Last Friday i went to Hakone with a Japanese friend. It was my first time ever doing a hill climbing (i don't get it why they call hill climbing. It was definitely mountain climbing). My friend had a few but this was his first Hakone climbing. I just loved it and want to do once a week. After biking 40 km from Camp Zama to there including 2 short hill climbings, then awesome 20 km climbing. I am not familiar with the area but we did climbing from quieter side of the mountain where only few cars passed by and we were the only people bicycling. After exactly 10 km climbing without any break i got this pain in my buttocks that i had to stop. We took about 15 minutes break but the pain in my buttocks were killing me. I could not sit on saddle again. So, we decided to walk a bit that i thought i might feel better. After 20 minutes walking i was okay again and continued climbing (i put two shirts on saddle to make it comfortable for sitting.)
I am 194 cm tall and my bicycle frame is L size - 20 cm. I put my saddle all the way up so handles are lower than saddle. My friend suggested me that probably higher saddle position was the problem for that terrible pain. So rearranged my saddle. But after climbing down i put back saddle higher position again because on flat road it was uncomfortable for me to ride while saddle and handle on same level (that was also incredible feeling climbing down so fast in one lane roads while Japanese drivers passing by- a bit scary though. We did climbing down from Odawara side where traffic was heavy also saw about dozen cyclist climbing up.)
My question do i suppose to rearrange my saddle height whenever i am doing hill climbing?
Also, i should add. I had a back pack full with extra clothes which i thought i might need it. As i said it was my first time hill climbing.
I am still a newbee after one year bicycling
do you think heavy back pack may be another reason for my pain?
or because i have never done hill climbing before and i pushed my body too hard?
any advice appreciated
Piscesman
I am 194 cm tall and my bicycle frame is L size - 20 cm. I put my saddle all the way up so handles are lower than saddle. My friend suggested me that probably higher saddle position was the problem for that terrible pain. So rearranged my saddle. But after climbing down i put back saddle higher position again because on flat road it was uncomfortable for me to ride while saddle and handle on same level (that was also incredible feeling climbing down so fast in one lane roads while Japanese drivers passing by- a bit scary though. We did climbing down from Odawara side where traffic was heavy also saw about dozen cyclist climbing up.)
My question do i suppose to rearrange my saddle height whenever i am doing hill climbing?
Also, i should add. I had a back pack full with extra clothes which i thought i might need it. As i said it was my first time hill climbing.
I am still a newbee after one year bicycling
do you think heavy back pack may be another reason for my pain?
or because i have never done hill climbing before and i pushed my body too hard?
any advice appreciated
Piscesman