Feck my ass hurts

[Ex-Call Centre Chimp]

Have you tried wearing decent cycling shorts under your leathers/textile troos?

 

[solidstate100]

Have you tried playing a bit with the standard seat? raise the front to the tall position, rear adjuster to the low and give it a whirl, worked for me

^^That^^. Worked for me to - only way to fly

And, sorry and with respect, but to the other poster that said "it cant be a disc prolapse as older folk dont get the - thats BOLLOCKS. you can get a disc prolapse at any age. I am an expert - ive had 3 so far in my life. Last one 2 years ago - age 48. And they were all excruciating. Only really just returned to work/getting back on bike. Still having physiotherapy.

 

[dsb79]

Have you tried playing a bit with the standard seat? raise the front to the tall position, rear adjuster to the low and give it a whirl, worked for me

That's how I normally have it, any other way just does not work for me, and now nothing works.

 

[stolzy]

I asked because early signs of a spinal disc problem can be misleading. Another one is a feeling like a sprained ankle after walking or running even though you've not injured the ankle. You are the right age (older folks cant get a disc prolapse), but you dont sound like a candidate.

A fall onto coccyx in the past can predispose to pain while sitting, making a lumpy seat especially uncomfortable.

If you have the standard GS seat, feel at the back through the padding. If you can find a central lump under the padding its likely that's digging in. It did with me so I ended up with a standard height Kahedo seat.

Will your chiropractic fix my small oil leak too? Its just a weep really between the engine and gearbox.

I hear chiropractic can fix all kinds of physical ailments such as colic, sleeping and feeding problems, frequent ear infections, asthma and prolonged crying so I'm guessing it can fix my bike too.

 

[oldnfat]

Dsb, i am only about 25 mins from you and can help out....PM inbound.

Cheers

 

[davegs]

Get a Corbin, did 90,000 on the 1150 and a few on the 1200 put an ad in the wanted ad's on here I got a seat fore the 1200 just like that for £70.

Give it a go you'll soon sell it on if you don't like it.

 

[Bendy toy]

OK I'll bite.

Check the orthopedic text books.

A young intervertebral disc has a pulp/jelly middle and fibrous outer. When that outer splits, the pulp will extrude - prolapsed disc. Early stages have diffuse symptoms including foot pain and seat area pain. Older discs become entirely fibrous so cant prolapse.

At around age 50, the jelly pulp has naturally become entirely fibrous. The discs also get thinner with age as well as from injury. This changes the joint dynamics and reduces space for nerve roots. So an older person with no history of back injury can get sciatic pain and nerve root compression with similar signs and symptoms but its not a disc prolapse.

 

[stolzy]

OK I'll bite.

Check the orthopedic text books.

A young intervertebral disc has a pulp/jelly middle and fibrous outer. When that outer splits, the pulp will extrude - prolapsed disc. Early stages have diffuse symptoms including foot pain and seat area pain. Older discs become entirely fibrous so cant prolapse.

At around age 50, the jelly pulp has naturally become entirely fibrous. The discs also get thinner with age as well as from injury. This changes the joint dynamics and reduces space for nerve roots. So an older person with no history of back injury can get sciatic pain and nerve root compression with similar signs and symptoms but its not a disc prolapse.

Amateur orthopeadics is something I tend to avoid.

 

[dsb79]

oldnfat, will call you next week if i can to try out your seat, Cheers

 

[oldnfat]

OK, when you are ready.

Cheers

 

[snelly]

If you have perhaps put on a little weight recently this may also affect your comfort levels. You would be surprised how little it takes to turn an all day arse into a half day arse.