![]() ![]() An extra interesting and obvious though seldom talked about factoid: Women, too, get sensation issues from riding by way of numbness around the clitoris, vulva, and edema in the labia. When Specialized started focusing on limiting damage to the pudendal nerve - the main nerve of the perineum that carries sensation from the penis to the anus (in other words, your taint, grundle, fleshy fun bridge) - Pruitt says it changed the dynamic between saddles and penises forever. “Numbness in the groin and incidences of erectile dysfunction got real 20 years ago when these studies were released,” says Pruitt from his home in Colorado (coincidentally home to one of the top ranked cities in the US for cycling). “That forced a change in modern saddle design, led by people and companies who sought to relieve pressure from the pudendal and penile arteries and veins to prevent scarring - the cause of numbness and dysfunction and ultimately diminished sensation in men in the first place.” Why Does My Taint Hurt? Sitting in the saddle should give you the same enveloping feeling you get when you sink into your Eames chair - the comfy lounge and ottoman, not his hard plastic designs. If the fit is correct, sized for your sit bone width and suited for the kind of riding your doing, it should give way to the experience of riding a bike altogether, says Garrett Getter, an exercise physiologist and current product manager for saddles at the aforementioned California-based bike maker, Specialized. Having spent years working for the leading bike fit system in cycling, Getter says trying different saddles with alternative foam shapes, cutouts, lengths, and contours is critical to solving sensation problems. “You can, however, look at things like cutouts, shorter saddle lengths, no-nose saddles, and different foam densities to help, all of which we’ve seen make a big difference in saddle pressure for men and women.” “Not every rider will have the benefit of doing a tissue scan of their pelvis,” he says, talking about the extent to which his work strives to create pressure-free designs for all types of riders. There are many ways to find a bike saddle, but rest assured none of them involve squeezing the saddle with your thumb and saying, “Hmm, soft.” The right place to start is a shop that gives you the opportunity to demo saddles till you’re blue in the - well, happy with how it fits when you ride it. “There are so many lesser considered reasons why people experience fit and comfort challenges when riding - finding the right saddle type is just one of them,” says Bregan Koenigseker, a former employee and current consultant for London-based saddle manufacturer Brooks England.īeyond saddle type, however, there are a slew of other variables you should be asking about (predominantly related to fit) when doing your homework. #THE GRUNDLE THE FLESHY FUN BRIDGE HOW TO#. ![]()
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