Daily Mail impotence article.

Simon Mason said:

Now, where are those steerer spacers ;-) ?

But, according to the article, adding spacers would /increase/ the risk of
impotency?

I though that this was simply down to using the correct saddle, ensuring that its suits a rider's individual sit points correctly to reduce the risk of such dysfunction.

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Quoted message said:

Mentioned here a few days ago, here is the article. It's a bit late as my
scanner fell foul of a C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT violation which took
about a week to sort out.

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zcopy.htm

Can someone explain to me the difference between a mountain bike with
its saddle higher than its handlebars by some six inches or so, and a
road bike in this particular?

Of course it doesn't directly affect me, but approximately half of the
people I know.

Clear skies
Sarennah

Simonb said:

Simon Mason said:

Now, where are those steerer spacers ;-) ?

But, according to the article, adding spacers would /increase/ the risk of
impotency?

I tried using a steering spacer but it left a nasty large indentation
on my private bits. Really uncomfortable.

in message <[email hidden]>, Sarennah

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Quoted message said:

Mentioned here a few days ago, here is the article. It's a bit late
as my scanner fell foul of a C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT
violation which took about a week to sort out.

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zcopy.htm

Can someone explain to me the difference between a mountain bike with
its saddle higher than its handlebars by some six inches or so, and a
road bike in this particular?

None, surely?

The article says 'there was a four-fold risk of suffering impotence ...
riding a mountain bike compared with a road bike', but it doesn't say
how high the bars were. My bet is that most of the mountain bikes were
set up with the bars level with or higher than the saddle and most of
the road bikes were set up with the bars lower.

Quoted message said:

Of course it doesn't directly affect me

Unless you are exceedingly chaste (or else of a sapphic disposition) I
suggest to you that it _does_ affect you!

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to lead. He is quite simply a liberal"
-- Ken Coates MEP (Lab) of Tony Blair

Simon Brooke said:

Unless you are exceedingly chaste (or else of a sapphic disposition) I
suggest to you that it _does_ affect you!

Or of a recumbent disposition, of course...

Pete.
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 08:35:03 GMT, Simon Brooke <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Unless you are exceedingly chaste (or else of a sapphic disposition) I
suggest to you that it _does_ affect you!

You should know better than that, Simon :-)

The Dark Side is calling...

Guy
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Simon Brooke said:

Unless you are exceedingly chaste (or else of a sapphic disposition)
I suggest to you that it _does_ affect you!

Or of a recumbent disposition, of course...

It would make no difference whatever if she were of a recumbent
disposition.

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you know? (') said:

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 08:35:03 GMT, Simon Brooke <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Unless you are exceedingly chaste (or else of a sapphic disposition) I
suggest to you that it _does_ affect you!

You should know better than that, Simon :-)

It is not female erectile function that is at issue here...

Quoted message said:

The Dark Side is calling...

<smeagol>
Not listening! Not listening!
</smeagol>

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Simon Brooke said:

It would make no difference whatever if she were of a recumbent
disposition.

But if excellent and sensible taste in cycle design is an issue then
that may well transfer itself through the "common interests" thing...

Pete x.
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Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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Quoted message said:

The article says 'there was a four-fold risk of suffering impotence ...
riding a mountain bike compared with a road bike'

Who cares, cycling is better than sex. Save your energy for what really
matters.

Charles.

Greenman2750 [email hidden] opined the following...

Quoted message said:

Who cares, cycling is better than sex. Save your energy for what really
matters.

Single? :-)

Jon

(Greenman2750) said:

Who cares, cycling is better than sex.

Hmm... I'm obviously doing something wrong. Maybe I need a new bike? 🙂

Simon Mason said:

Mentioned here a few days ago, here is the article. It's a bit late as my
scanner fell foul of a C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT violation which took
about a week to sort out.

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zcopy.htm

At least you managed to sort it out - thanks for following up with
this.

I had one of those slap forehead moments after my original posting -
"why didnt I scan the article like that nice Mr Mason" <DOH!>

John T.
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Quoted message said:

Mentioned here a few days ago, here is the article. It's a bit late as my
scanner fell foul of a C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT violation which

took

Quoted message said:

about a week to sort out.

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zcopy.htm

So the generation who rode 'sit up and beg' bikes (hadlebars way higher than
the saddle) and most of the current Dutch cycling males are/were all
impotent?

Hmmm... I think more research is required!

In news:[email hidden],

David W.E. Roberts said:

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news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Mentioned here a few days ago, here is the article. It's a bit late
as my scanner fell foul of a C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT
violation which took about a week to sort out.

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zcopy.htm

So the generation who rode 'sit up and beg' bikes (hadlebars way
higher than the saddle) and most of the current Dutch cycling males
are/were all impotent?

Hmmm... I think more research is required!

The study involved a ride of 200 miles. The number of pints I'd need during
and after that distance could well have the reported effect, and the height
of the bars only affects the distance from glass to mouth.
--

Martin Bulmer

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 18:45:02 +0100, Jon Senior

jon_AT_restlesslemon_DOTco_DOT_uk () said:

Greenman2750 [email hidden] opined the following...

Quoted message said:

Who cares, cycling is better than sex. Save your energy for what really
matters.

Single? :-)

Or maybe just doing it wrong? :-)

--
Matt K.
"Better to have thirty minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of
nothing special."

David W.E. Roberts said:

So the generation who rode 'sit up and beg' bikes (hadlebars way higher than
the saddle) and most of the current Dutch cycling males are/were all
impotent?

Quoted message said:

Hmmm... I think more research is required!

After extensive fieldwork in the NL and a small UK control group I have to
conclude that there is no difference in performance. If anything, the
Ducth group cycled slightly faster but that can be related to the sampling
procedure.

Roos

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...

Quoted message said:

After extensive fieldwork in the NL and a small UK control group I have to
conclude that there is no difference in performance. If anything, the
Ducth group cycled slightly faster but that can be related to the sampling
procedure.

Jpegs or retract?

<ducks :-0 >

Jon