Teste pain
06-11-11 | 02:54 PM
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Teste pain
I just got new bibs and a new saddle, so it's probably a fit issue. I also saw a doctor about a lump on one of my tubes, and he said it was basically a cyst. So, it's a fit advice thread! Because there aren't enough already.
My saddle is a Specialized Alias, and my bibs are Louis Garneaul comp bib shorts. It's mostly my left ball, and it's not very painful, maybe a 1 on the infamous pain scale. If I poke it to see what's up with it, while on the saddle, sometimes it shoots up to 3, and drops down a second later. When I get off the bike, they feel uncomfortable, like someone is pinching them I guess, gently, but not in a fun way. After I take my bibs off, the pain goes away completely in a minute or so, and doesn't come back.
My bibs seem a little loose down there if anything, thought they tighten up when I stand. Tilting my saddle up a bit seemed to make it a bit better than tilting down, which mostly just hurt my hands. Any ideas? The saddle is about as far back as it can go without messing my knees up.
My saddle is a Specialized Alias, and my bibs are Louis Garneaul comp bib shorts. It's mostly my left ball, and it's not very painful, maybe a 1 on the infamous pain scale. If I poke it to see what's up with it, while on the saddle, sometimes it shoots up to 3, and drops down a second later. When I get off the bike, they feel uncomfortable, like someone is pinching them I guess, gently, but not in a fun way. After I take my bibs off, the pain goes away completely in a minute or so, and doesn't come back.
My bibs seem a little loose down there if anything, thought they tighten up when I stand. Tilting my saddle up a bit seemed to make it a bit better than tilting down, which mostly just hurt my hands. Any ideas? The saddle is about as far back as it can go without messing my knees up.
06-11-11 | 03:17 PM
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yikes.
leave your fit the way it was. Go back to your previous setup (saddle, bibs, and bike setup). As a control, see if the issue goes away. Then, start changing things one by one, to see what is actually causing the problem. Go all 'scientific method' on your balls.
of course, getting set up with a pro fit will help alleviate the trial and error of any fit issues (saddle height, angle, setback, knee messings up, etc)
leave your fit the way it was. Go back to your previous setup (saddle, bibs, and bike setup). As a control, see if the issue goes away. Then, start changing things one by one, to see what is actually causing the problem. Go all 'scientific method' on your balls.
of course, getting set up with a pro fit will help alleviate the trial and error of any fit issues (saddle height, angle, setback, knee messings up, etc)
06-11-11 | 09:21 PM
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I'll try to get an appointment this week then. I er, felt them up today, and the cyst thing seems smaller than a few weeks ago when I saw my doctor. I'm hoping it's just that that's causing the discomfort. While it would at times be convenient to just cut my balls off (cycling, running, not whacking them on stuff), I'd like them to hang around and be okay for the moment....
