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188 points breezykermo | 6 comments | | HN request time: 0.211s | source | bottom
1. mcdow ◴[] No.42131327[source]
Super cool.

One improvement: get a different bike saddle. One that doesn't put pressure on the perineum. There's evidence to suggest extended time spent in a bicycle saddle can cause ED.[1]

1. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S17436...

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2. loeg ◴[] No.42131718[source]
This should be a comfort driven decision. If you aren't having discomfort (including, e.g., genital numbness), there is not a lot of reason to switch. If you're having discomfort and pushing through the pain, that's a problem. OP never mentions saddle discomfort.
3. shiroiushi ◴[] No.42133296[source]
What makes you think that saddle puts pressure on the author's perineum?

A properly fitted road bike saddle is sized so all your weight is on your "sit bones", parts of your pelvis around the perineum.

If your saddle is putting pressure on your perineum, that means it's the wrong saddle for you.

The problem is different people have different-sized gaps between their sit bones, so different people need different saddles. They are absolutely not a one-size-fits-all part. A narrow saddle might fit one person (probably a man) just fine, while being too narrow for someone else (possibly a woman, as women tend to have wider sit bones).

If your saddle is causing you pain, you should see your local cycle shop and have them do a proper fitting. Properly-equipped shops will have a device that measures your sit bones so they can recommend a properly-sized saddle for you.

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4. zeroq ◴[] No.42133375[source]
+1

Also, and speaking from experience after having a professional bike fit, a "saddle issue" often is not directly related to the saddle itself. You might be placed too forward and slipping just ever so slightly on the saddle, so you're sitting on the "rod", instead of the back part of the saddle; the saddle might be too high or too low, etc.

5. kitd ◴[] No.42138228[source]
> If your saddle is putting pressure on your perineum, that means it's the wrong saddle for you.

I mean, that's pretty much what he said: "Get a different saddle"

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6. shiroiushi ◴[] No.42142608{3}[source]
No, it's not. He was assuming that saddle wasn't a good fit for the author, when there's no evidence of that at all. In fact, he was assuming that it was a bad saddle purely because it's a narrow road bike saddle and not some wide, cushioned saddle you find on $100 bikes at Walmart. In short, the OP knows absolutely nothing about bike saddles or how they relate to human anatomy, and shouldn't give out advice about them.