Jakoos

A question, please. Years ago I was a member of Think Bike and had a set of "dog tags" with my particulars, next of kin etc on it. Is there something similar for cyclists? I am thinking of a scenario (heavens forbid!) where one is injured in an accident or a serious fall, to enable medical personnel or SAPS/Metro to at least identify you and notify next of kin. I do not carry my wallet or ID around with me when cycling.

Some feedback: After playing around with seat height, level and handlebar height and a lot of short rides to test changes, it looks as if I have resolved my problem. Thanks for all the advice and info, I appreciate it.

@RobertWhitehead, thank you for the very generous offer! I will contact you directly if I run out of options. @thebob, I have checked the saddle height first thing and I think I have it on the right height - I am not rocking in the saddle and so on. If I have the seat to low uphills become a bigger issue than it currently is. I really appreciate the advice!

Thanks, I will play around with the fore/aft position of the saddle a bit as well and see where it takes me. I have been cycling for about a year now since I started again and decided the saddle on the bike when I bought it is not ideal. The new saddle I bought is actually worse! I have done about 60km in total with it, but I will stick with it and see where it takes me. Where do I get a pro bike fit done? I know higher end shops do that when you buy a bike from them.

Thanks for responding. I have done the measurement and bought a saddle according to the size as recommended. Unfortunately, I find it very uncomfortable and it leaves me with a sore butt after about 25km! This is why I want to try out different saddles, but it seems I will have to go by trial and error and that is going to be an expensive exercise. The other option I have is to play around with seat height and level a bit more to see if I can find a solution. Can someone enlighten me regarding the length of the "nose" of the saddle and the role this plays in practical terms? And maybe, some additional information that might be important: I am 67, cycled for years as recreational rider, then stopped for a few years and only recently started riding again.

Is there any bike shop in Pretoria where you can try out different mtb saddles before buying? For longer than a 5 second spin around the parking lot.