Training & Nutrition - Cycling in relation to erectile dysfunction

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trekkie820
03-24-04, 03:31 PM
What, if any, is the corrilation? How much do you have to ride for it to be a problem? I use a performance saddle designed to eliminate it, but i just hope it works...

cycletourist
03-24-04, 03:54 PM
Riding a bicycle does not cause erectile dysfunction, but riding a bicycle incorrectly sometimes will. The saddle is not the problem. Low handlebars are the problem. Too-low handlebars force you to lean forward onto your perineum, putting pressure in a place that cuts off blood flow to the penis. So if you get numb nuts and/or numb pecker you should look for a solution in your riding position first, then look at new saddles (brooks b.17 is a good choice).
MERTON
03-24-04, 05:17 PM
heh. they got one that's named after me (colt). wonder if it's any good?

cyclezealot
03-24-04, 05:35 PM
anyone seen those 'hammock' style saddles. It would seem they have no pressure points what so ever. Does anyone like them..
MERTON
03-24-04, 06:38 PM
i thought all brooks worked like a hammock?
RonH
03-25-04, 08:26 AM
anyone seen those 'hammock' style saddles. It would seem they have no pressure points what so ever. Does anyone like them..
They have a weight limit - something like 180-190 pounds (??).
RonH
03-25-04, 08:28 AM
What, if any, is the corrilation? How much do you have to ride for it to be a problem? I use a performance saddle designed to eliminate it, but i just hope it works...
Don't worry. I'm 59 and ride all the time and have no problems at all.
My saddle? A Selle Italia Flite Gel Flow..... :beer:
trekkie820
03-25-04, 03:33 PM
Don't worry. I'm 59 and ride all the time and have no problems at all.
My saddle? A Selle Italia Flite Gel Flow..... :beer:

Thank you...im only 20, and i really don't want to lose my libido any time soon(or at all, for that matter)
slvoid
03-25-04, 03:52 PM
Since my significant other and I started riding, sex has only gotten better. Her and I both last longer and get less tired.
No dysfunction here ;)
RiPHRaPH
03-25-04, 04:02 PM
i am 39, have children ages 9,5.5 and 1. in nine years, i have ridden over 25,000 miles, avg'ed > 200 days of riding per year and have 3 children right on our schedule. not only that, but i still find time to....um....be sexual. quality AND quantity.

i use a selle italia flite gel also.
slvoid
03-25-04, 04:07 PM
Quality AND quantity, you're an animal!