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The other argument for wearing padded bike shorts it that they are deigned with no seams in the wrong placing. A lot of what people think is impact soreness is, in fact, a chafing.
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This. Each instructor may lead a different style of class, some meant to simulate a road ride, some very musically driven, others more drill training. But the only difference between SPIN and Indoor or Studio CYCLING are the fees the club pays to the Spinning(tm) Company.
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I did my first multi-day ride this past September, 3 days, 275 miles Boston to New York, and with 9 months, I'd say you have plenty of time to train up. One longer ride a week, increasing 10-15miles each week, and you'll be fine. One trick I was taught for endurance riding - Keep you rest stops under 5 minutes or over 30.…
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I used Cyclemeter all last year, and was perfectly happy with it. It is very rich in data. I was able to compare it to the miles and speeds on my bicycle computer (strata), and found them to be always quite close. I was thinking of switching to MapMy Ride for this coming year, because I know a number of people that use it,…
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I'd add another vote for a pair of bike shorts as the solution. In season, Iog hundreds of miles a week on a saddle that looks like it could get lost under me. The key is to have the sit bones on the saddle, end little else. The other benefit of bike shorts is that they are made to minimize chafing, which can be brutal.
