Key things to know… a bike chamois is the padding sewn into the inside of bike specific clothing – bike pants/shorts or bike underwear. This padding sits between you and the bike seat providing cushioning and protection. Padding helps to reduce discomfort and allows you to sit on your bike seat for longer. Padding should be worn directly against your skin with no other garment, fabric or seams touching it. Therefore, just to clarify, you should not wear normal everyday underwear.

Padding Steps for Bike Seat Comfort

• wear the padding directly next to your skin
• match the padding density & shape to your gender and your riding and comfort needs. There are solutions for all riders with a wide range of features to choose from

Key things to know… the saddle that comes with your bike may not be the right saddle for you… quite often, it is not. Saddles vary in the materials they are made of, the width, the length, the shape. They vary in where support and comfort is positioned within the saddle. To get the right saddle you need to understand yourself as a rider (your rider profile) and then match that to the correct saddle. Once you have the right saddle it is important to get that saddle in the correct position on the bike for you.

Saddle Steps to Bike Seat Comfort

• ride with a saddle that matches your body and your riding
• is your saddle in the right position? Is your bike seat straight, is it at the right height from the pedals, is the tilt correct and can you reach the handlebars comfortably?

Key things to know… there are four common issues that riders have challenges with; Sit Bone, Tail Bone, Soft Tissue Discomfort, Chaffing/Sores.

Each of these four issues have different causes and different things for you to consider. We have written stories on these common bike seat comfort complaints. In addition to these stories we have help for heavy riders to understand some of the challenges they may face and ways to manage these challenges.

Specific Comfort Steps to Bike Seat Comfort

• identify the problem or problems you are experiencing and understand the possible causes and solutions
• read all the stories that relate to your particular issue or issues

An online bike seat comfort consultation is a great way for you to understand how to improve your comfort. This one-one support will provide you with a tailored comfort plan that is specific to your comfort challenges. Purchase an online bike seat comfort consultation from goRide, we highly recommend a consultation to give you better direction on achieving comfort faster and enjoying your riding.