Sore arse

cunning-stunt

No I wasn't waylaid by a beaver leaver.
No matter what saddle I use, after a long spell of being seated on climbs I get a stinging pain between my log chopper and nutsack. Is this caused by pressure on a nerve or something? I have to stand up to relieve it.
I've tried the 'love groove' saddles etc etc but any prolonged seating brings on this stinging pain.
By ignoring it could I be harming myself longterm?

chriszs

Have you tried Elite's Ozone Protect Cream Chamois? Supposed to be good stuff and its designed for cyclists.

http://www.tweekscycles.com/CycleShop/Cycle/Training_&_Health/Body_Care_Products/Elite_Ozone_Chamois_Cream/1097/0/37085/S

Hope you get it sorted. Nothing worse then pain in the lower regions when your riding.

bails87

Yeah, does sound like it's more likely to be chafing, as opposed to just pressure......lovely.

So padded shorts and chamois cream. Try finding someone to rub it in though, that's the hard part.......

pdid

I take it you`ve already tried tilting the saddle further forward taking pressure off the nether regions.

doug@basqueMTB.com

I always carry a tube of baby nappy cream, totally sorts chaffing.

If it's pressure though then maybe adjusting the angle of your saddle might help. Even something like your stem length could be affecting you so it might be worth getting someone who knows their way round a bike to have a look at your position and see if anything's obviously wrong. Your LBS should be able to help of if not pop a photo up here and I'm sure you'll get some good advice.

bails87

doug@basqueMTB.com wrote:

pop a photo up here

:shock:

cee

bails87 wrote:

doug@basqueMTB.com wrote:

pop a photo up here

:shock:

doug@basqueMTB.com

I MEANT of your position on the bike, not of you're old chap!!!

Mccraque

I can't read this post without giggling at the word "Logchopper".

Brilliant.

cunning-stunt

Had the saddle forwards and back but no matter what model I get this stinging pain between the um, nuts and ring. Standing up relieves it but only after an intense burst of pain when the pressure is removed.

It's not a chafing issue btw, so no pics of my arse.

trailpuppet

need to see the quack then, prostrate problem?

We are all assuming you wear proper liners without underpants?

The bike is the right size for you?

Your saddle/seat post is not way too high in relation to handlebars?

cat_with_no_tail

Mccraque wrote:

I can't read this post without giggling at the word "Logchopper".

Brilliant.

For me it's the phrase "Beaver Leaver" too.

otaylor38

Mccraque wrote:

I can't read this post without giggling at the word "Logchopper".

Brilliant.

that made me laugh to, thought i was just immature... glad to hear im not the only one

jools182

beaver leaver and log chopper both had me grinning like the idiot i am

El_Pollo_Diablo

I don't wish to appear highly ignorant but what exactly is a 'beaver leaver' and a 'logchopper'?

jools182

beaver leaver = homo

log chopper = arsehole

El_Pollo_Diablo

Heh - I geddit (eventually).

_Ferret_

you can do a lot wrong with saddle set up and choice.
angle of tilt or horizontal position of the saddle - is it too far away from your handlebars?
vertical position - are you streaching slightly to reach the pedals and putting pressure on your "little dudes wind pipe"
The shape of the saddle could also be wrong - I used a saddle which was apparently too slim for my @rse. Apparently my @rse bones are quite wide so I need a saddle that is also wide enough (Selle Italia SLR is the best for me).
Better get it fixed though - you don't want to start suffering from "numb willy" syndrome...

loltoride

doug@basqueMTB.com wrote:

I MEANT of your position on the bike, not of you're old chap!!!

Yeah Right

doug@basqueMTB.com

:oops: I'd have got away with it if it wasn't for you pesky kids :oops:

Like said above there's loads of things to try with angles and height of saddle bars. Different saddles make a big difference anyway. Specialized do an 'arse measurement service' too don't they??

El_Pollo_Diablo

Specialized do an 'ars* measurement service' too don't they??

I'm on my ninth saddle in the ongoing search for a comfortable perch for the long trails (I haven't yet come across a saddle that is bearable for the 5 hours + rides) and ended up trying Specialized's 'body geometry' system: you plonk your backside on their assometer to measure the distance between the depressions caused by the sit bones and then get the appropriately sized saddle. The one I ended up with seems to be an improvement but haven't done any major rides on it yet, so the proof is yet to be discovered.