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Elmer · 2004-04-02T11:55:28+00:00

The reason I'm not really that good of a rider after three years is that I got scared of the ramifications of that pressure point between my legs. I pretty much quit riding except for occasional short ones for about two years. I also worried about the sport having a lasting impact on my kids anatomies. Then I discovered the air seat and we all have them now so I feel a lot safer about it all. I try to build my air seats a little wider and with a dip in the middle so that the weight is resting somewhere other than dead center. Has anyone heard of real problems with this? Do I worry for nothing? -- elmer - uniimpaired "Oh, really? How many hours does it have in it?" (My 8 yr. old sons response to my stating that this was the shortest day of the year.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ elmer's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5193 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/29908

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Elmer
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2 April 2004, 11:55 UTC #1

The reason I'm not really that good of a rider after three
years is that I got scared of the ramifications of that
pressure point between my legs. I pretty much quit riding
except for occasional short ones for about two years. I
also worried about the sport having a lasting impact on my
kids anatomies. Then I discovered the air seat and we all
have them now so I feel a lot safer about it all. I try to
build my air seats a little wider and with a dip in the
middle so that the weight is resting somewhere other than
dead center. Has anyone heard of real problems with this?
Do I worry for nothing?
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response to my stating that this was the shortest day of the year.)
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Andrew_carter
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2 April 2004, 11:55 UTC #2

I'm sure somebody will go into more detail soon. I'll just
say one thing. The only cases that you really hear of are
with endurance road bike riders. They spend many hours in
the saddle (a thin, hard saddle) each day. We don't. We also
stand up every now and then, so don't worry...go unicycling
more often.
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Unibrier
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2 April 2004, 11:56 UTC #3

This gets discussed every so often, if you search testicle,
testicles, twins, etc. you will find quite a few threads.
Outside of the occasional rack or pinch flat, major trauma
does not seem to be a big factor in unicyling. Longer times
in the saddle can lead to numbness but that is usually self
resolving because you just plain have to stop to get the
circulation back.
I had more problems from long distance bicycling to my
prostate then I've ever experienced from the uni.
What's the observations of the uni-tourers?
Oh, and to answer the question: No (Nudge Nudge 😉 😉)
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Muniracer
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2 April 2004, 11:57 UTC #4

one problem that b*kers have is a temporary disorder which i
know as the 12 hour erection. it results from that vein
between your legs bursting resulting in blood not flowing
out of your hoo-ha thus resulting in 12 hours of
pain/pleasure. if you check out the hell on wheel videos
(link in my signature) you will notice that both our movies
are named after this wonderful injury. no one i know has
actually gotten it but its certainly a long term goal. if
you are wondering whether i am serious, just keep wondering.
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Ken Cline
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2 April 2004, 11:57 UTC #5

cyberbellum said:
In all my years of long distance bicycling I've never met
anyone with these problems either. IMHO it's a marketing
gimic for bike saddles.
My friend Chip says he gets mucho relieve from those
newfangled bike saddles. Chip's life consists of bike riding
and skiing, with an occasional ice climb or dram of single
malt for relief. I believe him when he says he can't imagine
going back to old fashioned seats. For a less anecdotal
source of information, google found this:
emedicine.combicycle seat
neuropathy.htm
For my part, I was having trouble with pressure from my KH
saddle giving me a feeling of incipient numbness at about
30-40 minutes of road riding. I'm a chicken when it comes
to possible numbness down there, so I haven't tried pushing
the limit.
Last week I broke down and bought some top of the line
*cycle shorts (Pearl Izumi Microsensor 3D shorts). These
have raised areas, with relief down the middle of the
chamois. I haven't had a chance to go on any long distance
rides yet, but mile long rides seem to feel much better with
these shorts. I'll probably ride 4 miles tomorrow and can
report the results.
The downside of these shorts is the price: $119. That makes
over $150 in comfort upgrades (seat and shorts) for a uni
that originally cost less than $100.
Ken

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Xwonka
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2 April 2004, 11:58 UTC #6

did anyone else think that this was a spam post just from
reading the title?
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Muniracer
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2 April 2004, 11:58 UTC #7

XWonka said:
*did anyone else think that this was a spam post just from
reading the title? *
i hoped it was
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Johnfoss
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2 April 2004, 11:58 UTC #8

In all my years of unicycling (since 1979), I have heard of
exactly zero cases of this. I think it is most likely to be
a problem for road riders doing lots of miles. For the rest
of us, we seldom spend that long in constant contact with
the saddle.
That said, there have been times when excessive riding has
lead do numbness, and a few times in the early years, to
painful peeing. This first happened to me about a week after
I'd learned to ride usefully. My friend and I took off to
ride to a place 5 miles away on our 20" Schwinns (one
giraffe and one regular). By the time our inexperienced
crotches got there, we were dying. We ended up walking most
of the way back. But I haven't had an experience like that
since the early 80s.
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Paco
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2 April 2004, 11:58 UTC #9

johnfoss said:
*By the time our inexperienced crotches got there, we
were dying.*
This bore repeating...
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Borges
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2 April 2004, 11:58 UTC #10

We should start a counter-rumor. Start telling people that
unicycling helps build muscles in your crutch that improves
your performance.
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Klaas Bil
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2 April 2004, 11:58 UTC #11

UniBrier said:
*This gets discussed every so often, if you search
testicle, testicles, twins, etc. you will find quite a few
threads.*
Many of those focus on the momentaneous effect of the boys
getting squeezed. Search also for the word "penile".
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Cyberbellum
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2 April 2004, 11:58 UTC #12

johnfoss said:
*In all my years of unicycling (since 1979), I have heard
of exactly zero cases of this. I think it is most likely
to be a problem for road riders doing lots of miles. For
the rest of us, we seldom spend that long in constant
contact with the saddle. *
In all my years of long distance bicycling I've never met
anyone with these problems either. IMHO it's a marketing
gimic for bike saddles.
For what it's worth, the "improved" saddles for bikes are
more painful than the classic ones. Go figure.
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Dforbes
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2 April 2004, 11:58 UTC #13

There's a possible, albeit drastic, solution to this
concern, which might lead to a new newsgroup -
"eunuchcyclist.com"....
Doug
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Chirokid
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2 April 2004, 11:58 UTC #14

So, if I'm understanding this post correctly, SEAT OUT
riding could do more than just increase the height and
length of your hopping skills. Correct? 😉 --chirokid--
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Muniracer
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2 April 2004, 11:58 UTC #15

first, i like these sentences:
"search testicle, testicles, twins, etc." and "Search also
for the word 'penile'"
its kina funny
i heard one girl say, "I cant understand how any male could
unicycle." what about bikes? on a bike you lean forward on
the seat while on a unicycle you are basically sitting
straight up. bikes have thin, hard seats, while unis have
big soft ones. while every once in a while one might fall
wrong and endure a slight blow to the groin, it is generally
harmless. one time though, this kid at my school wanted to
try to ride. i tried to explain to him about having the
pedal down, putting his butt on the seat, then holding onto
my shoulder and putting the other foot on the other pedal,
but he refused and stood up on a bench and tried to jump on
it (not kidding). he landed on the seat but his feet missed
the pedals. his friends all laughed while he squirmed on the
ground in pain.
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Jediunicyclist
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2 April 2004, 11:58 UTC #16

I usually ride around right in front of my high school
(cause its the only place to ride) and people are always
trying to ride. Jocks and the like are always coming up to
me and asking me how I can ride it if I'm sitting on my
balls. I try to explain but its just not worth it. Then they
want to try it and usually they end up hold ing the front of
the seat with one hand and the back with the other, pulling
the seat up into their crotch. Then they try and get the
unicycle under them and they end up waddling around with the
wheel dragging behind them. They pop the wheel under them by
hopping over it and then try to jump onto the pedals
resulting in a resounding howl. I usually end up muttering
something to the effect of, "Dolt" or "you everlasting
imbecile".
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Rayden
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2 April 2004, 11:58 UTC #17

Yeah. The first reaction everyone says when they see you
jump is "that's gotta hurt." I always have to explain that
you always land standing up.
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Joona
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2 April 2004, 11:59 UTC #18

muniracer said:
*one time though, this kid at my school wanted to try to
ride. i tried to explain to him about having the pedal
down, putting his butt on the seat, then holding onto my
shoulder and putting the other foot on the other pedal,
but he refused and stood up on a bench and tried to jump
on it (not kidding). he landed on the seat but his feet
missed the pedals. his friends all laughed while he
squirmed on the ground in pain. *
Haha!! Wish I had been there to see it. When someone wants
to try my uni they either end on their back or stop when
they are on the saddle. Maybe I should start only using
suicide and jump mounts and tell people it's the only way
to mount it.
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Ajp529
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2 April 2004, 11:59 UTC #20

Tell me about it!
One time in Couer'd'Alene some kid asked me if he could try.
I gave him the uni and he tried to mount it with the cranks
at a 45 degree angle. After failing that he proclaimed "I
think Im too big in the pants!". I told him he was too small
in the brain. Ya that was great. Oooh I just got back from
learning to 1 foot. I can do five revs.
Alex
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