Originally Posted by
ljsense
I routinely get penile numbness and just accept it as part of riding the bike. I also get arm numbness when I use my shoulder as a pillow.
When I get arm numbness, I swing that dead hand down toward my penis. It's like a stranger is touching me.
But I haven't figured out what to do with a numb penis, which is the real issue here.
it is not just "part of riding the bike". It's potentially damaging - you're putting pressure on the nerves and blood vessels that supply the penis and if you keep doing it you risk erectile dysfunction.
Either your bike is not set up to fit you properly or you're using the wrong saddle, or both. As things stand you are probably sitting too far forward on the saddle, so your weight is being borne by the narrow nose of the saddle, compressing your perineum. Find a setup/saddle combination that allows your weight to stay back on the wide part of the saddle so your sit-bones can perch there and spare your soft tissue.