Pia

[STARFIGHTER]

After about 5 hours in the saddle, I get sore right where my legs join my butt.
No amount of "sliding around" seems to help. although I can ride longer with the seat in high position before it starts. Just wondering if pegs help this situation...

[Dick]

After about 5 hours in the saddle, I get sore right where my legs join my butt.
No amount of "sliding around" seems to help. although I can ride longer with the seat in high position before it starts. Just wondering if pegs help this situation...
Hi, Allan - lowering peg kit from Suburban Machinery might help a leetle. And consider a set of highway pegs - we've got three good vendors that manufacture and sell their versions. I've had j-pegs, butt swapped them out for a set of Highway Ottomans. They're just right for me - 6'3" and long in the leg. Others git good reviews also. Hopefully, you'll have some LT owners in your neck of the woods that have some pegs installed that you can 'sample'. Good luck.

Oh yeah - you might try a Bead Rider unit from Whitehorse Press. Lotsa folks love those thangs for moving around and relieving pin-point pressure areas.

[STARFIGHTER]

You're probably right Dick..................
I just hate that every set of highway pegs I'vs seen has you spread legged....
But, I was experimenting in the garage and getting my legs out forward, and slightly up, seems to be what's needed........................

[Dick]

You're probably right Dick..................
I just hate that every set of highway pegs I'vs seen has you spread legged....
But, I was experimenting in the garage and getting my legs out forward, and slightly up, seems to be what's needed........................
Quick tip, Allan - I more frequently than not just elevate one leg for a while, then the other. Doesn't put me in the gyno' position and I find it allows me to still sorta move my butt around. I've noticed a lotta J-peg owners do the same thang - more so cuz those thangs definitely gitcha spread. And I know you know this, butt a five-minute walkaround does wonders; at least for me when I'm on a long trip.

[rspyder]

I installed the adjustable passenger platforms to replace the passenger pegs. When my right foot goes to the Jpegs, the left is shifted back onto the passenger platform which gives some additional twist / stretching. I then switch feet after a while.

My seat had been raised with sleeping bag ground protection foam under a sheepskin cover and I used a beadrider. That took some of the strain off the knees and gave me ventilation. I am getting a KonTour that is 1" higher than factory, but may keep the sheepskin.

[bruce2000ltc]

After about 5 hours in the saddle, I get sore right where my legs join my butt.
No amount of "sliding around" seems to help. although I can ride longer with the seat in high position before it starts. Just wondering if pegs help this situation...
I've got bad hips and installing the Suburban lowering peg kit really helps. For me the problem comes from my hips being bent too much. Anything I can do to reduce the angle of the bend (lower foot pegs, seat set to the high position) makes me much more comfortable. On straight stretches of road I slide forward on the seat and lean back against my backrest. This really reduces the bend at my hips. FWIW, I started taking a joint care supplement about four years ago and the difference is remarkable. Without it I'm sure I would of had hip surgery by now. Before the supplement I could only ride for 4 or 5 hours before the pain was too much to continue. Last year I did a trip to Alaska almost pain free. The supplement is "Move Free" triple strength -- 1,500 mg Glucosamine and 1,200 mg chondroitin.

Bruce Hodges