techman

I've been cycling 70-80 miles per week for over 4-years.
I started developing perineal pain last year, where the discomfort was noticable after a ride when I was resting, not so much while I was riding.
If I took a break from riding, the discomfort would build into pain over several days and the pain would often last for weeks (while i was refraining from riding).
A month or so late the pain would finally be gone. I went to a urologist who did an ultrasound among other tests and didn't find any detectable damage.
I don't understand why this started happening last year. I've been riding on the same comfort saddle.
This summer I totaled my bicycle and purchased a Giant Cypress DX and I'm experiencing the same issue with the saddle that came with the bicycle.
All of this is extremely frustrating. I want to continue cycling, but I don't want to risk any permanent damage.
I'm not sure what I can to keep pressure off of the perineal region where I sit. I'm also not sure if and how I can adjust my saddle angle or position
to help with this problem. Also, I've always ridden with a backpack that weighs before 10-20 pounds.
I'm wondering if perhaps I'm leaning forward to compensate for the weight on my back.

chandltp

I tried different saddles for 3 years.. the "comfortable" ones were always the worst, but I never found a good one (even a Brooks). I finally gave up and bought a recumbent that I ride for anything over 10 miles.

erig007

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BlazingPedals

This is just from a recumbent rider, who already gave up on saddles; but try angling the nose of the saddle up just a hair. You should sit on the wider main part of the saddle; but if it's angled incorrectly you may be sliding onto the narrower nose.

umazuki

Try moving the saddle forward a hair - I had significant acute pain in the scranus region, but now with my sit bones on the widest part, it's not bad.

Saddle comfort is tricky. Play with the adjustments until you get it right. You could pay for a fitting, but I prefer to tinker.

andychrist

+1

Same experience here, tried umpteen different saddles, the more heavily padded the worse. Even Brooks did not help all that much, ten miles was my limit too. Now all I ride are 'bents, no more pain anywhere.

fietsbob

And bend your back more , so your pelvis stays more upright..
perhaps you need to do more forward bends, toe touching with your hands ,
your muscles are stiffening ,
so you are bending the pelvis forward more.

10 Wheels

You probably have a cyst.

erig007

I did that too angling the saddle. This can improve things a little bit but can't do miracles.
I tried different saddles angling, turning or whatever but i always go back to my medical noseless saddle the only one with 100% perineal pressure relieve.

goprofishs

yeah,agree it,Same experience here, tried umpteen different saddles, the more heavily padded the worse.

bkaapcke

Recumbent is the answer. Pain free riding, on every ride. bk

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