On 7/31/2018 11:39 PM, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:41:15 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 7/30/2018 11:20 PM, Doc O'Leary wrote:

The point isn’t to get anyone to stand for their entire ride. I can’t
even pretend I’d be able to do that. The point is to just get them to
think about *everything* that could be making bike riding less fun than
it could be. It might make a world of difference to go from putting
100% of your weight on your butt to 90% or 80% or whatever. Or, really,
just exercising the *option* to stand from time to time. Too many
people seem to think they’re just supposed to park their ass in the seat
and then put in the minimal amount of effort needed to make the pedals
go around. That’s certainly *a* way to ride a bike, but it is
unquestionably going to be a different experience from those who are
really pushing the bike to make it go faster.

Regarding standing from time to time: Back in the 1970s when I was just
beginning to ride avidly, I had lots of trouble getting comfortable on
the saddle. One friend who worked in a bike shop said "You need to post."

I asked "What's that?" and he replied "Stand up from time to time, like
a jockey does on a horse." I've never heard the word "post" used that
way, but I began doing it from time to time, and it definitely helps.

My wife has been having a little saddle discomfort on our tandem. After
a couple hours in the saddle, she asks if she can stand on some
downhills. It seems to help her.


Post isn't just standing from time to time, it is standing about half
the time. When a horse trots it is a very short pace and at a much
quicker interval then any other gate so what one does is (sort of)
stand up on (say) the odd step and sits down on the even. Which
smooth's things out considerably.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thpmgolDsbQ

Ah, I learned something. Thanks!


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- Frank Krygowski