Bicycle comfort is it a dream?
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Re: Bicycle comfort is it a dream?
Yoga is very good for getting back flexibility.As one gets older and loses flexibility folders are good as easy to get on.Unless you want a step through.Alternative is to keep bike on road while you get on kerb this also makes it easy to get on/off.
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Re: Bicycle comfort is it a dream?
No. In fact I would say it is a given. It takes little effort to get comfort right assuming you have no serious injury, illness, deformity etc.
I might suggest that your Brooks may be the problem. (Yes it's over simplfying things but you have to start somewhere). They often won't go back as far as is needed on a modernish bike. Hence Colins comments above.
I might suggest that your Brooks may be the problem. (Yes it's over simplfying things but you have to start somewhere). They often won't go back as far as is needed on a modernish bike. Hence Colins comments above.
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As a mater of choice I put far more than recommended weight on my arms as this is far less of an issue than a sore bum. The pain in my arm \ back decreases over time as I get stronger till I don't notice it at all now, plus my shoulders and triceps have pumped up.Skids wrote: ↑22 Jul 2022, 7:47am Hi,
As I get older I am struggling to remain comfortable on my various upright bicycles. I am not a "serious cyclist" but I enjoy leisure riding on lanes and tracks. Recently I have downloaded and read Colin Thompson/John Russell's paper about setting up riding position and have discovered I have made most of the mistakes listed in the paper.
At the moment I am able to set my bike up to either cause pain across my shoulders, upper back and wrists or to cause me to sit on the rear edge of my previously comfortable brooks saddle, the rear of which is basically thin leather over a steel frame, with the result of a very painful rear end after ten or so miles. The issues with the saddle are no doubt exacerbated by my recent loss of weight some of which has been from my derrière.
I understand that I will have to follow the instructions in the paper and experiment making small incremental changes followed by test rides and I wonder if others have gone through this process and if it had a happy ending ?
best wishes
Simon
I've recently acquired a bike with a very up right riding position, the pain in my backside is considerable.
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What is this recommended weight you speak of and how do you measure it?
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To be far I've seen it jump about a fair bit dependent on who you ask and what type of cycling anywhere from 50/50 to 70/30 .
Mines ,60 % front 40% rear, you measure it with a scale under each wheel or one scale and move it about.
NB you do need to move the other wheel up with book to keep it vaguely level
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Surely that’s the weight on each tyre you’re measuring there?jois wrote: ↑26 Sep 2022, 8:03pmTo be far I've seen it jump about a fair bit dependent on who you ask and what type of cycling anywhere from 50/50 to 70/30 .
Mines ,60 % front 40% rear, you measure it with a scale under each wheel or one scale and move it about.
NB you do need to move the other wheel up with book to keep it vaguely level
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More or less.though that is determined by how much weight is on my bum and how much is on my armsPaulatic wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 8:26amSurely that’s the weight on each tyre you’re measuring there?jois wrote: ↑26 Sep 2022, 8:03pmTo be far I've seen it jump about a fair bit dependent on who you ask and what type of cycling anywhere from 50/50 to 70/30 .
Mines ,60 % front 40% rear, you measure it with a scale under each wheel or one scale and move it about.
NB you do need to move the other wheel up with book to keep it vaguely level
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Influenced rather than determined. If you sit back on your saddle and wave your arms in the air, your front wheel will still not be weightless.jois wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 8:53amMore or less.though that is determined by how much weight is on my bum and how much is on my armsPaulatic wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 8:26amSurely that’s the weight on each tyre you’re measuring there?jois wrote: ↑26 Sep 2022, 8:03pm
To be far I've seen it jump about a fair bit dependent on who you ask and what type of cycling anywhere from 50/50 to 70/30 .
Mines ,60 % front 40% rear, you measure it with a scale under each wheel or one scale and move it about.
NB you do need to move the other wheel up with book to keep it vaguely level
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If I pop a wheelie it won't be weightless either, unless its in deep space. But then wheelies will be difficult.
It's not that complex, sit bolt up right on the bike on the scales and let's say it gives 70/30 of my 200 lbs then if I lean forward on the bars any change in that ratio towards the front is weight going through my arms so if it went from 60lb on the front to 90lbs on the front that's 30lbs load on my arms and more importantly 30lbs less on my bum
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The weight on each wheel is affected or influenced by the body position, just as rfryer has described.jois wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 11:20pm ...
It's not that complex, sit bolt up right on the bike on the scales and let's say it gives 70/30 of my 200 lbs then if I lean forward on the bars any change in that ratio towards the front is weight going through my arms so if it went from 60lb on the front to 90lbs on the front that's 30lbs load on my arms
That's a very different assertion from it being possible to measure the vertical load on the bars and the vertical load on the saddle simply by measuring the downward force on the front and rear wheels, as in:
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No, not "More or less". That method gives you precisely the weight on each tyre, as Paulatic describes.jois wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 8:53amMore or less.though that is determined by how much weight is on my bum and how much is on my armsPaulatic wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 8:26amSurely that’s the weight on each tyre you’re measuring there?jois wrote: ↑26 Sep 2022, 8:03pm
To be far I've seen it jump about a fair bit dependent on who you ask and what type of cycling anywhere from 50/50 to 70/30 .
Mines ,60 % front 40% rear, you measure it with a scale under each wheel or one scale and move it about.
NB you do need to move the other wheel up with book to keep it vaguely level
Jonathan
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I didn't say I was measuring the load on the bars I said I was measuring the load on my arms and or bumJdsk wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 11:34pmThe weight on each wheel is affected or influenced by the body position, just as rfryer has described.jois wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 11:20pm ...
It's not that complex, sit bolt up right on the bike on the scales and let's say it gives 70/30 of my 200 lbs then if I lean forward on the bars any change in that ratio towards the front is weight going through my arms so if it went from 60lb on the front to 90lbs on the front that's 30lbs load on my arms
That's a very different assertion from it being possible to measure the vertical load on the bars and the vertical load on the saddle simply by measuring the downward force on the front and rear wheels, as in:
Jonathan
How has 30lbs of body weight transferred it's self to the front wheel with out loading my arms up by 30lbs of body weight ?
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That doesn't affect the argument.jois wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 11:36pmI didn't say I was measuring the load on the bars I said I was measuring the load on my arms and or bumJdsk wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 11:34pmThe weight on each wheel is affected or influenced by the body position, just as rfryer has described.jois wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 11:20pm ...
It's not that complex, sit bolt up right on the bike on the scales and let's say it gives 70/30 of my 200 lbs then if I lean forward on the bars any change in that ratio towards the front is weight going through my arms so if it went from 60lb on the front to 90lbs on the front that's 30lbs load on my arms
That's a very different assertion from it being possible to measure the vertical load on the bars and the vertical load on the saddle simply by measuring the downward force on the front and rear wheels, as in:
It's simple to prove why but it needs a robust and agreed definition of "load on my arms". Do you mean by that the upwards vertical force exerted by the bars on the hands? Or something else?
And by "load on my bum" do you mean the upwards vertical force exerted by the saddle? Or something else?
Thanks
Jonathan
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If you are going to contradict me it helps if you contradict what I actually saidJdsk wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 11:46pmThat doesn't affect the argument.jois wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 11:36pmI didn't say I was measuring the load on the bars I said I was measuring the load on my arms and or bumJdsk wrote: ↑27 Sep 2022, 11:34pm
The weight on each wheel is affected or influenced by the body position, just as rfryer has described.
That's a very different assertion from it being possible to measure the vertical load on the bars and the vertical load on the saddle simply by measuring the downward force on the front and rear wheels, as in:
It's simple to prove why but it needs a robust and agreed definition of "load on my arms". Do you mean by that the upwards vertical force exerted by the bars on the hands? Or something else?
And by "load on my bum" do you mean the upwards vertical force exerted by the saddle? Or something else?
Thanks
Jonathan
A body in this case me weights 200lbs and has two(3) points of contact how do I transfer 30lbs of body weight to the front wheel with out putting an additional 30lbs of body weight through my arms ?
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You said:
Jonathan
This gives the weight (or load) on the front and rear wheels. It doesn't give the vertical forces on the bars and saddle.Mines ,60 % front 40% rear, you measure it with a scale under each wheel or one scale and move it about.
Jonathan
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