saddle + bum = pain

[Konaman]

Being in the medical field, i get a lot of friends asking me advice when they have cycling related injuries and what they should do.

In recent days I have had 2 chaps with an identical problem. They get a nerve related pain that originates between the testes and anus, and it then moves down the 1 leg. It sometimes gets so bad that they cant sit and the leg feels lame.

Are there other persons with a similar problem and what did you? They have changed saddles and stopped for a while, but it always returns. A neurologist mentioned that you can get permanent damage and then "jakop regop" will never be the same.

[Matchstix]

search pudundel nerve(not sure of the spelling.

Saddle angle also plays a role as well as shape.

 

[Harry Potter]

If you ask the rep of Specialized he wil show you a dvd that was made on the oxygen levels distributing through the penile artery.(The vane that tuns between your legs and under the testees) after 2min on a normal sadle the test subject O2 saturation was only 5%(lack of blood flow). The body Geometry saddle from specialized showed 77% sats after 2 min. I have changed my sadle and it is heaven. feels I'm on a Lazyboy.

 

If you do not have the O2 sats in that area you WILL develope serious problems. (I recomend the BG saddles)

[mudda]

Try a sella italia trans am x-0 flow.

 

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Selle Italia XO Trans Am Saddle features a sober design, inspired by the traditional lines of Selle Italia products. The XO utilizes Flex Control padding which performs in a differentiated way in the more delicate anatomical places. It adapts to the needs of dedicated cyclists, and also those who ride for recreation. Trans Am Special strategically placed anatomical cutouts that improve comfort in the frontal soft tissue area anatomically designed for women and men.

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http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=22000

 

I changed to this on my training MTB. Very comfortable.

 

 

 

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Images/Models/Full/22000.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

[mikkelz]

 

search pudundel nerve(not sure of the spelling.

Saddle angle also plays a role as well as shape.

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perineal_nerve

 

 

 

 

[owen62]

I agree with mudda - since I changed to a saddle with a cutout - no more numbness