Hi NR
This link is a treasure chest of excellent information training and advice.
Alas Sheldon dies a while ago, but his spirit lives on in the site he created.
Consider download all you might need while everything is still functioning:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/
Thanks Sheldon.
One thing you should do is then start to use the bike. It will be good for you and sure beats the hell out of being knackered after a couple of miles. When I bought my bike I put it in the garage with the rest of the preps. A while later I started to use it and it was OK till I hit the first hill. I was worn out when I got back on a journey I walk regularly without getting worn out.
If you plan is to bug out on bike to a BOL overnight for example then make sure you can do the trip.
The OH suggested getting the bikes out yesterday and cycling to a pub we know. As I mentioned in another thread the bikes very rarely get out of the garage. It was a round trip of 10 miles according to google maps, all on secluded cycle tracks, and the biggest thing I learnt was the need for a quality saddle. The cheap plastic thing the bike came with is fine for a couple of miles to work and back but doing any kind of decent mileage is quite literally a real pain in the ass.
I'm probably going to look at the old style wide saddles with the springs at the back or a modern variant of it.
(27 August 2012, 11:23)IB1 Wrote: [ -> ]The OH suggested getting the bikes out yesterday and cycling to a pub we know. As I mentioned in another thread the bikes very rarely get out of the garage. It was a round trip of 10 miles according to google maps, all on secluded cycle tracks, and the biggest thing I learnt was the need for a quality saddle. The cheap plastic thing the bike came with is fine for a couple of miles to work and back but doing any kind of decent mileage is quite literally a real pain in the ass.
I'm probably going to look at the old style wide saddles with the springs at the back or a modern variant of it.
I had the same problem i got gel seat cover it helped a bit.
(27 August 2012, 11:23)IB1 Wrote: [ -> ]The OH suggested getting the bikes out yesterday and cycling to a pub we know. As I mentioned in another thread the bikes very rarely get out of the garage. It was a round trip of 10 miles according to google maps, all on secluded cycle tracks, and the biggest thing I learnt was the need for a quality saddle. The cheap plastic thing the bike came with is fine for a couple of miles to work and back but doing any kind of decent mileage is quite literally a real pain in the ass.
I'm probably going to look at the old style wide saddles with the springs at the back or a modern variant of it.
what you need is a "fat bum saddle" we got them for our bikes much better than the standard saddles which just about cut me in half!
(27 August 2012, 11:23)IB1 Wrote: [ -> ]The OH suggested getting the bikes out yesterday and cycling to a pub we know. As I mentioned in another thread the bikes very rarely get out of the garage. It was a round trip of 10 miles according to google maps, all on secluded cycle tracks, and the biggest thing I learnt was the need for a quality saddle. The cheap plastic thing the bike came with is fine for a couple of miles to work and back but doing any kind of decent mileage is quite literally a real pain in the ass.
I'm probably going to look at the old style wide saddles with the springs at the back or a modern variant of it.
If you're in pain after only 10 miles, the saddle's probably not adjusted properly. Get that fixed first before shelling out on a new one.
I had the same problem a few months ago on a new tandem. I focussed so much attention on my partners's riding comfort, I forgot to set up mu position correctly with a lot of pain as a result. Now I've sorted thatwe are faster and also able to ride for much longer than before.
Just put Gell filled saddles on wifeys and brats mountain bikes.