Re: Numb nuts

Chris said:

Quoted message said:

Padded shorts can make this sort of problem worse by generally
constricting the whole undergrowth so I don't always wear them.

I would second that - although it's my feet that go numb, not my nuts -
when wearing padded shorts.

Hmm... that just sounds weird, no matter how I write it. Ah well...

Are you sure read the instalation instructions carefullly?

John Kane
Kingston ON

On 06/10/2005 08:05:56 said:

I had same prob - can be alarming and take a day or so for normality to
return. Rolls San Marco saddle. Corrected it by tilting forward by one
click which made huge difference. Padded shorts can make this sort of
problem worse by generally constricting the whole undergrowth so I don't
always wear them. Also regularly swapping alternative saddles is good
idea - the pressure points are likely to be different.

The only saddle I ever found comfortable in this area when I rode upwrongs
was a Brooks leather saddle, it was murder breaking it in, but once
broken in it was moulded to my shape, I later fathered two children so it
did not wreck the works either. Although I understand the infertility risk
is mainly down to overheating rather than constriction.

--

Buck

I would rather be out on my Catrike

http://www.catrike.co.uk

I had a Brooks 'professional' for years and swore by it as painless and
a pleasure to sit on. But when I did LEJOG last year it was OK at first
but became a big pain in the [censored] and I have since abandoned it in
favour of Rolls San Marco. This too was a pain on a recent 250km. So
now am alternating between them and it seems to work - it gives a rest
to the parts hammered on previous saddle and hammers some new points.
Only for day rides though - you wouldn't want to carry a spare saddle
on a long trip - or would you - it might be worth it?

The only saddle I ever found comfortable in this area when I rode
upwrongs
was

Just worked out what an"upwrong" is. Ho Ho. Are the others "downrights"?

in message <[email hidden]>,

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I had a Brooks 'professional' for years and swore by it as painless
and a pleasure to sit on. But when I did LEJOG last year it was OK at
first but became a big pain in the [censored] and I have since abandoned it
in favour of Rolls San Marco. This too was a pain on a recent 250km.
So now am alternating between them and it seems to work - it gives a
rest to the parts hammered on previous saddle and hammers some new
points. Only for day rides though - you wouldn't want to carry a spare
saddle on a long trip - or would you - it might be worth it?

The first long trip after I switched from Brooks Professional to Selle
Italia SLR on my fast road bike, I carried the Brooks 'just in case'. I
didn't need it and have not repeated the exercise.

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Anagram: I'm soon broke.