Need some advice

LoriLou67

Hi there. I will apologize up front if this has been asked before. I used the search function and did not see it though.

I went out on my first ride of the season this morning. Now, I did not jump from the couch to the bike. I have spent late fall and winter on a trainer, clipped in as well. I have had a proper bike fit from a PT who specializes in bike fits. I have been weight lifting as well. I came back from a 73 minute ride (13-15 miles) and could hardly make it up the stairs. I guess I would call it groin crease pain, but more on the backside...buttock crease? Is this simply a transition from trainer to road, and being clipped in? Also, I do not have padded shorts (yet) but the saddle on my bike is a good fit.

zummerzet_lou

Go and buy some padded shorts ..... and do shorter rides to get your rear end used to it!

LoriLou67

Go and buy some padded shorts ..... and do shorter rides to get your rear end used to it!

Yes to the shorts. My backside does not need to get used to riding. I spent my entire winter with the bike on a trainer and rode anywhere from 30 minutes to 60 minutes. I stopped riding outside at the end of October and was biking more than the route I did today. The discomfort is not what a person feels when needing to get used to riding. But thanks.

composite

I wouldn't have thought it was the difference of being clipped in as most people who have issue there get pain in the knees.

Are we talking muscle/soft tissue type pain or surface skin chaffing?

Does the trainer have a significantly different riding position to your out door bike? Might be you just need to get used to a different position if you have been on the trainer the last 6 months or so.

If its skin chaffing then get the padded shorts and possibly some chamois butter. For years just shorts have been fine for me but suddenly over the last 2 months or so I have been getting chaffing for no apparent reason. It can suddenly effect you with no logic to it.

d2bodily

Did the PT check your seat angle when he/she did the fit, I have seen it get overlooked before? Sometimes if you have issues it could be the seat angle is off putting too much preasure in one area. Generally you want the seat level or parallel to the ground when you ride. Depending on your trainer set up you may or may not have had your wheels level some people lift their front wheel, so it may be that the seat was the correct angle while on the trainer but taking it off has changed the angle to the ground.

Also, the shorts matter. Don't skimp. I know they can carry a huge price tag but they are so worth it.

I can not imagine that the pain is from the clips.

-Dave

Cyclink

If you don't have cycling shorts, there are any number of ways the clothing you were wearing could have bunched up in there and caused all kinds of pain and discomfort. Cycling shorts are meat to prevent that.

Also remember that riding outdoors means lots of vibration and impact from the road surface, potholes, small bumps, and other things that you don't get on a trainer that can add to the discomfort. Riding the trainer, even for very long periods of time, still won't prepare your body for that.