I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 miles on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. Last night I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get used to it like before, but damn.
I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 miles on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. Last night I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get used to it like before, but damn.
I'd look into one of the newer seats with a cutout to reduce crotch pressure -- no numb nuts 🙂. Your wife/mistress will thank you 🙂.
"David Kunz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]... | J. Brian Chamberlin wrote: | > I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 miles | > on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. Last night | > I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get used to it like | > before, but damn. | | I'd look into one of the newer seats with a cutout to reduce crotch pressure -- no numb nuts 🙂. | Your wife/mistress will thank you 🙂. | | David |
I just returned to riding myself after a long winter off the bikes (due to an injury and work schedule) and I found the cutout saddles to be HORRIBLE!!! (specialized Body Geometry) I slapped my old skinny leather saddles back on and was fine (it still hurt - it's going to when you first get back on even if you mount a cloud to the seatpost)
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I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 miles on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. Last night I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get used to it like before, but damn.
I actually WON one of those off a mtbr.com drawing last year. What a fantastic saddle! I thought the one I had before that was nice, until I put it on my other bike and ride it awhile. The WTB has spoiled me.
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I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 miles on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. Last night I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get used to it like before, but damn.
I'd look into one of the newer seats with a cutout to reduce crotch pressure -- no numb nuts 🙂. Your wife/mistress will thank you 🙂.
talk about having your ife/mistress thank you.... Some folks report to have incredible "staying power" after a long bike ride .. ;-)
I actually WON one of those off a mtbr.com drawing last year. What a fantastic saddle! I thought the one I had before that was nice, until I put it on my other bike and ride it awhile. The WTB has spoiled me.
Okay so how much is this puppy? I just ordered a catalog but until then, how much can I expect to pay? I've never changed the seat on my bike. How do I know it will fit?
Okay so how much is this puppy? I just ordered a catalog but until then, how much can I expect to pay? I've never changed the seat on my bike. How do I know it will fit?
About $90, but you can get a synthetic-cover Speed V or leather-cover SST for about $30. The SST doesn't have the channel down the middle, if you're one of those that think it makes a difference.
Most bikes (unless they're high-end) come with gawd-awful saddles. I spent several years thinking I couldn't ride a narrow saddle, until I got a decent one.
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I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 miles on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. Last night I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get used to it like before, but damn.
If anything is hurting other than your ass cheeks, try adjusting the seat so the front is lower. Nothing should be touching the 'nether regions.
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I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 miles on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. Last night I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get used to it like before, but damn.
If anything is hurting other than your ass cheeks, try adjusting the seat
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the front is lower. Nothing should be touching the 'nether regions.
-Try to stand up more often during rides in the mean time, Im a fellow
victim of burning crotch, and yes the staying power idea is verified, oh and after reading this over I should point out that the burning crotch is from riding bikes..not the other. By the way where are you riding at? I grew up with a Brian Chamberlin.-Brian
"David Kunz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]... | J. Brian Chamberlin wrote: | > I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 miles | > on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. Last | > night I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get used to | > it like before, but damn. | | I'd look into one of the newer seats with a cutout to reduce crotch pressure -- no numb nuts 🙂. | Your wife/mistress will thank you 🙂. | | David |
I just returned to riding myself after a long winter off the bikes (due to an injury and work schedule) and I found the cutout saddles to be HORRIBLE!!! (specialized Body Geometry) I slapped my old skinny leather saddles back on and was fine (it still hurt - it's going to when you first get back on even if you mount a cloud to the seatpost)
I tried a lot of saddles before I found one that fit. I'm guessing that you need a skinny one with a cut-out 🙂. I'm that way too. Most of the cut-out saddles are wider and cut into my legs. None of the ones recommended here worked for me -- all too wide. I was really happy that my LBS would let me try a saddle for a short before buying. This let me weed out the really bad ones and figure out what I needed. I ended-up with a terry men's fly trigel (the non-trigel fly's the same size/shape, but harder).
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I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 miles on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. Last night I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get used to it like before, but damn.
If anything is hurting other than your ass cheeks, try adjusting the seat
so
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the front is lower. Nothing should be touching the 'nether regions.
-Try to stand up more often during rides in the mean time, Im a fellow
victim of burning crotch, and yes the staying power idea is verified, oh and after reading this over I should point out that the burning crotch is from riding bikes..not the other. By the way where are you riding at? I grew up with a Brian Chamberlin.-Brian
The Selle Italia Max Flite TransAm rides really well.
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"David Kunz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]... | J. Brian Chamberlin wrote: | > I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 miles | > on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. Last | > night I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get used to | > it like before, but damn. | | I'd look into one of the newer seats with a cutout to reduce crotch pressure -- no numb nuts 🙂. | Your wife/mistress will thank you 🙂. | | David |
I just returned to riding myself after a long winter off the bikes (due to an injury and work schedule) and I found the cutout saddles to be HORRIBLE!!! (specialized Body Geometry) I slapped my old skinny leather saddles back on and was fine (it still hurt - it's going to when you first get back on even if you mount a cloud to the seatpost)
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I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 miles on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. Last night I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get used to it like before, but damn.
If anything is hurting other than your ass cheeks, try adjusting the
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the front is lower. Nothing should be touching the 'nether regions.
-Try to stand up more often during rides in the mean time, Im a fellow
victim of burning crotch, and yes the staying power idea is verified, oh
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after reading this over I should point out that the burning crotch is from riding bikes..not the other. By the way where are you riding at? I grew up with a Brian Chamberlin.-Brian
"Zilla" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]... | The Selle Italia Max Flite TransAm rides really well. | | -- | - Zilla (Remove XSPAM) | | | "Nelson Binch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message | "]news:[email hidden]... | > "David Kunz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message | > "]news:[email hidden]... | > | J. Brian Chamberlin wrote: | > | > I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 | > | > miles on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. | > | > Last night I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get | > | > used to it like before, but damn. | > | | > | I'd look into one of the newer seats with a cutout to reduce crotch pressure -- no numb nuts | > | 🙂. Your wife/mistress will thank you 🙂. | > | | > | David | > | | > | > I just returned to riding myself after a long winter off the bikes (due to | > an injury and work schedule) and I found the cutout saddles to be HORRIBLE!!! (specialized Body | > Geometry) I slapped my old skinny leather saddles back on and was fine (it still hurt - it's | > going to when you first | > get back on even if you mount a cloud to the seatpost)
I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 miles on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. Last night I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get used to it like before, but damn.
--Brian
A new saddle might help a lot, but another thing to try would be some decent cycling shorts, if you aren't using them already. They will keep the nads out of the way and the extra padding will let you ride longer more comfortably. I just bought a pair of Pearl Izumi Canyon shorts and two pairs of Fox High Frequency shorts. The padding on the Fox shorts is so thick, it feels like I am wearing a diaper, but you can't see it from the outside. They are some serious cycling equipment. The Fox shorts are on sale now at Supergo for a mere $55 (sarcasm intended). The Canyons are $60 just about everywhere. But they do make long rides a much more pleasant experience, so I think they are worth the expense.
I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 miles on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. Last night I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get used to it like before, but damn.
--Brian
A new saddle might help a lot, but another thing to try would be some decent cycling shorts, if you aren't using them already. They will keep the nads out of the way and the extra padding will let you ride longer more comfortably. I just bought a pair of Pearl Izumi Canyon shorts and two pairs of Fox High Frequency shorts. The padding on the Fox shorts is so thick, it feels like I am wearing a diaper, but you can't see it from the outside. They are some serious cycling equipment. The Fox shorts are on sale now at Supergo for a mere $55 (sarcasm intended). The Canyons are $60 just about everywhere. But they do make long rides a much more pleasant experience, so I think they are worth the expense.
Yeah, as much as I get teased about it, I use the cycling shorts. I think I'll live through this tenderness. I remember going through it once before when I first started riding.
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J. Brian Chamberlin said:
I just got back into mountain biking after taking 2 years off. The other night I rode 10 miles on a flat trail just to start building some leg strength and to get my heart working. Last night I did 20 miles. I forgot how hard this [censored] is on your crotch. I know I'll get used to it like before, but damn.
I'd look into one of the newer seats with a cutout to reduce crotch pressure -- no numb nuts 🙂. Your wife/mistress will thank you 🙂.
talk about having your ife/mistress thank you.... Some folks report to have incredible "staying power" after a long bike ride .. ;-)
Penis desensitisation will do that to a man. Capsaicin cream has the same effect, heheheheheh.......
Shaun aRe - never tried the cream, but I've had Hunan Bell one time too many.............
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Nelson Binch said:
Yes, it does!
I've got one sitting here -- it's too wide for me. Cuts into my legs.