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seriously, ON the bike 30 to 90 minutes my whole privates are numb.  have to stand on the bike or wiggle seriously or whatever to get feeling back.  It comes quickly but wierd and i think not right- now I cant be alone on this?  50 male, Madone 5.2 SL with Selle Italia saddle.  Thanks


2011-07-12 1:14 PM
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Did you get a proper fitting?  If not, I'd highly recommend getting properly fitted for your bike.

Have you tried different saddles?

Is this a new symptom when you bought the bike or have you been using it all year and this just started?

2011-07-12 1:25 PM
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madoman - 2011-07-12 2:07 PM seriously, ON the bike 30 to 90 minutes my whole privates are numb.  have to stand on the bike or wiggle seriously or whatever to get feeling back.  It comes quickly but wierd and i think not right- now I cant be alone on this?  50 male, Madone 5.2 SL with Selle Italia saddle.  Thanks

 

chop'em off... at 50 they are probably useless anyway lol 

2011-07-12 1:27 PM
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Get an Adamo.
2011-07-12 1:28 PM
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Hey I resemble that remark
2011-07-12 1:38 PM
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neweyes - 2011-07-12 2:27 PM Get an Adamo.

x2. 

I tried tons of top of the line saddles thanks to my roadies friends, and none helped my numb nuts.  I actually contemplated quitting the biking thing because there's no way I was giving that up for biking! 

I found Adamo online and went to the LBS and got a loaner and it solved all my issues there.  YMMV as saddle fit and comfort is very personal, but I highly suggest at least trying one. There's also a bunch of other saddles designed to help this issue; it's very common.



2011-07-12 1:52 PM
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Something to try before going to the expense of replacing the saddle is to angle the nose up (yes up) about 1-2 degrees from level.  That seems counterintuitive but it helps.
2011-07-12 1:53 PM
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neweyes - 2011-07-12 2:27 PM Get an Adamo.

x3 on the Adamo.  I just got the Adamo Racing saddle and those problems are gone.  I'm still too slow, but the saddle can't do everything.

2011-07-12 1:53 PM
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Solution to my numbing problem was the handle bars being too low...if you removed spacers trying to get lower then put them back in and see if it doesn't go away...they might need to put a different stem on for you...meaning your rotation angle is off and your sitting on your "taint" instead of your sit bones...that's a very nice saddle you have so I'm betting its the stem or bar height...
2011-07-12 2:30 PM
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trinity - 2011-07-12 2:52 PM Something to try before going to the expense of replacing the saddle is to angle the nose up (yes up) about 1-2 degrees from level.  That seems counterintuitive but it helps.

 

X2

also X2 on proper bike fit, if the bike fits you wont go numb  (I'm on a bike 10 hours a day and have never gone numb and dept requires bike fit when put on a new bike for liability issues definitely worth it), although some studies have shown that it is /ok/ for a bit of numbness but I wouldn't want to take that chance personally

2011-07-12 4:01 PM
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I suffered from "numb junk" as well. Like someone else stated bring the nose up... For saddles I have not tried Adamo but a cobb saddle worked wonders too...


2011-07-12 4:18 PM
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Cobb V-Flow Plus keeps my fellas happy and alive.

The Selle seat that came on my P2C was attempting to make sure I never became a father.

 

2011-07-12 4:58 PM
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I have this problem too after about 10 miles--and occasionally the left foot after about 20, but I can't afford a real fitting.  I figure after 3 kids they've served their functional use Laughing 

 

2011-07-12 5:23 PM
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I'll add to the group of people that say get an Adamo.
2011-07-12 7:52 PM
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F1longhorn - 2011-07-12 5:23 PM I'll add to the group of people that say get an Adamo.

me too

2011-07-12 7:53 PM
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madoman - 2011-07-12 2:07 PM seriously, ON the bike 30 to 90 minutes my whole privates are numb.  have to stand on the bike or wiggle seriously or whatever to get feeling back.  It comes quickly but wierd and i think not right- now I cant be alone on this?  50 male, Madone 5.2 SL with Selle Italia saddle.  Thanks

 

chop'em off... at 50 they are probably useless anyway lol 

I thought the S.O. keeps 'em in a jar by the side of the bed?



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falconsprint63 - 2011-07-12 4:58 PM

I have this problem too after about 10 miles--and occasionally the left foot after about 20, but I can't afford a real fitting.  I figure after 3 kids they've served their functional use Laughing 

 

I understand the cost issue but this isn't something to take lightly. My husband had an issue for days after a ride and finally made an appointment with a doc. The doc told him he sees this a lot with cyclists and basically feeling would come back or it wouldn't. He needed to change something. It took 3 WEEKS for things to be normal again. The doc also told him it could be months or forever as in permanent damage. So before you sign up for that next race or go out to dinner set the money aside for a fit and/or new saddle. Truth be told you can change a lot of things yourself so start there but if it doesn't get better go to a good fitter. 

2011-07-12 9:36 PM
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falconsprint63 - 2011-07-12 4:58 PM

I have this problem too after about 10 miles--and occasionally the left foot after about 20, but I can't afford a real fitting.  I figure after 3 kids they've served their functional use Laughing 

 

I understand the cost issue but this isn't something to take lightly. My husband had an issue for days after a ride and finally made an appointment with a doc. The doc told him he sees this a lot with cyclists and basically feeling would come back or it wouldn't. He needed to change something. It took 3 WEEKS for things to be normal again. The doc also told him it could be months or forever as in permanent damage. So before you sign up for that next race or go out to dinner set the money aside for a fit and/or new saddle. Truth be told you can change a lot of things yourself so start there but if it doesn't get better go to a good fitter. 

 

WOW, 3 weeks? that's insane. My one and only completely numb experience lasted a couple hours after a 70 mile ride, had an Adamo demo saddle on the next day, purchased the saddle two weeks later.

2011-07-13 7:51 AM
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F1longhorn - 2011-07-12 9:45 PM
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falconsprint63 - 2011-07-12 4:58 PM

I have this problem too after about 10 miles--and occasionally the left foot after about 20, but I can't afford a real fitting.  I figure after 3 kids they've served their functional use Laughing 

 

I understand the cost issue but this isn't something to take lightly. My husband had an issue for days after a ride and finally made an appointment with a doc. The doc told him he sees this a lot with cyclists and basically feeling would come back or it wouldn't. He needed to change something. It took 3 WEEKS for things to be normal again. The doc also told him it could be months or forever as in permanent damage. So before you sign up for that next race or go out to dinner set the money aside for a fit and/or new saddle. Truth be told you can change a lot of things yourself so start there but if it doesn't get better go to a good fitter. 

 

WOW, 3 weeks? that's insane. My one and only completely numb experience lasted a couple hours after a 70 mile ride, had an Adamo demo saddle on the next day, purchased the saddle two weeks later.

Yes! At first we both expected he would wake up one day and everything would be normal but it didn't happen for quite a while. He was on a Cobb and is now on an Adamo.

2011-07-13 11:54 AM
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that happened to me until i got my bike professionally fitted. now when i sit i sit more on my butt at the back of the seat and no numbness! basically get you bike fitted and sit on the back of the seat


2011-07-13 1:35 PM
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I'll join the Adamo chorus. Had numb junk with the saddle that came on my Felt B16. Put on the Adamo Road and my first ride was 75 miles of pure comfort. Didn't think about my crotch once. Absolutely amazing. I followed their initial install instructions relative to fore/aft position and seat height, and it was close to perfect. At my 40 mile water stop, I tweaked the front of the seat up a few degrees to stop a slight tendency to slide forward. Perfect.

They are available for ~$110 on eBay. I have seen lightly used ones go for $80, so even if you buy it and hate it, you can get most of your money back.

But I doubt you'll be selling it. After that first ride, I went straight to my computer and ordered another one for my Madone.

2011-07-14 3:43 PM
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My boys hated me the first time on the bike! Had a fitting done and that helped immensely bu still had some numbness. I needed a saddle with the cut-out down the center of it. I got a Ritchey one with the cut-out and now no numbness at all. I also noticed for the first time today while riding with proper fitting bike shorts that I had no pain in my "sit bones" either. Proper fitting bike shorts are important too.
2011-07-14 4:12 PM
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I had this issue in the past.  Primarily on the trainer as outdoors I would do enough standing up going up hills to keep the numbness from setting in.  This year it went away when I adjusted my seat position.  I had already had the nose of the eat pointed up slightly last year and that helped maybe a little but not enough.  I tinkered a few more times with my saddle position early this year and finally hit on a comfortable riding position.  Once I hit on what felt like the most comfortable riding position, the numbness coincidently went away too.  You might just have to keep tinkering with that, both the height and/or moving it forward or backwards until you get it right if you don't want to get a professional fitting.

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