How to survive 6 hour + rides!

[drben69]

Hi all


I'd like to ride from Sydney to the gold coast "Australia"

This is about 8 hours worth of riding....

how swore is my ass going to be and is there any tricks or new seats you buy to survive these trips??

 

[iSpoolin]

Padded Bicycle Shorts! That's what helps me.

 

[dart1963]

airhawk seat cushion...
and no matter what, you still need to plan on a break every hour or two to stretch out and rehydrate, etc. etc. etc.

 

[Rabbitman109]

airhawk seat cushion...
and no matter what, you still need to plan on a break every hour or two to stretch out and rehydrate, etc. etc. etc.

Just sold mine to Nastybutler. I hope he enjoys it.

 

[linkgt]

I've heard people taking their seat to an upholstery place so they can replace the foam or something and make it more comfortable.

 

[2wheelie]

I put these sit-beads from a car store (10$), cut to the size of my sit, and it make a big difference. I wanted to rty as I heard other riders on forum did it, and I was kind of skeptical since it made of wooden beads... but it works!

 

[MustGoFaster]

airhawk seat cushion...
and no matter what, you still need to plan on a break every hour or two to stretch out and rehydrate, etc. etc. etc.

Yessir. That and I find on straightaways standing on the pegs for a few helps, heh. Make sure you get plenty of rest before hand, too. Your body will thank you for it.

 

[Queen]

I'm a big fan of Alaska Leather shearling buttpads. It's surprising how well they work.

 

[Nastybutler]

I'm a big fan of Alaska Leather shearling buttpads. It's surprising how well they work.

Hmm. They're right down the road from me, and I've been in their store many times, but I've never seen those pads. Not sure I like the way they look on a sportbike. But if I was more concerned about my butt than looks, I might try them.

To the OP, I'm sending my seat to Spencer's Moto Care in Florida to have him put a special high tech foam on my stock seat. Only costs $75 plus shipping, and he can get them done in around 48 hours. Probably not ideal since you live in Australia, but if you search the net, I'm sure you can find someone in AUS who does something similar.

 

[Flyer421]

Ride alot before hand just to get used to it riding a bike is like any exercise the more you do it the easier it gets for long rides. And I am no health nut but if your runnning and cardio exercises have always seemed to make it easier to take a long trip.