cycling seat hurts my crotch, lol

Bearface115
Bearface115 Posts: 574 Member
edited October 3 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi guys, i know there is a bike seat and stuff, but i am newer to cycling and my Personal Trainer wants me to become athletic through cycling during our workouts... the problem is my crotch kills! and i cant stand but to be on the bike for more than 1 min... what can i do WITHOUT buying a cooshy bike sea and coosy bike shortst. i will do that, but is there another option for now till my body gets used to the bike seat?

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  • heathersmilez
    heathersmilez Posts: 2,579 Member
    The first time I did a spin class my butt hurt all the way to the pelvic bone, it wasn't just the gluteus maximus muscle and I felt it for a few days afterwards.

    The second time, I didn't feel it anymore so do it a couple times, you should toughen up. If necessary, they do make padded seat covers.
  • MegSommer
    MegSommer Posts: 522 Member
    This is the very reason i have never taken a spin class. Would like to but im pretty sure my crotchola would HATE me...lol
  • frugalmomsrock
    frugalmomsrock Posts: 1,123
    Are you sure the seat level is set at the right position? Since I found the height I should be using, I haven't had this problem...
  • Natalie49
    Natalie49 Posts: 210 Member
    I went to a spinning class once and Oh Dear Lord! It was painful!
    But that was just the first time.. there was no pain in the next classes!
    Haha, but wow that day i almost felt like i got a bruise or something. It really was painful!

    Feel better soon! Keep up the good work :)
  • JeninBelgium
    JeninBelgium Posts: 804 Member
    also maybe try changing the angle of the bike seat - btw i have the shorts and my crotch still hurts or goes numb - I did recently buy a new seat but now my tires are flat and the bike pump is broken so need to replace that!
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    There's a good reason cyclists wear cycling shorts!
  • KeepGoingRhonda
    KeepGoingRhonda Posts: 527 Member
    Keep on biking...you will be able to last longer and longer over time. Worked for me. Good luck.
  • KeepGoingRhonda
    KeepGoingRhonda Posts: 527 Member
    Keep on biking...you will be able to last longer and longer over time. Worked for me. Good luck.
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    i love cycling, and had this same problem. sorry, but you need to buy a good seat and cycling shorts. also, need to adjust your seat before every time you use it. make sure it is adjusted as flat as possible, with a slight tilt forward. when you sit on the seat, remember you are not sitting on a barstool. you want to be leaning forward, with your arms bent at the elbow. if you lean back, your seat will lean back with you, and before you know it, things will become... tender.

    visit your local bike shop for some help and accessories.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    You'll get used to it, you really already have the two answers I would have given. The other option: just don't sit down.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Are you talking about a machine or a real bike? If it is a real bike you need to make sure your seat fits your "sit bones". You don't want/need a "coosy" one, just one that fits.
  • Kaety03
    Kaety03 Posts: 16
    You're going to have to fight through, after about 3 classes you get used to the seat. When it starts to really hurt, stand up on the bike.
  • netchik
    netchik Posts: 587 Member
    on a real bike you can adjust the tilt of the seat
  • CrimsonHellkite
    CrimsonHellkite Posts: 114
    yea in spin class, and even my new bike when i first got it hurt my but and crotchal areas....but it stops after a couple weeks, i think its just an easy excuse not to do it, but really its not a good excuse cause like they said u can always get one of those padded seats.

    edit- oh and if you do get the "cooshy" seat or shorts your body wont get used to it and you would have to rely on cooshy forever. and those shorts and seats are expensive!
  • SherriSz
    SherriSz Posts: 4 Member
    Usually it means your seat is to high and out of level, try lowering the seat just a bit at a time and levelling out the seat. When you sit on the seat, your knee should have a slight bend when your leg is straight down. Hope this helps, it will also take a few rides for your butt to get used to the position - like any new form of exercise. Good luck!
  • leomom72
    leomom72 Posts: 1,797 Member
    we rides bikes as a family often, and my seat hurts my butt and makes it super sweaty, so i usually put a hand towell on my seat..you could try that..good luck
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    Imagine spin class with your hoo ha peirced, it could be worse!
  • sparkylady1
    sparkylady1 Posts: 12 Member
    The first time I was on a cycle bike I thought I was going to die...the seat hurt so bad! I loved the workout though so I kept going back even with the pain...I eventually got used to the seat after a week or so. I still cycle consistently and I do use a cushion seat from time to time...hang in there and it will get easier! It's an amazing workout..good luck!
  • CrimsonHellkite
    CrimsonHellkite Posts: 114
    Imagine spin class with your hoo ha peirced, it could be worse!

    lmao! nice one :P
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    Imagine spin class with your hoo ha peirced, it could be worse!
    Imagine spin class with your hoo ha peirced!
    Imagine your hoo ha peirced
    Imagine your hoo ha
    your hoo ha


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  • ennaejay
    ennaejay Posts: 575
    get some padded shorts, they make them in road- biking and mountain-biking styles (mountainbiking ones have a "looser" short over top of the mesh padded/fitted short)

    and get a cutout bike seat that takes pressure of your pubic bones

    Or maybe stand for intervals? I get super sore after biking rocky trails, i find standing a bit helps
  • zoom2
    zoom2 Posts: 934 Member
    Don't listen to those who tell you that you have to get used to CROTCH pain or numbness or chafing--totally WRONG. Sit bone pain/tenderness, yes...that is a matter of the tissues and muscles around your sit bones toughening up (I never have any sit bone pain, anymore, not even after riding across the state of MI in Aug. on a rock-hard saddle). But pain up front is a whole 'nother issue, entirely. You shouldn't have major discomforts in your genitals. If you do, then something isn't right with the fit of the bike or the saddle or your shorts.

    Smooshy saddles and/or covers = bad. Your sit bones sink into the cushion, then the displaced cushion smashes into your soft tissues up front. Firmer saddle is better. Also make sure the saddle is the right width to support your sit bones. If it's too narrow, then you are essentially straddling the saddle and your crotch and pubic bone end up bearing your weight. Also, if your saddle is too high you will end up see-sawing back and forth with each pedal stroke, effectively grinding your groin into hamburger.

    Padded short are golden--NO undies. A chamois lube or butter is good stuff, too. I like That Butt Stuff and Brave Soldier Friction Zone. Make sure your shorts are snug and don't have slack to slide around.

    Kirsten (who has logged >3500 miles on the bike this year)
  • alj2014
    alj2014 Posts: 3 Member
    zoom2 knows what she's talking about. Bike shorts are a good investement, and you can get some at Academy for $25-30, which is half the price of a bike shop, esepcially if you're just needing them for spin class. There's no reason to keep doing something that hurts, that will just discourage you from wanting to do it!

    Also, talk to the instructor of the class. They are usually more than happy to help you make sure your bike is adjusted right and everything. You can always go your own pace in a spin class, no one will judge you if you have to stand up (and if they do, that's their problem not yours!)

    Good luck!
  • significance
    significance Posts: 436 Member
    See if you can adjust the bike set-up (or use a different bike) so that you can sit in a more upright posture.
    You could also try tilting the seat slightly forward to take pressure off the crotch, though that puts a lot more weight on your hands.
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    folks in spin class laugh at me when i come in my lycra gear but im not sore ;)
  • ukaryote
    ukaryote Posts: 850 Member
    Recumbent bikes don't give you wegies. You get the same workout without sitting on a fencepost:laugh:
    'Bents are best.:glasses:

    And try to do intervals. It will give you short high intensity workouts.
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