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.

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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

A good saddle made I world of difference. I have a brooks on my tourer and I cant remember whats on my commuter but its also very comfortable and doesnt cause any pain. I wear padded undershorts for longer tours, but I can comfortably do 2-3 days without them on the brooks.

I try not to ride further than I need to if I can help it while on tour. 50 miles/80km a day seems a good amount to avoid most of the kinds of fatigue or pain you might get from riding. Any further and I start to feel it.

I may have a headstart on training as my commute to work is 10 miles so im doing about 100 miles a week just for work so that probably keeps my butt tour ready.

70 miles as a one off will probably hurt more than 50 miles a day for 7 days.