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- Wiltshire
A friend has a defy new this year and is really pleased with it. I wouldn’t expect light gravel to be a problem just have some decent tyres
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organicguy
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- North East of the south west
Final day of our latest trip.Age range from 24 to 77, 500km over 10 days ranging from mud to slippy concrete and scooter filled highways.
s line
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- Location
- Gloucestershire uk
Well done all of you.
Boomerang
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Bought one , did 50 miles today and coxis sore ,along with lower back, and perineum.
Hoping it's just a seat issue . Measured sit bones and saddle should be good ,but clearly somethings not right., handles well and is quick, just need to sort comfort.
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- Ceredigion
Takes a while to get used to a new bike , my back was bad on mine at the start, ok now
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- Wiltshire
Your a braver man than me, I would be petrified.
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You say that you have had a proper bike fit so I assume you have the correct sized bike. Endurance bikes such as the defy have a shorter top tube than “race” geometry bikes. This gives a more upright position which in turn increases pressure on the saddle. You could try fitting a longer stem to your bike this has the effect of placing the hands further forward and reducing pressure on the saddle. It could be you have just not found the saddle that suits you there are literally hundreds of different ones to choose from. Specialized saddles suit me but that could be no help to you! Some shops have demo saddles which is well worth looking out for.
Boomerang
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The guy doing bike fit new his stuff said my position was spot on . Angles all good . Put a different stem on to bring me up.a bit .
Altered pitch to nose down s bit on original saddle which helped, bought some padded shorts helped a bit. But perineum was a bit sore , but it's coxyx and across top of bum cheeks that hurt.
Tried wider saddle, softer saddle, (tried 4 saddles so far )now wondering if harder saddle be better.
Pro cyclist in shop wondered if I'm one of those unusual guys needing to be tuned slightly from perfect bike fit as its not suiting me.
Wuffler
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- Location
- Northumberland
Some pointers @Boomerang
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A good pair of bib shorts are always a decent starting point but remember sitting on a bike is never ever going to be that comfortable. The more miles you cover though the more your arris gets used to it.
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- Wiltshire
Search Bike fit Tuesdays on Francis Cades you tube channel. Definitely interesting and may help. One thing I picked up was cleat position makes a massive difference. May be worth looking at @Boomerang
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- Location
- South lakes
charge spoon is a good saddle, but you may just have to do tweaks yourself to get it comfortable, we are all not the same,
Wuffler
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- Location
- Northumberland
Plus one for the Charge Spoon. I have this saddle on both my winter and CX bike.charge spoon is a good saddle, but you may just have to do tweaks yourself to get it comfortable, we are all not the same,
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- Ceredigion
What shorts you wearing?
Boomerang
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Castelli bib shorts
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- Ceredigion
Nothing wrong there, but my arms a loose when I cycle if you see what I mean , carry very little weight
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- Ceredigion
Boomerang
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Looks like a holiday in Wales then ,that's a five hour drive for me . He's just the guy I need .This guy sorted me out ,would have given up through pain
Can't recommend him to highly
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