My bike hurts my bottoms, help?

Question

yesterday i rode my bike and it hurt my bottom so much.

and today my bottom hurts when i touch it a little bit, like theres a bruise there?

i'm a 16 female

if that helps

Answer 1

it happens when you ride a long time. i bought a touring cruiser seat and it helped me alot. go to your local bike shop for it. aprox cost for a good one is $20-$50

Answer 2

I.  The seat may be too wide, 2. Just like with some shoes, you have to gradually get your butt used to it over time. 2. Bikes use biker's shorts with the build in padding, 4. Wait a few days before you ride on it again.  5.  This happens to a lot of people... but they get used to it

Answer 3

I totally sympathise. The first thing to do is make sure you are fitted properly to the bike. If the seat is too high it could be causing your hips to rock side-to-side and adding strain to your heiny. When one of your legs is extended with a pedal in the down position the knee should be slightly bent. If you lower the seat and your knees are in your chin you went to low.

After that it could be a matter of logging the ride time to condition your bum to taking the abuse. I know that after more than 5 days off from riding (I usually ride every day) the first hour or so my bum is sore.

If it's neither of the above - or not working you can try padded bike shorts... they rule and make you look buff though you are joining the lycra crowd - but hey that ain't so bad.

Finally - padded, gel seats can take off the strain - as well as a more upright riding style. Usually it's us old folks that need the cross handlebars and padded seats. The road bike style (like Le Tour) keeps you hunched and putting pressure on the lower back and bum.

Hope this helps! Sometimes all I need to recover from long rides is a bit of aspirin too. Yes Cycling can be a pain in the a$$!!!

Answer 4

Try a gel seat.

Answer 5

Try adjusting your bike seat.

A bike seat is adjustable in three ways:

- Pitch:   you can angle the seat up or down.

- Horizontal:  the seat can slide a few centimeters forward or back on its mounting rails.

- Height:  The most obvious adjustment.

You should try adjusting the pitch and horizontal and see if you can get the seat into such a position that it can support the two bony bumps (the "sit bones", or ischial tuberosities in medical jargon) under your butt a bit better.  Those two bumps are the places that experiences the least discomfort when sat on.

Even a small change can make a HUGE difference--  Just changing the pitch by one degree can dramatically shift your weight distribution on the seat from front to back, for instance.  Buy a multi-tool and bring it with you when you ride, so you can make on-the-spot adjustments to see if you can find a comfortable setup.

If no matter what you do you can't find a comfortable seat position, then consider a new saddle-- maybe the current one isn't the right width to support your sit bones.

Hope this helps.

Answer 6

If you haven't ridden in awhile, that will happen.  gut through it and keep riding.  In a couple of days it will stiop hurting.