Bicycle Touring and Bikepacking

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For all the pedal pushers out there that love long distance cycling. There are no gear requirements and no 'minimum distances' here.

Have you ridden for a cheeky overnighter or a 3 year global trek? Doesn't matter, you're welcome here.

Have you got panniers, bikepacking bags or just a backpack with the essentials? Doesn't matter, you're welcome here.

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How do you spend multiple days in the saddle without discomfort? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/bicycle_touring

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I’ve wanted to get into bikepacking for years, but I’ve always been concerned about how I’d be able to ride for multiple days. I was on a cycling team in college and the longest ride I’ve done is about 70 miles, after which I was toast and my butt was really sore. Obviously this is different than bike touring, but it still makes me wonder how others do it.

Do you take a lot of breaks throughout the day? Or is it more just conditioning yourself and building “callouses” (for lack of a better word haha). I’m pretty sure my pelvic bones are positioned right on my saddle, but maybe I need a different one.

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[–] AchtungDrempels 5 points 5 months ago

Since i do casual cycling only when i'm not touring, i try to get something like a weekender in before i go on a longer tour, or two longer day rides, to get my butt used to it. It will be a bit sore after that but after some rest days i'll be ready to go and it'll be fine. So yeah, conditioning myself to build "callouses" :)

I'm riding a brooks b17, no cycling pants. It is super comfortable now, best saddle i ever had, by far, but it took about 1000km to be that way. Before that it sucked and hurt and i almosted wanted to sell it, because i never had these problems with other saddles.