Anyone know a good online shop for BIKE ACCESSORIES?! <my "bottom" hurts>

[biglaw11]

Hey everyone!! CALLING ALL BIKERS!!

I just came back from a nice bike ride earlier today and my "bottom" hurts so much! It's very sore now. So, I'm thinking about getting some suspension seats, a new bike seat, and some other cycling accessories. Anyone have any suggestions on where is a good place online that offers great products at good prices? If you can, please let me know. Thanks!!

Hope this soreness goes away...



biglaw11

 

[Pliablemoose]

Bike Nashbar

 

[KaBudokan]

Nashabr is good. I like Performance .

Keep in mind that if you don't ride a lot, your butt will hurt regardless of what seat you have. It will only go away after you ride a few times and get used to it. The other thing is if you DO ride a lot, buying one of those big cushy gel seats will actually be more uncomfortable if you put a lot of mileage on (anything over 20 miles and it will probably be uncomfortable).

 

[dman]

It will only go away after you ride a few times and get used to it.

Very True. If you are going to bike for exercise all you really need is a good pair (or a few pairs) of cycling shorts w/ padding. They have some that look like regular shorts if you are afraid of the spandex type. As mentioned above-- after 3-4x riding you won't get sore any more. Of course you still should give yourself a few days recovery... otherwise the next ride is a real PITA-- literally.

 

[IGBT]

Yea..friggin little bike seats. I got a gell filled seat assy.for mine. What a difference..no more rump rash...............

 

[flot]

I have a suspension post and a nice semi-squishy seat, and it does make a huge difference. The suspension post is probably the biggest help - takes the edge off all the jarring impacts.

 

[yakko]

I use Sella Italia Flite Titanium seats on all my bikes. The titanium rails combined with the plastic shell means the seat flexs a lot which provides comfort. It is also still one of the lightest seats on the market.

 

[FrustratedUser]

I use this:

Good bike shorts
Selle Italia Flite (Genuine Gel) saddle. It looks like a nutcrusher but it's the most comfortable saddle I've had. The shape fit my butt. No more numbness.

Don't get fooled with the suspension seatpost. You will jump up and down an loose power when you bike.

Links:
PricePoint
JensonUSA
SuperGo
Cambria bike
Colorado Cyclist

 

[John]

Supergo

 

[yakko]

I also forgot to mention that you need to make sure the seat angle is correct or no seat will work.

 

[biglaw11]

Thanks for all the posts guys!

Here is the thing... I have this old GIANT bike (old brand name, great Taiwan bike), that is about 10 years old; lugged it all the way back from Taiwan, pretty amazing huh?? Well, I've always kept it in good condition and now I ride it around campus at CAL now. There's nothing special about the bike, pretty crappy I guess: 10 speed, "feels like steel" frame, it's pretty heavy, no suspension, BUT I do have aluminum wheels! But yeah, I got a new bike seat last week, the ones with a hole in the middle to "relieve" some pressure where your prostate is. It was pretty comfortable yesterday while riding to the Berkeley marina, but man, my @ss does hurt a lot right now.

It seems like the more I'm spending on my bike, I could just get a whole brand new one at like target for $60-70 bucks! I know those bikes may suck but at least they're lighter than mine, they have a suspension, everything is tuned up, etc.

Oh yeah, my bike seat right now is a little angled upwards, and I read that it should be level to the main bar on the frame. So I will adjust that later. I'm thinking about getting a suspension seat post too and Ive been looking around on eb@y and someone is selling a few of them for $14.99 buy-it-now. So I'm thinking I should go for that. The seller name is: gibbs@pclink.com -

If anyone can check it out for me and let me know their opinions on it, that would be great. BIKE SEAT POST

Thanks!

biglaw11

 

[Azraele]

When I first started riding again this summer, I had the same problem. It will go away, and it will stay away if you keep riding as your body adjusts to the stresses of biking.