Bicycling??

Body: 

I saw Christine's youtube video on bicycling and am inspired to start myself. I know she mentioned that she has a "right angle seat". Is this all I need to know when purchasing the correct seat for my bike?? We just had a trail built in our neighborhood and I am excited to venture on this new type of exercising. Thanks for any advice.

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Hi LLL,

I just took my bike out for a long ride yesterday - the perfect antidote for long hours spent writing and researching. I love riding! On my bike, rather than having to stay bent forward to ride I can sit all the way upright with a full lumbar curve. This is what I was referring to and you'll want to try several brands to see which is best for you. My bike seat is wide with a hole in the middle, making it extremely comfortable. When going uphill I lean forward for more leverage - all the while my pelvic organs are protected from internal pressures against my lower belly (remember the pelvic outlet is behind, rather than underneath you).

I encourage all women to ride - the bicycle is one of humanity's best inventions and wonderful for female health.

Christine

P.S. My little granddaughter just turned five and is now too big for the child trailer highlighted in the bike movie. :( I'm keeping it anyway, as it's great for trips to the grocery store and farmer's market.

I love my bike. But coincidentally it was a bike ride that made me realise I had a prolapse in the first place. I was on a dutch-style bike (Electra Amsterdam - is it okay to mention the brand?) so was sitting fully upright, but my posture must have been poor - I was slumping and lost my lumbar curve. As soon as I found this site and put the WW posture into action bike riding wasn't a problem at all.

I now have a different bike (Pilen - don't get me started on how much I love this bike) in which I lean forward just a little more, almost upright. Seems to be going just fine and I'm keeping my lumbar curve nicely. Need to break in the saddle a bit more though!! (Brooks leather saddle - one that eventually moulds to your bottom but takes a few miles to get there!).

Apologies if I wasn't supposed to mention brands :-/

That's fine, Kiko. Personal experiences are great. They are very different from gratuitous self promotion or promotion of products for someone's commercial benefit.

Louise

I not only love my bike, I go to spinning classes. At least they relieve the pain, and keep my ups and downs in check. It hurts like hell sometimes, but it is worth afterwards.

I need to get a new bicycle so that I can ride with my kids but in correct ww posture. Christine or others can you tell me what type to look into?

Have a look at Christine's cycling video on YouTube.