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Originally Posted by red-beard
The issue there is not chafing, it is all of your man parts "going to sleep". There is a nerve in the "t'iant" area. If you are a heavier rider, you cheeks split and you ride on the perinium.
There is nothing quite like finding out your junk is numb. Usually you can shift and it helps, but the real solution is a seat that contacts your butt, not the inner area.
One of the guys at work, while we were training for the 2008 MS150, was doing his first 50+ mile ride. His junk went numb, but he didn't stop. He caused some nerve damage, cause it didn't wake up for 5 days!!! He was freaking out. Talk abut erectile disfunction. Oh, and yes, this can lead to ED.
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Does that explain why so many cyclists dress like chicks or that just a coinky-dink?
no offense, I just can't get past the concept that guys voluntarily wearing tight spandex is cross-dressing.
Back 30 years ago when I was racing (road and velodrome) I had one brooks seat that I switched back and forth on my different bikes (paramounts).
The seat was made of extremely hard leather, but was soft in the three places it had to be. It was broken in just for me and no one else was allowed to use it.
I used to pack the underside with saddle soap after every ride to keep it soft where it had to be. Never had any problems at all with comfort or my junk and I put in over 100 miles a week every week, and several times a year we'd ride from North Orange County to San Diego. Took about 8 hours or so straight thru. That hill at camp pendleton was a killer.
We wore racing outfits when we raced because they were required. No spandex tho, that wasn't done. I don't even think it was around back then, if it was it would have been considered to "faggy". Just saying it like it was.
When I was training and not racing, I wore a loose fitting team paramount jersey and touring shorts that maintained a bit of modesty.
Yep, things were different when I was your age.
Now get off my lawn.