Calling all cyclists!

[dawn16]

@tessal For the padded shorts: go commando, they’re designed for no underwear.

If you wear undies underneath, chafing,
lots of chafing, painful chafing will occur

 

[tessal]

@dawn16 DEFINITELY AGREE. I used to be really funny about it but had to switch as mileage increased and commando is 100% the way to go

 

[michaelbryant]

@tessal My family just started bmx racing! Super fun community and talk about a good workout, yowza

 

[reyandrei]

@tessal Since this is a women-centric sub I thought I might bring up something that isn’t talked about much...

I bought a bike to commute to work, so it’s only about 5.5 miles each way. I never experienced much butt pain, but I had A LOT of pain in my [ahem] fleshier bits in the front. After my first ride I was actually bleeding. I know you’re supposed to sit back on your sit bones and I really make an effort to. After some digging I found that this is not an uncommon problem for women that have larger external labia. My solution was to buy a new seat that has a channel down the middle to accommodate (and bonus, it has way more air flow so much cooler down there!). I just wanted to let other women to who might have this problem know there is a solution!

 

[glovey]

@reyandrei Yes, boy seats are terrible.

I didnt 'know I could ride a multi-peed bike for years and years because every time I tried one it hurt me "there" = right in the middle at the front - like in only a few yards.

Finding out about softer seats was a game-changer.