THE new saddle GOLD Standard.
Proven at every distance in every professional and amateur venue around the world.
Comfort at any distance, at any speed.
Comfort and performance on the bike begins with a saddle that will work with your pelvic region anatomy. You may choose to start with a professional bike fitting at a local shop. Be sure the technician is well trained, experienced, and most importantly, a person with high degree of objectivity. Take that information and work with the saddle and handlebar positions while you ride during ensuing months until you achieve comfortable ergonomics. A fitting is only a good starting point.
Establish achievable goals for your riding. A 15-20 minute routine of simple stretching and strengthening floor exercises is important before riding and on days you don't ride. The riding will exercise and improve your cardio pulmonary and leg strength. Learn to use your diaphragm for breathing. Heart and lung capacity is your engine. Long hills, steep hills, head winds, and sustained higher speeds will provide excellent cardio pulmonary workout. Your heart is a muscle and needs to be worked at its upper limits to increase strength and capacity just like your legs.
Be sure your bike and your body are prepared for any ride before you start. Having established a riding goal do everything you can during a challenging course to achieve your goal even if that means walking through the tough bits to finish a challenging distance. Anyone can walk up a steep hill at the same speed the average rider can pedal a bike through the steepest bits. Your mental, psychological strength is as important to achieving any goals as physical training and strength. If for example there is a challenging hill you can't seem to climb, keep working on that hill going farther each time to attack it until you finally make it over the top. This is outstanding cardio pulmonary and leg strength training, and psychological training too. Once you've climbed that mountain new worlds await!
Be patient, keep riding to your limits and those limits will open up new worlds.
If you want to know what's happening under the saddle when you are riding, please click here to watch the movie.