My arse!

[Mike101]

Yes my arse...it's a constant pain to me.

But not all the time.

If I ride in my leather trousers I can ride for 3 or 4 hours without needing a stop. Now change them to my RST textile trousers and i'm getting numb after an hour!

The same bike..the same things underneath but massive difference.

I don't get it..any ideas? The RST have been like this from new and been washed several times...and it's like this across multiple bikes.

Mike

[magwych]

Sounds like there is a seam in an uncomfortable place, or maybe the cut of the trousers is cutting off some circulation?

I usually do a small stand up/sit down every 5 miles on a long trip. It stops all manner of numbness and pains from setting in...

[Andi_Archer]

I read a few good reviews from Aerican riders for the seamless ExOfficio Men's Give-N-Go Boxer Briefs and after getting a pair I can see the benefit on long rides.

[DaveCon]

I'm guessing your leathers are thicker than the textile trousers, so would suggest it's the seat. Try a fleece, loads of people swear by them and I've just got one myself but not tried it yet http://www.lambland.co.uk/item/2594/gen ... r-for-pets

[nickoff]

Last year I did a 3000 round trip of Europe on my Transalp and the one thing that spoiled it for me was my arse acheing after 50 miles or so. It got worse the further into the trip. I had fitted one of those bumbags4bikers things and to be honest it made very little difference. A week ago I did a round trip of a thousand miles or so through the Netherlands and Germany with some mates. This time I tried a Putnams stadium seat cushion for about a tenner and it made a huge difference. I held it to the bike with a bungee strap fitted where my backside didn't touch it. Simple, cheap and did the job. Bugger what it looks like.

Nick.

[moto al]

My Africa twin 1000, is the most comfortable bike Iv ever owned , I covered nearly 500 miles ,in one day recently in Spain , without sore buttocks . Al (thumbs)

[SHarper]

Seriously, try shaving your arse and inner thighs. You only have to do the bits covered by your underwear (assuming you wear it), nobody is probably going to see it.

An old biking buddy passed on this gem of an idea on a particularly hot day on a tour of southern France, many many years ago, it eradicates that 'being plucked' feeling and improves comfort no end. I've posted this idea before and it'll get ignored, but it works.

[Mike101]

Being the paragon of perfect physical fitness I don't have a hairy arse or inner thighs..

Lucky me

Mike

[gspod]

It's the tightness of the leathers holding all the flesh hmy:

Try wearing some tight cycling shorts underneath your textiles - it won't be as good because the material is not as strong :whistle:

[bowber]

Leather doesn't flex as easily so it supports you better, when I used to race grasstrack the dirt of the back wheel of a 500 could just about knock you off the bike but leathers stopped most of the bruising on your chest, kevlar racing suits didn't.

Steve