Considering that your saddle is the correct size and that you are using cycling shorts, the butt pain should go away with time. Gotta sore that butt to get used to it /o/
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Considering that your saddle is the correct size and that you are using cycling shorts, the butt pain should go away with time. Gotta sore that butt to get used to it /o/
Saddle height, that's a good one.
I use the Lemond method for that:
https://www.gobeyondexercise.com/blog/2020/7/22/finding-the-correct-saddle-height-on-your-bike#:~:text=LeMond%20Method%3A%20Greg%20LeMond%20is,your%20inseam%20length%20by%200.883.
And a short with a good seat pad helps. It won't prevent the pain after a long ride, but it will surely be less.
Some riders also apply grease in the groin area for anti friction. Sweat, fabric, movement and skin isn't always a good combination 😉
You can buy special cream, but plain vaseline also works.
Thanks for the tip. When I bought my bike, the shop did do a bike fit, thus I believe it is set up correctly. So far, I don't experience any friction issues, which might happen when I do longer rides, thus I will keep the cream in mind.
Yes, today when I did the race, it was much better, only in the last kilometre or two did I have discomfort. (I did buy a new bib short, for this race, as the previous one that I used was a borrowed one, and I do not know how many miles was done in it before.)
Awesome! How was the race??