Riding a bike hurts my balls...advice?

[JonathanD]

So, a year or so ago I was riding my bike all the time. Old Lefty started complaining the only way he could. So I went to the doctor and he said I had a nodule which isn't really bad, but can lead to cancer.

So, its warm again and I am riding 3-15 miles a day and the pain is starting again. How you you ride without your ball aching? For reference I ride a Giant Yukon (No Not a large Potato ) 24 speed mountain bike.

NO PICTURES for this thread unless they are of a bike or part of a bike.

[FL Knifemaker]

Sit more forward on the seat. Or......Angle the front of the seat down.........Or......... Have someone that knows what they are doing fit you for a good seat.

[MakiSupaStar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLt73...eature=related

Number six is gold advice for young people.

[JonathanD]

Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker

Sit more forward on the seat. Or......Angle the front of the seat down.........Or......... Have someone that knows what they are doing fit you for a good seat.

Any more forward and I will be sitting on the point :/

Where do they keep the people who know what they are doing? Not at my local bike shops.

[FL Knifemaker]

Originally Posted by JonathanD

Any more forward and I will be sitting on the point :/

Where do they keep the people who know what they are doing? Not at my local bike shops.

A good friend of mine rides with a hornless seat for similar reasons......he was going numb down below

Here's some links........

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htm

http://www.bycycleinc.com/pages/fitting.html

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/gi/d...com/saddle.htm

http://www.tesco-shopping.com/bikeseatdetails.htm

[jonathan_matos5]

i think this is the reason they make those bike shorts they have padding intended to absorb the impact.

[mothmonsterman]

SOup Laddle?

[JonathanD]

Originally Posted by mothmonsterman

SOup Laddle?

I m not french.

[JonathanD]

Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker

A good friend of mine rides with a hornless seat for similar reasons......he was going numb down below

Here's some links........

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htm

http://www.bycycleinc.com/pages/fitting.html

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/gi/d...com/saddle.htm

http://www.tesco-shopping.com/bikeseatdetails.htm

Thanks. I have thought about these, and for a while I tried my seat at the most exaggerated forward angle I could. The problem is that I can not jump my bike well without the middle piece....oh well. The balls are more important than jumping.

[mike_v_s]

Stop riding the bike.

Dr. Mike

[steve66]

Turn the seat around so the point doesn't hit your sack., or, buy a seat that is male friendly.

[mothmonsterman]

Originally Posted by JonathanD

I m not french.

sorry

SOUP LADLE


prob feel nice on a hot summer day.

[Baryonyx]

Hang them over the edge of your seat?

[smperry]

Don't know that model bike to well sooo....

Go to a bike shop and try a bunch of nice saddles and buy the one that fits you the best. Buy padded bike shorts. Make sure your bike is properly adjusted (fitted).

Marshall

[JonathanD]

Originally Posted by mothmonsterman

sorry

SOUP LADLE


prob feel nice on a hot summer day.

Unless you leave it out in the sun and in the winter EAK

[syciprider]

Selle San Marco, Specialized, Bontrager, Selle Italia, Pearl Izumi etc etc make saddles that are either hollow or have gel filled inserts in the area where your taint rests.

My racing saddle is the hollowed out Selle Italia Flite with kevlar sides and thin gel padding. Still very light and reasonably priced (I bleeb they are about $150 now. I got mine many years ago)

Another good comfy saddle is Brooks. They are made of 100% leather with no padding so the seat will conform to the shape of your @$$ like an old glove does to your hand. They are however heavy due to the old school coil spring suspension.

[jady]

Castration is the only answer........

[MakiSupaStar]

"Think of the actor that portrayed Mr. Belvedere. He was rushed to the hospital for sitting on his own balls."

[TheDarkReaver]

get a padded seat cover and/or castrate yourself.

[Jazz Ad]

Take off the seat.
There may be other side effects but at least your balls won't hurt anymore.