What should I do if my seat cushion is not riding?

Almost everyone has an ass discomfort during riding. The parts that touch the seat cushion are sometimes uncomfortable or painful. Fortunately, these can be avoided or mitigated by the following points. Today, Xiao Bian shares with you!

The first step: feel carefully

If your lower back begins to feel stiff, you can't ignore the damage that the cushion can do to you. If you think that this is just a process and you gradually adapt to the "iron fart," you will be wrong. If you continue to do it despite the danger signal from your body, you will have more serious consequences.

Step 2: Raise Ass from Cushion

Even if you do not climb a hill, standing up and leaving the cushion every 10-15 minutes will help your blood flow smoothly.

Step 3: Check cushion position

Careful and correct training of the vehicle, especially the height of a proper cushion, often produces a noticeable improvement in the rider's feel and can also prevent you from twisting on the seat cushion.

Step 4: Put on the right clothing

According to my experience, a well-fitted pair of pants with protective pads will play a very good protective role, with a little skin cream can further reduce the friction and thus play a significant protection.

Step 5: Maintain Personal Hygiene

Maintaining personal hygiene can prevent the occurrence of various bacterial infections. Wear clean trousers every time, and avoid sitting around when sweat is soaking your pants. Some skin creams contain antibacterial ingredients such as extracts of various herbs.

Step Six: Choose seat cushion

Each person's hip shape is not the same, and there is not a cushion that can fit everyone. Don't be foolish to think that big, fat cushions are best for buttocks, and sometimes those thin, slender, and very thin cushions are more comfortable. Although over time, seat cushions that have been sitting for a long time will slowly begin to deform to suit your hip shape, but this is precisely because it was not suitable for your buttocks, but also the culprit causing back and lumbosacral pain. .

Tips: What is the pain caused by the cushion?

Any discomfort is a warning to you from your body. It tells you that if something is wrong, it will soon become obvious pain and injury. This is the pain caused by the cushion.

The ischial tuberosity is the main bearing site in the "sit" position, which takes most of the weight of the body during cycling, and the perineum (the area from the genitals to the anus) is the site of major pain.

Damage to the skin: Frequently in the area of ​​the inner thighs, sustained friction on both sides of the cushion creates skin damage and is very painful. Compared to men, women are more prone to skin lesions here.

Folliculitis and Deafness: Folliculitis is an inflammation of the sweat hair follicles, while delirium is the result of its further development. Folliculitis is not often painful, and it can be good, but it can be very painful if it is not treated promptly. The long course of illness can make you unable to ride for a long time.

Skin ulceration: Even small skin lesions may be festered if not properly treated. When the epidermis is damaged, the bacteria can invade the dermis and breed there in a warm, moist environment. If not treated in time, the ulcer will gradually enlarge and develop into a serious skin infection.

What causes the pain?

Oppression: When sitting on a cushion, the weight of the body presses on the small area of ​​the cushion, and it will produce a very large pressure, pressing to the capillaries, affecting the blood circulation.

Shearing force and friction: When the pedaling occurs, the human body slightly sways on the cushion, rubs the edge of the cushion, generates friction, generates heat, and soon causes pain and skin damage. The shear force generated by the friction with the seat cushion combined with the effect of compression further aggravated the blood circulation disorder.

Humidity: The moisture from sweat increases the effect of shear.

Temperature: When riding, skin temperature, especially in the perineum, will rise significantly. The increase in temperature accelerates the metabolism of the skin, and the blood circulation is hindered by the pressure and shear force. At this time, the skin begins to necrotic because it cannot obtain sufficient nutrients.

Due to the four main reasons mentioned above, the skin of your body and the cushion will not be adequately nutritious, resulting in pain, tissue necrosis, and ulceration. And the connective tissue like skin is more prone to ulceration due to poor self-repair ability.

After a long period of riding, these parts of the skin will be red and hot, and this situation will generally resume after a night. But it also prompts you to control the frequency of riding, especially in the preparatory work before riding to prevent these situations.