Originally Posted by oldbobcat
Your coincidence of crotch numbness and the urge to slide forward indicate to me that your saddle is too high.
With the saddle at its current height my leg is almost but not quite straight with the ball of my foot on the pedal at BDC. I had it a bit lower, but my knees know the difference.
Originally Posted by chasm54
As an addendum, some people including me find it better to have the saddle fractionally nose-up rather than level.
That's about how it is now, but I'll experiement by leveling it then moving it forward to see if that makes a difference It will probably be next Saturday before my next chance to ride long enough to tell, though.
Originally Posted by rkokish
Yes, someone's suggestion may help, but if it does it will be coincidence.
Given the level of general experience and expertise of this group, I would put it above the level of coincidence. I agree - There's no way anyone can accurately diagnose a complete solution online, but the folks here have a lot of miles under their collective jerseys and the various suggestions and pointers are indeed very helpful. I've had this bike since April 2010 and have pretty much everything else dialed in except for this crotch numbness over time. I'll just keep plugging away on it.
As far as LBS and such, there's one locally, another 75 miles away and the rest are 90/100+ miles. I'm glad for the LBS and will definitely use their services when it's time to look at a new bike.
Originally Posted by jethro56
I had similar problems with the stock saddle that came with my Trek 7300. The issue was the dip in the center of the saddle and the wide flare of width in the back. A Brooks B17 solved that.
That could be it, too. I'll have to determine how much (if any) I'm willing to put into a bike that I don't want to keep long term.
Good suggestions all. I'll see what I can discover.
Thanks!
