Mens padded shorts

Bonking_Mad

I've recently purchased an exercise bike for home use :j

The seat is extremely uncomfortable therefore, putting me off using it

It's been suggested I get some padded shorts :eek:

Anyone have suggestions for such items?

londonTiger

why dont you just buy gel seat covers?

no padded shorts will be more comfortable than a gel seat cover

londonTiger

also, if you're not used to it, cycle seat will be uncomfortable at first you groin are gets used to it after a while

Bonking_Mad

londonTiger wrote: »

why dont you just buy gel seat covers?

Apparently, Gel seat covers are not as good as padded shorts

DCodd

Bonking_Mad wrote: »

Apparently, Gel seat covers are not as good as padded shorts

On an actual push bike I might agree but on an exercise bike I would say that a cover would be at least as good.

If you are intent on padded shorts, personally I would look at mountain bike style (baggy) padded shorts as the road bike versions are usualy designed for the "Razor Blade" type of bike saddle rather than the wider seat you find on exercise bikes.

rockie4

My OH bought some padded underpants so that he could wear them under trackie bottoms - about £14 from Halfords.

Nada666

Can't you just use a rolled-up sock?

Edit: Oops. Sorry, never mind. Misinterpreted what you wanted the padding for.

noisla

Also, ensure the bike is set up right for YOU. Keen cyclists would never hop on a bike of the wrong size and/or without adjusting it first (as I observe in the gym...).

Saddle should be high enough so your leg is almost fully extended on a downward pedal, and you leg should be vertical i.e. not with the saddle back from the pedals - a bizarre angle which I have only ever seen in the gym and not on real bikes.

Also consider the saddle itself - if it a spin bike, you can probably change it. That said, finding the right saddle for you can be hard (possibly less so for men than women), as it is so personal, depending on your exact shape / bone structure / fleshiness, uh, down there, and saddles need time to break in. Some saddles have cut-out sections for comfort - the shape naturally varies for men and women.

Many people pick super wide squidgy/gel saddles as they look reassuringly like a comfy seat, but you never see keen cyclists with these - and not just because they have toughened up. A wide saddle will push you forward, onto the narrow part of the seat, which is uncomfortable. Too soft, and you will simply squash onto the top of the thing, or it may rub. You are not really meant to be sitting on a bike saddle, so much as resting against it - your arms balancing you. I'm sure there are loads of websites advising on bike set up.

That said, you're probably only on the bike for half an hour at a time, not a 100 miles, so this may all be overkill!

Norman_Castle

Try tilting the saddle forward slightly to see if thats more comfortable and helps avoid sitting on parts not designed to be sat on.

sammyjammy

Padded cycling shorts, baggy short type too from Decathlon, very reasonable for their own brand