for the fellas. bought my friends old p3 and im pumped but the seat he had on left me numb for about 4-5 hours. REALLY numb. and i was kinda getting that way with the other seat but this was the worst by far. and yes ive read the other posts on this but i was wondering if this is normal. anyway it freaked me out, do firmer seats prevent the numbness or should i see a doc???
sincerely,
numb in new mexico
I had good results with tipping the nose of the saddle down slightly
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Get the Adamo and add some additonal padding I butchered a pair of shorts and added it
Pure testicle bliss
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Were you wearing shorts?
uhhhh yes i was wearing cycling shorts which were padded. i was thinking that maybe i mught just be riding too aggressively on the nose. that nose down idea sounds pretty good.
… i mught just be riding too aggressively on the nose.
Nose = Little Fellow?
Were your shorts heavily paded? I have a pair of shorts with Gel padding that always seem to give me more numbness than my tri shorts or shorts with just a small amount of padding…
Here is that has helped me:
standing up every 5 minutes for at least 30 seconds
wearing only the best shorts with 8+ panels and 4mm+ of padding.
geting a seat cover
lowering the saddle a touch
tilting the saddle forward slightly
Good luck.
PS - numbness is the first sign of a body part not getting enough blood supply so becareful. If it goes numb then stand up more!