tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post5315084983579907726..comments2023-10-08T09:37:18.894-04:00Comments on Endurance Granny: Another good long ride today...and the Euro saga.Jacke Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576351940350712538noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-65890793182243186932011-04-04T22:14:28.486-04:002011-04-04T22:14:28.486-04:00You may want to use Vaseline until you get the kin...You may want to use Vaseline until you get the kinks worked out. Messy, but worth it.Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-34174952629211970892011-04-04T21:15:32.529-04:002011-04-04T21:15:32.529-04:00EG, Wow, that problem sounds painful! But you have...EG, Wow, that problem sounds painful! But you have some good ideas to try and fix it. Once, when my riding lessons were very, very strenous, my "nether parts" got very painful and I resorted to buying several pairs of bicycle shorts to wear under my breeches (lovely!) but it helped. I hope you get this sorted out and comfortable again!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00141033474195269489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-24333693351676441662011-04-04T14:28:03.535-04:002011-04-04T14:28:03.535-04:00~C !
That was very insightful thinking. As soon ...~C !<br /><br />That was very insightful thinking. As soon as the torrential downpours cease I'll saddle her up and try this. It makes sense if there is a little too much tilt, that my pelvis will want to slip forward and it probably wouldn't take much. I moved the stirrups forward last night as I had already thought of that one, and measured my leather length on my old saddle and matched it on this one as closely as I could. For some reason the sheepskin is wanting to "wrinkle" near a seam and is creating a firm little ridge under there too. We took it off and tried to remedy that, but can't seem to get them all smoothed out. I thought about getting some very thin neoprene to put under the sheepskin to fill it out more and draw out the wrinkles that way. Thanks for the thoughts, it may prove to be the thing. Tune back in when the sun shines and I'll let you all know!All Who Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811193190492037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-753507092649374132011-04-04T12:51:12.275-04:002011-04-04T12:51:12.275-04:00A couple of thoughts on the saddle stuff:
1) Yep,...A couple of thoughts on the saddle stuff:<br /><br />1) Yep, move your leathers all the way forward. When you first mentioned your problem with tipping forward, and how you had your leathers set as far back as possible, that seemed a bit counter-intuitive. If your legs are too far back, your upper will tip forward. So move those all the way up.<br /><br />2) Do a "chapstick" test on the seat. Place a tube of chapstick on the seat and see which direction it rolls. Toward the front? I'm guessing since you mentioned the saddle seems a bit too wide, that the entire thing is tipping forward (down) in the front, which is causing a "delicates" issue. Might try padding up the front more, or moving the shims around to compensate.<br /><br />Hope something works out!Tevis Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172396968690778655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-60469585511845442442011-04-03T16:55:11.521-04:002011-04-03T16:55:11.521-04:00Addendum: The ridge in the seat. So I took the s...Addendum: The ridge in the seat. So I took the screws out of the wool seat, and pullet it off. Where the seat is pieced together to form the seat there are two seams. One of them you can "feel" the ridge. It is very slight, but evident at various angles. On the other side where it is pieced together I don't feel that. So I think I'm going to have to try a leather seat. The fleece also gets ridges if it wrinkles so after taking it off and putting it back I have a "new" wrinkle that would be under my thigh. So I may be needing a leather seat, assuming there are not seams to be felt on those. I had originally ordered one but it was backordered so I'd canceled it thinking the fleece would be fine. I lengthened my leathers another inch, and though I thought I'd put the leathers in the front position, I had not. I had them in the center holes, so now they are moved forward another inch. I doubt someone with less sensitive skin would even feel that little ridge...but me, being me, I do.<br /><br />Fleece leather covers should be here on Monday or Tuesday. I have resigned myself to the idea that I'll not have my bugs worked out by Chicken Chase. ~E.G.All Who Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811193190492037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-29652355418836537542011-04-03T15:50:43.437-04:002011-04-03T15:50:43.437-04:00Ooooh you poor thing, that sounds miserable. Try ...Ooooh you poor thing, that sounds miserable. Try some <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chamois-BUTTr/dp/B004H4V6GC" rel="nofollow">bicylists' goo?</a> I have the Butt'r because believe it or not it has the least ridiculous name, at least from the bike store where I found it! My tender bits are ok but my poor fat thighs get chafed, and the ridiculous cream seems to help. <br /><br />re: the feed - hmmm, I have something similar that I give D as a treat, and she turned up her nose at it at the lunch break too. Maybe I'll get a bag of delicious gooey cheap sweet feed. No horse can resist molasses-y sweet feed, right?Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.com