Mctheriot

Ok, nice and embarassing for my first post! When you sit on your seat - is your "junk" supposed to go to one side or the other of the horn??

I haven't ridden I bike since my teens - and either didn't have a problem then, didn't know or didn't care but I don't remember this being as uncomfortable as it is.

I'm brand new to riding and starting off with a used Trek Navigator 3.0 with the stock seat. Just shy of 6" and 265 so I'm part of the club!

Thanks in advance for the help!

Mark

Wanderer

Adjust the level and tilt of your seat to take the problem away......

CraigB

What has always worked for me is to reach down inside the front of your shorts and pull your "junk" up to get it/them out of the way. That's one more thing that's good about actual bike shorts - they tend to hold it all in place up there. It's also what makes them sometimes embarrassing to wear in mixed company if you or your companions are the modest sort.

mkadam68

Yep: pull it up. Junk pretty much sits on top of your thighs which are probably obscuring the "horn" of your saddle.

(This is one of the more novel threads I have seen in a long time. )

Seve

Mark

I just throw the junk over the shoulder and get on with it.

As CraigB alluded to, invest in a nice pair of bike shorts, with proper chamois etc.
They will turn our words and phrases of how provide support to the male anatomy while cycling into a practical experience.

Mctheriot

Thanks guys! I'll try adjusting the seat angle a little and look into some shorts.

Mark

dbikingman

Even if you don't buy bike shorts I find some sort of "sport" shorts with a tight fit to help. And if you get bike shorts the proper way to wear them is au natural. Hey, somebody had to tell him.

Neil_B

Pull it up. I need to remind myself of that - almost got it caught in the chain once......

CraigB

Reminds me of the old joke about the two guys at adjacent urinals. One says to the other, "boy this water is cold." The second says, "yes, and deep."

To the OP - Bike Shorts 101 - get a good pair or two of cycling shorts with a decent chamois, wear them without underwear or any intervening garments, pull your "junk" up and out of the way where the shorts will hold it all in place, and you're off to the races. You won't believe how much more comfortable it all is. You'll want to get more than one pair because it's extremely important to wear a clean pair. Having more than one allows you to take additional rides between laundry sessions. Wearing dirty shorts is a good way to encourage saddle sores and other unpleasantness.

Laserman

I first heard that joke around 40 years ago concerning two sailors and the Golden Gate Bridge.

OiS

Yes, you wont regret getting a good pair of bike shorts. Paying extra for good shorts is more important than paying extra for a good saddle IMHO. Also as has been discussed, of course NOT to be worn with underwear. Of course, that's only for proper bike shorts, you need the underwear for normal shorts though (I hate the gravel rash from when my junk is not secure and it drops down and drags along the ground, really hate that..... ).

daffonce

I feel the best place for ones junk is between the sits bones and the saddle, you really do need some cushioning there and i find that one's junk works nicely in that fashion.

GeorgePaul

Nobody here agrees with me, but I find that an athletic supporter does the trick. I won't ride without one. Yes, even with proper cycling shorts.

DTSCDS

Here is a semi-related issue. My problem isn't where the actual "junk" goes but how to avoid chaffing issues in the general "junk" region.

I have one pair of Nike bibs that seem to be custom made for me. I rarely have trouble when I wear them. (Over ~25 miles I go with some A&D cream to help things along.) But, they have long since been discontinued so there is no hope of ever getting another pair. I have tried 3 other brands with no success. I have tried Pearl Izumi and Performance with no success. I have a pair of Mtb shorts that I am wearing sometimes but they are not great either.

(The saddle on my commuter is a Brooks. My road bike saddle is a Bontrager of some sort that is supposed to be the one that fits me according to the fitting "machine" at the LBS)

I did 20 miles yesterday in the Mtb shorts and things were not real good. Since the Nike bibs do not chafe I don't think fit is the culprit but I have tried adjustments anyway--nose down (I feel like I'm sliding down) and slightly up (no real relief). I do find if I push my hiney toward the back until it feels like I might slide off the back of the saddle I tend to get some relief.

Anyone have suggestions?

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Terrierman

Selle SMP + decent bibs is my suggestion.

jcushing

Tuck it in your belly band. haha

jasonball

I just pull it up every few miles or when it starts to go numb. but on long rides. just wrap it around the seat post of the bike infront of you. no junk problem and less work on the long ride.

Scrockern8r

Aww man!

That just ain't right..!

StephenT 

1. Get a good bike fitting or get a recheck if you have had a fitting previously
2. Check out the Livestrong bibs which are made by Nike. I have 3 pairs and they seem to fit me the best and wear well.

To the OP of this topic - After donning my gear I hoist my junk up a few inches so nothing touches the seat and readjust as needed.

cappuccino911

+1 for throwing it over the shoulder

bike shorts help trememdously, don't worry, you can wear regular shorts over them. I consider myself an avid cyclist now but i have yet to go out in only spandex and I'm in good shape!

ziggydcat

Here's one suggestion that hasn't been thrown out there. Ride without a saddle. The twig and berries can swing free. Although this could pose "other" problems.

Clydezilla

OK. I am not an expert and have recently started riding after not doing so since I was in 5th grade (bike was stolen, however they left me my handlebars, thoughtful of them). It has been about 25 years since I rode regularly. I ride a MTB and am 6'5" and 380 lbs. on a '09 Trek 4500. I was having HORID pains from riding to and from college for my classes. I first read up and adjusted the seat by way of having a minor bend in my knee at 6 o'clock, and adjusting my forward/back slide by having my knee directly above the center of the pedal when in the 9 o'clock postion. Now no discomfort from saddle time thus far, not going over 10 miles one way yet.

On the "junk" issue, not being able to actually find a pair of shorts to try on to ensure they fit me, I have found some compression shorts that I wear under my regular clothing to ensure that my "junk" stays pulled up and away from the saddle. If I do not pull it up, then there is NO way I can ride due to pain of getting caught in a squeeze or such, VERY painful lesson, do NOT recommend trying it. Pull it up, preferably wearing some sort of 'spandex'/compression short to aid in keeping it where it needs to be. Hope that helps out. Wish I was warned of this by my cycling in-law family, grrrrr.

Keep on riding and enjoy yourself.