Comments on: That Loving Feeling

By: Unknown

Unknown — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 03:42:48 +0000

Dug, it’s all about staying in the protection of the group. Never pull, unless you’re working alone with your teammates of course. We, as your teammates, become the only option to your survival in this race … and vice versa. I rode last year with Rick and the rest of the team and couldn’t have finished without their help. Besides the obvious benifit of their draft, you’ll need someone to share your misery with, and through the inevitable waves of desperation, strangers will become best of friends.

By: Lofgrans

Lofgrans — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:04:53 +0000

It is more important to get time in. Make sure you are getting long rides in. The adrenaline of the race/ride will get you through the miles. If you are a mtbiker you are already used to climbs, get your time in! My husband has ridden LOTOJA several times and this has been his key to success (several top 10 finishes in the Pro/1/2 catergory).
As far as the saddle goes, why not stick with what you’ve already got, unless its already hurting you? You are bound to have more um…injuries if you switch equipment right before a big event. If you’d like some more tips feel free to email, Bob would be happy to oblige.
http://www.roberttaunyalofgran.blogspot.com

By: sans auto

sans auto — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:25:02 +0000

Earlier this summer I rode 1100 miles in 10 consecutive days. People asked if my legs hurt; no, but my butt hurt constantly starting on day 3. I learned a lot.
1. Hands, feet, wrists and man parts go numb. Never did my butt go numb.
2. The harder you pedal, the less your butt hurts. I looked forward to hills because it relieved my butt. I tried using a really big gear all of the time, but it took too big of a toll on my knees.
3. After a certain period of time on your bike it is certain that your butt, feet or hands will hurt. I found three positions that relieved pain in one of the culprit areas and rotated good feeling parts.
4. Chamios butter works great for sores, but I didn’t have sores, my butt hurt. It wasn’t a friction thing, it was like being kicked really hard in the butt repeatedly for hours a day.
I like to do things naturally, so I didn’t use any drugs for the first 8 days. On day 9 I was hurting, and someone offered me 3 ibuprofen. I took them and my butt felt better that day. Day 10 started with ibuprofen loading in the hotel room. Forget carbs, Ibuprofen is what you need!

By: BotchedExperiment

BotchedExperiment — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:40:04 +0000

A few suggestions, observations, and comments:
I dont’ see what the big deal is.
You’re done procreating anyway, right?
You should try orienting the nose of your saddle vertically. You may need a lot of chamois buttr for this.
Just ride standing up. It should only take you about 13 hours to finish.
Botched
P.S. If you were a Boeing engineer, you’d figure out a really amazing solution to this problem.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:22:02 +0000

Having lost a little of that lovin’ feeling due to diabetes, I had to try a few saddles to stave off further loss. My training bike now has a low end Specialized Milano saddle, with the BG cut out, and it is fabulos. I rode 50 miles Sunday with hardly a squirm. Also, try tipping the nose of your saddle down a bit, makes you sit back a little more. How the heck can Floyd Landis ride time trials like that ? . Ouch. Wood is good, all hail Cialis !! And BG & Terry saddles.
Boz

By: BIg Mike In Oz

BIg Mike In Oz — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:31:31 +0000

The secret to long distance cycling survival… masking tape. Run the tape from the underside of your "boys" up around the front and run enough tape to get good traction on your abdomen. This will keep your delicate predicament up away from the saddle a bit.

There is also the question of wax/shave/hirshute in the areas where the tape makes contact. In my opinion go for the magilla gorilla look. The sweat on smooth skin will unstick the tape. The hair acts as a buffer and offers more surface area for improved grip.

If all else fails, massage is good for the circulation. Just remember to say plenty of Hail Mary’s when you start the therapeutic self abuse.

By: Jsun

Jsun — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 04:13:19 +0000

My tips:
1-Saturday’s ride should include the extra distance, sounds like you need every mile to help harden up the leather, besides I have heard that Sundance is an absolutely amazing place.
2-Leave the water bottle at home and just throw a bottle of chamois butt’r in your cage.
3- SORE, what is it good for, absolutely nothin, say it again
4-Quit creating the picturesque links; it was easier to make fun of your meaningless rides, now I have to talk about your taint more than I do about mine. I know its neither here no there, but no one likes to poke fun at that.

sun

By: Zed

Zed — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:45:25 +0000

The local chatter at my bike shop was that a particular rider lost the lovin’ feeling for two weeks after riding Lotoja on an aluminum bike. Hope you’re riding steel or carbon, cuz otherwise you’ll have to do a lot of shifting around on that saddle to stay comfy.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:17:07 +0000

Yes, I know that feeling–er, lack of feeling. I, too, am signed up for lotoja, and have been pondering the same question (though, about myself, not you). In fact, I have been switching saddles around trying to solve the issue, but haven’t found any that also didn’t just hurt. I’ve decided that, this close to the race, I’ll be just sticking with my saddle and taking my chances.

Which category/time slot are you guys riding in?

Jon

By: Unknown

Unknown — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 02:11:05 +0000

Dug- Try breaking your car so you have to ride your road bike to work both ways each day. It’s worked wonders for me this week. Maybe you could throw a banana seat on your bike for the race?
Rick S.