My Ass Hurts

Took a cycling/spinning class last night at the gym. And it was hard.

My pelvic bone was already bruised on each side from riding the Lifecycle stationary bikes. I don't blame the bike in the class for this, as it's a pretty good bike with a nice saddle.

My one beef withthe Lemond bike is that it doesn't have a freewheel. So you can't stop for even a second. And that just kills me, since when I (used to) ride a lot, I would often grab a second or two of rest as I went downhill or cruising on a flat. So both my muscles and my head are trained to take that little rest. But when I did last night, those pedals don't stop.

It's alos hard for me to stand on that bike. I suppose I'll get used to it. But I like to sway the bike when I'm standing for a climb or a sprint. Not a lot, but a little to help with my balance. But the Lemond is fixed, it doesn't move. Made it a lot more difficult, for me, to get out of the saddle.

So while I don't really place any fault on the bike for compounding an existing problem, my old habits certainly need some tweaking to adjust to the bike.

Those Lifecycle bikes are to blame, however. A big ass hard plastic women's seat on it. I spent 30 minutes total on that thing, and it hurts to sit. Never using one of them again.

Posted by danisaacs at April 02, 2004 10:56 AM | TrackBack