Comments on: Riding with Your Menstrual Cycle : Guys Beware

By: RandoQueenie

RandoQueenie — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:20:21 +0000

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By: RandoQueenie

RandoQueenie — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:13:01 +0000

I actually usually take the second day off if possible as well, also because that is my worst day. I always use “Instead” because it doesn’t need changed for 12 hours.

A GRAPHIC note about the Instead is that during “bio breaks” you can vacate the majority of what the cup holds if it is a heavy flow day by using your kegel muscles when you go – especially helpful during long tours.

An extra water bottle (can be small like a gel bottle) is always good for cleansing during stops on those tours incase you are in between facilities (it happens).

It is helpful as well as packing an extra instead in the ziplock if you are camping overnight or feel 12 hours is too long.

I am prone to Menstral Migraines, ibuprofen 24 hrs in advance of my first day helps with that but suppliments of B12 & Calcium while eating right seems key to me.

By: Team Cuteness

Team Cuteness — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:16:58 +0000

I race in 24-hour mountain bike races and long adventure races. It just isn’t fun to have to stop to change out a tampon every 2 hours, and in most adventure races you have to pack-in-pack-out.
So I now take the pill straight through (no placebos) and after a couple of months, I am now period-free. Which makes endurance racing soooooo much easier! No more cramping, no messes, no worries!

By: TattenBealk

TattenBealk — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:26:16 +0000

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By: sotty

sotty — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:15:41 +0000

Amen DW! Only wish I’d found this a few days ago, but now I have some ideas for next month. Newbie rider here and it’s a VERY valid discussion.

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:09:56 +0000

I am not sure if this suggestion helps, since the topic is “riding when you’re on your period,” but I’d like to suggest the Mirena IUD. Most Mirena users cease having periods altogether, and that is an incredible help for the active outdoorswoman. I have been happily period-free for seven years and I can’t imagine having to go back to dealing with monthly bleeding!

By: Bike Shop Girl

Bike Shop Girl — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:13:12 +0000

Z – let us know how it works out!

By: Z

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 02:45:59 +0000

Thanks for getting this conversation started! I race 24 hour mtb races, and want to get more into adventure racing. It sucks so much having to stop to change tampons during races! Especially if no facilities nearby.
I heard some racers go on the pill straight through – no periods ever. Docs say its safe, I’m giving it a go.

By: Linda G

Linda G — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:10:22 +0000

Aquadblvee asks about dealing with your bloods while on longer tours. As someone who spent my 20′s bike touring, whatever works for you for riding in general, will work on a tour. That might include taking 1 or more rest days; finding a hotel or campground with plumbing; putting used tampons/pads in a ziplock for later disposal; or digging a hole to dump a diva or keeper.

I would caution you about camping while on your period in grizzly bear country, as the smell is said to attract.

Now that I’m on the other end of my reproductive cycle, a spare water bottle to dump over my head during hotflashes helps keep me cool.

Tailwinds

By: Pamela

Pamela — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:14:23 +0000

DIVA CUP! I did my first century on my second day of my period… and it was the first cycle I’d tried the diva cup. I can’t imagine trying to carry tampons with me, let alone stripping off my jersey and bibs every few hours to change one out. The Diva cup was LIFE CHANGING. No exaggeration.