will align you to the closest segment.

 

Go ahead and reach out to Cialis about a sponsorship deal

 

Like others have said, get the sitbone measurement done to see if you need a wider/narrower saddle. I had one done when I got a fit on my road bike awhile back and it helped with that.

Some of it is also conditioning and getting used to it. I typically will only use chamois butter for longer rides (2 hours+ or so). I think early on when I first started riding I noticed it more; now 3-4 times a week up to 2 hours each ride and never any issues.

You could also look at trying out some different chamois - not all of them are equally good.