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Tough course today - I ride a V20c with Dirt in the 7:30am Atlantic North time slot. I did space my seat up to about 40 - 50* or so to help with the climbing - really helps me out although I experienced “recumbutt” for the first time . Good luck tonight!

Now you only have to wait for the s40 frames to be back in stock. Recumbutt does not relate to being able to sit on a regular saddle. It is about sitting on working muscles. I get no pain pedalling either hard or soft only medium. Lucky for you the alterntive seat is made in Poland.

Recumbutt is different than saddle issues with an upright bike. On an upright bike, saddle pain is often caused by spending lengths of time pedaling with a fair amount of your body weight concentrated on two small contact points--your sit bones--that don't have much padding. Add some friction...

Is recumbutt more bothersome than typical upright bike saddle issues?

Thank you for sharing your experience with me. I am definitely one of those who, during long-distance brevets, prioritize comfort above all else. I'm not racing and I don't care about breaking records. But so far, I’ve also never had to worry about the time limit. After my first PBP...

I guess I'll throw my 2 cents in here... Recumbutt: Larry explained it well. It's pain and numbness in the glutes, seemingly due to pressure. My opinion is that one's individual physiology has the most influence on this. There's a lot of talk about changing the seat angle to something less...

If you like climbing steep grades and would like to use the 1x drivetrains then, I suggest atleast a 1:1 gear ratio at the lower end or even less. The reason is that there is no "off saddling" on a recumbent. You can "bridge" for a short time(5 - 10 seconds) but extended climbs need a good low...

...brevets too—most of Poland is flat, and people want something different, so they come here for brevets :) I’m curious if I’ll experience recumbutt—I’m light, so hopefully not :D. I’m also wondering what would be the best drivetrain setup. On a daily basis, I ride Shimano 105 Di2 with a 50/34...

...flats and downhills, but the S40 is faster uphill and also designed to carry gear much easier than the V20 Recumbentbutt - also know as recumbutt - is where you "butt" goes a little numb because the weight of your torso is pushing down on it in the seat. Not everyone experiences this. I...

Yeah, it's largely a question of how many bikes you are going to have. I first bought a do-it-all recumbent with off road capability, everyday capability, sporty capability - thinking, this would be my bike. Just the one Inwould have. Now I have seven and every one is great in some aspect and I...

Chiming in here. I have a V20c, Q45 and had an S40 (and loved it once I solved the recumbutt issue). When I had to decide to part with one, the S40 was the one that found a new home. I can’t add anything to what has already been said about the V20c, it’s an awesome machine, enough said. So...

...The S40 is also a more draftable bike, while no one wants to try to draft off of a V). I did sell my S40 because I suffered deal-breaking recumbutt on it, whereas I have no such trouble on the V because the more reclined seat angle puts less weight on my bum. But plenty of people ride the...

If got around 2000 miles on the V and have thought I would benefit from having an S40 for groups and the hills. Never ridden one so the add may not make that much difference.

...it didn't take me long to see that having both the S30 and S40 was redundant. I decided to sell the S40 in stead of the S30 because of my recumbutt issue with the S40. I still have the V and S30, but even those two are pretty redundant, as the S30 is almost as fast and antisocial as the V...

Thanks for the detailed reply, some good thoughts. I plan to use the new bike for fast group rides that can have a few short steep (15%) hills and for some longer solo rides and climbs. I am almost able to keep up with the Q45 on the flatter shorter rides but have to work at least 20% harder...

...group rides. Under a fit rider, the V will knock out long, longer, and longest solo efforts like nobody's business. I had deal-breaking recumbutt on the S40, but have never had such an issue on the V. That said, there are plenty of people who ride the S40 recumbutt free. It's an anatomy...

Good work. I find that it is best to start drinking sips of the electrolyte 15 to 20 minutes into a hot ride, before you even feel thirsty. It helps with my cramps but doesn't completely cure them.

Overall, I did not experience recumbutt on this ride. Now were my gluteus maximus muscles sore? You betcha! My hamstrings are still pretty tight, so there's a lot of stretching and walking and trying not to sit too long happening today. My take is the biggest thing that helped w/r/t recumbutt...

Impressive achievement! Both for the ride and the fund raising!! Thanks for posting. Did you have issues with recumbutt? Do you have some recommendations to avoid it on a 90 mile ride?