Originally Posted by
Phamilton
No pics yet, but I tried rolling my hips forward. At first, it was crushing my testicles and I couldn't breathe, but I moved the saddle backward and tweaked the angle until that didn't hurt anymore and I was able to move my testicles out from underneath and off to one side. Is that common, moving them to the side? To maintain that posture, I have to pull back on the bars a little when accelerating while seated to resist sliding off the back of the saddle. Does that sound right, or maybe went too far? I've always either had to push down and/or forward on my handlebars, so pulling is counterintuitive. If I didn't mention earlier in the post, I'm still pretty new to riding a road bike. It seems like it might be helpful for me to pick up a cheap trainer.
If you can briefly lift your hands off the bars, you have it back far enough, no further. Pulling on the bars when going hard is normal, usually up on the downstroke side and a bit back. Pushing forward on the bars is a sign you're not back far enough.
Tighter shorts should fix the balls issue. You know they're tight enough if you can barely get them over your butt. Your balls should be pulled up and held out of the way by your shorts. I usually reach down there and yank them up just before I ride. Kinda hard to be inobtrusive about it though. I probably have 10 pair which I cycle through, choosing the short according to the ride. Just the right shorts may take a bit to find.