Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems
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2008-10-01 8:56 AM |
Expert 946 Barrington Area, IL | Subject: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems OK - a serious subject here! I am in the process of logging more and more miles on my bike and wanted to know if anyone has any bike seat recommendations. I know that there are numerous studies up sexual impotence with too much biking and that you need to get a good seat - however none of the articles I find mention what seats are the ones to buy. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!! |
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2008-10-01 8:59 AM in reply to: #1708342 |
over a barrier | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems ISM Adamo....Do a search on Adamo on the forums and you'll get tons of hits... |
2008-10-01 9:02 AM in reply to: #1708342 |
Pro 4528 Norwalk, Connecticut | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems i have an Adamo, it works great, and so do my parts!! |
2008-10-01 9:12 AM in reply to: #1708342 |
Member 115 Petaluma, CA | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems Is this really a problem? I remember seeing something on a news magazine show about 10 years ago, but I'm not sure it's as wide-spread a problem as it is sensationalist media fodder. There are millions of cyclists around the world and this doesn't seem to be a big issue, despite studies and media reports. I used to ride an expensive gel seat on my mountain bike. This thing was very squishy, about 4x the size of the Arione on my road bike and probably weighed 2 pounds. My butt and other parts would go numb and fall asleep while riding after about 10 miles on that seat. My Arione, however, weighs 179 grams, is as hard as a rock, but lets me ride 4+ hours and with complete feeling in my lower region. I believe a proper bike fit and a seat that fits your anatomy are probably going to serve you best. |
2008-10-01 9:14 AM in reply to: #1708383 |
Expert 938 | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems giaramita - 2008-10-01 10:12 AM Is this really a problem? I remember seeing something on a news magazine show about 10 years ago, but I'm not sure it's as wide-spread a problem as it is sensationalist media fodder. There are millions of cyclists around the world and this doesn't seem to be a big issue, despite studies and media reports. I used to ride an expensive gel seat on my mountain bike. This thing was very squishy, about 4x the size of the Arione on my road bike and probably weighed 2 pounds. My butt and other parts would go numb and fall asleep while riding after about 10 miles on that seat. My Arione, however, weighs 179 grams, is as hard as a rock, but lets me ride 4+ hours and with complete feeling in my lower region. I believe a proper bike fit and a seat that fits your anatomy are probably going to serve you best. x2 I had a gel seat too, until I got fit correctly. Now I just have a properly adjusted hard seat, and it is WAY more comfortable than the gel seat ever was. |
2008-10-01 9:27 AM in reply to: #1708342 |
Master 1404 Atlanta, Ga | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems Selle SMP Pro / Evolution etc... Great seats. Hard, but open in the right places. Very comfortable for me. |
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2008-10-01 9:50 AM in reply to: #1708342 |
Extreme Veteran 669 Olathe, Kansas | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems Caution on ISM Adamo seat. It did not work for me. So it does not work for everyone. There will be a trial and error process you will have to go trough, including trying the Adamo seat. There is a good chance it will work for you, but it is not for everyone. You will be trading pressure from one area for pressure in another. Selle SMP line is also a good choice. When you try a seat and it does not work, try to learn what is the reason for it, so you can go looking for a seat with particular features that you think may suit you. Features meaning: size, width, width of the nose, how flat is it, cut out, no cut out, gel nose, no gel........wider nose, narrow nose....... |
2008-10-01 10:07 AM in reply to: #1708342 |
Extreme Veteran 3177 | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems a bike fit is definately a must for comfort and long rides. It also has a lot to do with how people sit on their bike seats. Remember to sit on the bony parts of your butt (the ischium) and not sitting on your crotch. A hard seat will mean that you are not cutting on circulation to lower extremities and that all the weight is being placed where it needs to be placed (on the hard surfaces.) It just takes a lot of trial and error to find the right see. Check your LBS and see if you can test ride a few saddles to find the right one. |
2008-10-01 10:09 AM in reply to: #1708342 |
Extreme Veteran 638 Carlsbad, CA | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems I just recently started with the Adamo road saddle after getting number after the 20 mile mark with the stock Bontrager saddle that came with my new bike. No more numbness, but the sadddle did take some getting used to ... it's hard as a rock. Very comfortable with it now, though. I also question, um, "positioning". I've noticed sometimes that it just takes a little moving around in the shorts after numerous miles. Kind of like a long flight on an airplane ... you move your legs, you move in your chair. Sometimes all it takes is a little adjustment to keep the blood flowing. |
2008-10-01 10:51 AM in reply to: #1708342 |
Extreme Veteran 326 Zephyrhills, FL | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems again, try the adamo. just give it some time, its going to be a real pain in the a$$, i mean taint and sitbones when you first start riding on it. its hard as a rock, but you'll get used to it and hopefully it works for you. |
2008-10-01 11:20 AM in reply to: #1708342 |
Elite 2527 Armpit of Ontario | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems Point of clarification: it's a saddle, not a seat. If you are comfortable on your current saddle, then you'll be fine. You will not develop any kind of "problems" if you are comfortable. On the other hand, if, after periods in the saddle, you experience chronic numbness, tingling, burning and the like, then you could be at risk of developing long term "problems". If this is the case, you can try several things such as tilt, angle, etc. If you are still experiencing numbnuts, then get thee hence to your LBS and try out alternative saddles. You would be looking typically for a saddle with anatomical cut-outs, of which there are many models to choose from, the popular ones including Blackwell's Flow and Mo-Flo and Adamo series, and many others. I've ben using the adamo race model for 2 years and love it. |
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2008-10-01 11:24 AM in reply to: #1708342 |
Member 51 Motor City USA | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems If your junk is not going numb on your rides you are OK. FWIW I've found hard saddles to be better for me than padded ones or ones with the 'cut out' I ride a Fizik Arione Road on my tri bike and a K:1 on the road bike. |
2008-10-01 11:51 AM in reply to: #1708607 |
Pro 3705 Vestavia Hills | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems Another example of how post counts portend little as to the contents of a post as my friend below is dead-on ... the problem is possibly not the seat but the bike fit that puts pressure on your boys/surrounding area. A simple bike fit, complete with trial + error on seat position, angle, etc., might be the solution you are looking for. Btw, I trained for and did IMFL on an Adamo with no problems - and liked it so much I bought one for the road bike I just built. Awesome seat. bel83 - 2008-10-01 11:07 AM a bike fit is definately a must for comfort and long rides. It also has a lot to do with how people sit on their bike seats. Remember to sit on the bony parts of your butt (the ischium) and not sitting on your crotch. A hard seat will mean that you are not cutting on circulation to lower extremities and that all the weight is being placed where it needs to be placed (on the hard surfaces.) It just takes a lot of trial and error to find the right see. Check your LBS and see if you can test ride a few saddles to find the right one. |
2008-10-01 1:51 PM in reply to: #1708430 |
Extreme Veteran 552 Minnetonka Beach, MN | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems atl_runner - 2008-10-01 9:27 AM Selle SMP Pro / Evolution etc... Great seats. Hard, but open in the right places. Very comfortable for me. Complete agreement from me on this!!! I love mine! |
2008-10-01 2:16 PM in reply to: #1708342 |
Expert 946 Barrington Area, IL | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems Thanks for everyone's input - it put my "head" at ease! |
2008-10-01 2:26 PM in reply to: #1708342 |
Cycling Guru 15134 Fulton, MD | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems It's all about the fit ....... I ride this on my road bike ..... not exactly the most cushioned saddle out there at 140 grams. But I do not have any problems with it because I'm correctly positioned on the bike. (SLR Saddle.jpg) Attachments ---------------- SLR Saddle.jpg (8KB - 18 downloads) |
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2008-10-01 2:42 PM in reply to: #1708342 |
Member 297 | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems I think you can do more with proper a seating position (one that does not create a pressure point on nerves or blood vessels) than spending money on a new saddle. I rode 11,000 miles on my touring bike since March and have not experienced any numbness. I believe it was a result of correct posture on the bike. Matt Cazalas <A href="http://www.showmecables.com/Cat-5e-Cat-6-Products.html">network cables</A>
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2008-10-01 3:47 PM in reply to: #1709372 |
Master 1795 Boynton Beach, FL | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems ball6135 - 2008-10-01 2:51 PM atl_runner - 2008-10-01 9:27 AM Selle SMP Pro / Evolution etc... Great seats. Hard, but open in the right places. Very comfortable for me. Complete agreement from me on this!!! I love mine! X3... This was third seat I tried (ADAMO was not for me) and I was pain free thereafter. Love the design as well. |
2008-10-01 5:00 PM in reply to: #1708342 |
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2008-10-01 8:34 PM in reply to: #1708342 |
Veteran 134 Lakewood, CA | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems I recently bought the Forté T1 Tri Saddle and have been very happy. It is much more comfortable than saddles I have had at 3x the price. |
2008-10-02 12:28 AM in reply to: #1708342 |
Member 20 | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems +1 on the Sele SMP Evolution. Designed with the Junk in mind!!! |
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2008-10-02 12:11 PM in reply to: #1708342 |
Veteran 162 Fort Worth, TX | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems I remember reading something about this awhile ago and just let it go. This is my first tri season and I just thought you were supposed to ride through the numbness. That is was part of building. After reading all of this thread yesterday, I said F that and went out and bought an Adamo. Hopefully it works for me, but if not, all of you have given good suggestions so I will go down the line. First ride will be on it tonight and then racing on it on sunday. Thanks for all the info. Edited by Moose22 2008-10-02 12:12 PM |
2008-10-02 12:39 PM in reply to: #1711958 |
Champion 5615 | Subject: RE: Best Bike Seats to Prevent Male Problems I ride a Profile Design Tri-Stryke saddle on my tri bike and a Specialized Gel Toupe saddle on my road bike. Edited by CubeFarmGopher 2008-10-02 12:40 PM |