MORNE Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 Slightly off topic, but after about 20 hours of your tjommie forcing its will on a Brooks B17 you will never look back. But what do I know.....I've been riding with a saddle bag as well for over a quarter of a century, taking no cognisance of form over function or the self-appointed fashion police my power saddle has been my most comfy one to date...my wife loves her 155 version too. But i've told myself that i'll try a Brooks next just to see if the dark side really has cookies...
BlinkFan Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 Saw this last night - https://www.rydercycling.co.za/ryder-products/saddles/swift-2-0-saddle-324-detail Seems to be a Power saddle at a third of the price. So if you're not sure if a Power is going to work for you then try this first. I have a power on my MTB and it's the saddle that has worked the best for me yet. So I think I'm getting one of these for my road bike to test it.
J Wakefield Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 more likely its your shoes or your cleats numb ass - saddlenumb foot - shoenumb hands - core How does numb hands be a transfer symptom of core?
MORNE Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 How does numb hands be a transfer symptom of core? because you are then most likely supporting your upper body weight through your wrists rather than your core...especially if you are using a more "aero" or XC position. EDIT: ...and everything else that then usually ads to sore hands is compounded even more....like trying to jump up and down while holding a 50kg bag of cement lol
DieselnDust Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 numb hands is usually a result of a nerve being pinched in the neck or shoulder area typically from the shoulders being too high due to excessive reach
MORNE Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 and excessive reach also means your weight is too far forward from being stretched out so you are then again supporting your weight through your hands more...a frequent problem for me having to buy XL+ frames with inherently too little stack for my 960mm inseam but then having to contend with overly long top tubes for my body proportions. But yes...there are plenty of reasons your hands can go numb...but taking a properly fitting bike out of the equation....then it is most likely that your hands hurt because you a bit slap around the middle lol.
madmarc Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 anyone had the rails n their power saddles come loose ? Mine did and it makes A MOERSE noise so much so that I have now taken the saddle off and chucked it makes me mad tho , damn expensive saddle to fail in this way That should be a warranty - I had the same issue on another spez, when i went to buy a power saddle i mentioned that to the sales guy, he said if i had brought it in they would have changed it. By that time I had lost the cash slip and warranty period was over. You can also use superglue or strong silicon where the rails mount into the saddle that should sort the noise
J Wakefield Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 and excessive reach also means your weight is too far forward from being stretched out so you are then again supporting your weight through your hands more...a frequent problem for me having to buy XL+ frames with inherently too little stack for my 960mm inseam but then having to contend with overly long top tubes for my body proportions. But yes...there are plenty of reasons your hands can go numb...but taking a properly fitting bike out of the equation....then it is most likely that your hands hurt because you a bit slap around the middle lol. Weak abdominals and / imbalances between trunk muscle groups are a normal variation that does not lead to numb hands on a bike due to weak "core" muscles and not holding yourself up. It's 9.9 / 10 times standard bike set up. The whole core stability myth has been built on selling ‘core stability’ exercises to athletes to prevent injury and to general patients or people to cure back pain amongst others. A good study by Prof E. Lederman debunked a lot fo the Myths around core stability.
DieselnDust Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 Weak abdominals and / imbalances between trunk muscle groups are a normal variation that does not lead to numb hands on a bike due to weak "core" muscles and not holding yourself up. It's 9.9 / 10 times standard bike set up. The whole core stability myth has been built on selling ‘core stability’ exercises to athletes to prevent injury and to general patients or people to cure back pain amongst others. A good study by Prof E. Lederman debunked a lot fo the Myths around core stability. Exactly but the Western cape Department of Education still needs to read that study as they persist on "therapy" for kids who don;t sit in accordance with the template they were sold. Bike fitters also need to upskill in this area
geomark Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 ... The whole core stability myth has been built on selling ‘core stability’ exercises to athletes to prevent injury and to general patients or people to cure back pain amongst others. A good study by Prof E. Lederman debunked a lot fo the Myths around core stability.Does core stability not help with these two? Do you have a link to the study as would be interested.
DieselnDust Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 Core stability aids with alignment of the spine. 95% of people have sufficient core strength to maintain spinal alignment.Most spinal injuries are actually hereditary or due to some sort of overuse or improper use injuries e.g. Lifting heavy objects with your back and not your legs etc anyway here's the paper; http://www.cpdo.net/Lederman_The_myth_of_core_stability.pdf
geomark Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 Core stability aids with alignment of the spine. 95% of people have sufficient core strength to maintain spinal alignment.Most spinal injuries are actually hereditary or due to some sort of overuse or improper use injuries e.g. Lifting heavy objects with your back and not your legs etc anyway here's the paper; http://www.cpdo.net/Lederman_The_myth_of_core_stability.pdfSurprising and interesting (the conclusions that is, I fully admit to skipping the rest). Thanks
Capricorn Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 Does core stability not help with these two? Do you have a link to the study as would be interested.maintaining core stability addresses the muscular imbalances introduced by cycling, especially road cycling wherein the rider is in a fixed position with limited ranges of motion. MTBers in particular have a higher overall muscular strength requirements as balance on the bike is actively managed by both upper and lower body. As the core connects the two halves of the body, core stability is key.
DieselnDust Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 Surprising and interesting (the conclusions that is, I fully admit to skipping the rest). Thanks indeed and I've proven it too myself. My physio has also turned me around on thoughts of the importance of core strength specifically. As cyclist hip tensor and glute muscle flexibility has more of an influence on my lower back than core muscle strength. So I do core more for toning and overall muscle balance rather than to address any specific injury or prevention.
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