First Ride of the Season

[McApple]

I live in the North Woods of Ontario, Canada. Our normal high daily temperature for this time of year is 8C, today it went up to 20.

Fortunately I have many scarcely travelled rural roads and a number of rail-trails to choose from. Today's run was a 30k tour through forests, farm country and along a local river, which included rapids and falls.

Perfect weather, a great ride, fewer than a dozen vehicles, lots of birds, awesome Spring fragrances; I should have limited myself to 20k.....my butt is sore.

 

[NightRider1]

Today's run was a 30k tour through forests, farm country and along a local river, which included rapids and falls. Perfect weather, a great ride, fewer than a dozen vehicles, lots of birds, awesome Spring fragrances; I should have limited myself to 20k ... my butt is sore.

Hmm, maybe you ride the wrong saddle?

 

[Catalyzt]

Cool... (except for the sore butt part.) Consider bringing a camera and posting in the thread "Our Rides on Photos, Maps, Videos..." etc. Great way to see everyone's rides all over the world! It's not a competition, so it's fine whether you have a full-on video with music or just have a couple of stills and a few words to tell us about what you saw and what it was like.

 

[RabH]

I live in the North Woods of Ontario, Canada. Our normal high daily temperature for this time of year is 8C, today it went up to 20.

Fortunately I have many scarcely travelled rural roads and a number of rail-trails to choose from. Today's run was a 30k tour through forests, farm country and along a local river, which included rapids and falls.

Perfect weather, a great ride, fewer than a dozen vehicles, lots of birds, awesome Spring fragrances; I should have limited myself to 20k.....my butt is sore.

Its always hard to choose the right saddle but I find a good pair of padded shorts makes a big difference!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Its always hard to choose the right saddle but I find a good pair of padded shorts makes a big difference!

Yes. On a road bike I have found any moderate or relaxed riding position makes the chamois useless. It is because the pad is located in the front of the shorts, not at the backside

The answer is: Ride a lot. Your ass will harden.

Mine has hardened properly

 

[NightRider1]

Its always hard to choose the right saddle but I find a good pair of padded shorts makes a big difference!

I prefer a good and comfortable touring saddle to any sports saddle, but padded shorts can certainly help in some cases.

 

[RabH]

The answer is: Ride a lot. Your ass will harden.

Good advice, Stefan! On my longer rides I like to use some vaseline which works well for me, especially if its like 7 or 8 hours in the saddle!

 

[NightRider1]

Good advice, Stefan! On my longer rides I like to use some Vaseline which works well for me, especially if its like 7 or 8 hours in the saddle!

Vaseline? Not a bad idea, this should definitely protect your skin for a while. Deer tallow is even more effective for a longer ride. However, with the best of intentions, I can't come to terms with a hardened ass, I'm not a gorilla after all.