HelpMe
I recently bought an upright exercise bike from Walmart (Gold's gym power spin 210). It is incredibly uncomfortable and I would like to know if there is a way of replacing the seat with another one, kind of like a universal exercise seat that will fit on my bike? Thanks!
Answer
It looks like it is a proprietary seat and seat post from looking at the manual. You can try to keep riding and it will get better once you get use to it. Everyone has to go through butt training when they first start riding a bike even if they rode the whole summer before and took the winter off. You can try a gel seat cover or just use a piece of 1 inch foam. Raise the saddle high enough so that your leg is straight with the heel of you foot is over the center of the pedal and a slight bend with the ball of your foot in the same place.
Take shorter rides until you get use to it.
http://sheldonbrown.com/saddles.html
It looks like it is a proprietary seat and seat post from looking at the manual. You can try to keep riding and it will get better once you get use to it. Everyone has to go through butt training when they first start riding a bike even if they rode the whole summer before and took the winter off. You can try a gel seat cover or just use a piece of 1 inch foam. Raise the saddle high enough so that your leg is straight with the heel of you foot is over the center of the pedal and a slight bend with the ball of your foot in the same place.
Take shorter rides until you get use to it.
http://sheldonbrown.com/saddles.html
Spin Class Anyone?
justwonder
I just started a spin cycle class today and I absolutely love it. I am planning on going three times a week. However the seat is hurting so bad and my feet hurt. Any tips?
Answer
This is normal with any kind of biking after a long lay off. Make sure you wear proper bike shorts with padding (not on the seat, in the shorts). It will stop hurting after a few sessions.
Not sure about the feet. Where do they hurt? The best thing would be to wear clipless bike shoes (all spinning bikes I've seen have clipless pedals). As you pedal, make sure to move your feet in circular motion, not just pushing downward, then there shouldn't be much pressure on the foot (unless you're standing). A great test to see if you're pushing too much is to try to pedal with one foot.
This is normal with any kind of biking after a long lay off. Make sure you wear proper bike shorts with padding (not on the seat, in the shorts). It will stop hurting after a few sessions.
Not sure about the feet. Where do they hurt? The best thing would be to wear clipless bike shoes (all spinning bikes I've seen have clipless pedals). As you pedal, make sure to move your feet in circular motion, not just pushing downward, then there shouldn't be much pressure on the foot (unless you're standing). A great test to see if you're pushing too much is to try to pedal with one foot.
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