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Seat upgrades?
Written by gibinmich on 4/19/2010 at 03:45 pm

I hope your right about the Corbin. I just bought two pairs of bicycle liner
shorts from Nashbar for $30 each. The liners are nice because there is less
material than regular bike shorts. Your right about keeping the buttocks dry, I
also plan on bringing along a bottle of baby powder to keep friction to a
minimum. I noticed with the Corbin that the rider seat is much wider and a few
inches longer too. That should help.... Once I get to San Antonio I'm going to
go shopping for some mesh pants, that should help also.

--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "skyeenter" <skyeenter@...> wrote:
>
> I've got two seats, one Corbin and the other stock. Don't care much for the
stock: puckers the butt cheeks and starts to make my arse ache after about 40
miles.
>
> The Corbin I can straddle all day.
>
> As for the "chapped arse" syndrome, too many blame the bike seat, 'cause they
don't know about the cause.
>
> Wicking the sweat away is the key to keeping the skin fresh and dry. Too much
hyperhydydration and the skin can't breath, becomes over saturated and produces
inflammation, hence the "chapped arse" bike seat syndrome. Applying skin
topical's only temporarily alleviates the problem by mostly numbing the nerve
endings of the skin, with the cremes making it worse by clogging the pores and
increasing the skin saturation. The only solution is to keep the skin dry and
clean.
>
> I highly recommend the type of bicycle riding underwear that's designed for
wicking moisture away from your butt. If anyone gets "monkey butt" it
professional cyclists. Think contact points, about the size of a .50 cent
piece, on that bicycle seat. The underwear was designed for them to help keep
them in the saddle advertising their sponsors as they pedal arse about the
country.
>
> Last June I was in the saddle for about 10 hours total one day and never had a
crying urge from the backside wearing the biking underwear/biking shorts over
them combo. The combo is the best I can do for myself when riding the Corbin.
>
> So, do yourself a favor, search sporting goods/bike shops/ebay or anywhere
else you can find a reasonable deal and buy yourself at least two pair of
wicking underwear, and one spandex/lycra bike shorts with a high quality
chamois/padded insert. The chamois, today is made from synthetic materials, so
you don't have to put the creme on them after washing. But make sure it's high
quality, so it can release heat and prevent infection, if's it's not good
quality you defeat the purpose of sitting on them.
>
> When it comes to cheap your arse should not suffer, otherwise it'll remind you
that you're a cheap ass. Alternate the pair of underwear, they dry in about 2
hours after hand washing, and start to enjoy your next long day(s) rides. Skye
>