Ouch...My Seat Hurts!

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Toddly93614

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2 April 2004, 20:26 UTC #1

I have a 24" Torker LX Unicycle. I have only been riding for
about a week, and usually less than 1/2 hour in a day due to
seat area pain. I used to be able to ride uni 12 or so years
ago, but for the most part, I would consider myself quite a
novice again.

My pain is usually a quick sharp burning pain in the groin
area caused by the seat. I am not bruised or swollen that I
can tell, and it only hurts when I am on the seat. It is
making me not look forward to riding. Oh....and sometimes my
family jewels will take a bit of a hit but it is nothing
serious. It's kind of scary though!

I saw an air or gel seat that I could buy for a hundred
bucks. That is kind of a painful though being that I paid
almost exactly as much for the whole unicycle being that
this is my starter. I imagine that I should invest in a pair
of bike shorts as well.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

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Dubmuni2004

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2 April 2004, 20:26 UTC #2

if you dont want your seat to hurt, get a kris holm saddle
for alot cheaper than a an airseat. besides they only work
on miyata. kh seats are the most comforable(just dont wear
dickies when riding it though cause it will give you a rash)
I highly reccomend this saddle

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Ken Cline

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2 April 2004, 21:26 UTC #3

I've had at least three different saddle pains when riding.

At first, my inner thighs chafed. This pretty much went away
by itself.

When I started riding long distances (2+ miles) at a
stretch, I experienced partial numbness from constant
pressure on the nerve pressing against the saddle. A KH
saddle and bike shorts helped a little.

The last pain is the jostling the boys sometimes get when I
land on the seat. Usually not a biggie, but who wants pain
there I ask you.

After a few months, I broke down and bought some $120 Pearl
Izumi Microsensor 3D shorts [/"]http://www.pearlizumi.com].
Yeah, I was thinking "can shorts really be worth the price"
too! But they have a channel that looked like it would
relieve the nerve pressure and great fit. All I can say is I
liked them so much I bought a second pain to use when they
are being washed.

Ken

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