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waterford123

Anyone out there suffered from a dull ache on their bits between bum and nads? My perineum starts to ache after about 20 miles and it's a tad annoying. If you have what did you do to get rid of it?

Thanks.

rdt

Ensure you get out of the saddle regularly, that your saddle's positioned correctly so that your sit bones take most of your weight, and consider getting a saddle with a substantial cut-out in the perineal area. There are plenty of these, at different prices. I've used various Specialized Body Geometry saddles, which have been good in this respect, and have recently switched to a "fancier" (much pricier) ISM Adamo saddle, which seems very good so far.

It's worth taking the matter seriously, and not shrugging if off as just a side-effect of cycling that you have to put up with.

doyler78

Make sure the saddle is level or very, very slightly raised at the front. Also make sure that the saddle is pointed dead straight down the middle and this can be easier said than done as it means sighting it right as it's not so easy to check it independently.

redjeepǃ

It's probably down to your saddle. Personally I find the Spes Gel Toupe the best for me, but it can also be due to everything not being set up.

I had the dreaded numbness after a bike fit, when all they'd done was raise the saddle by about 1/2 inch. I dropped it back again and it went away. Try and move around a little bit on the bike so that you adjust where the pressure is every so often.

I'd go and get the bike set up, so at least you have a baseline and see if the LBS have any trial saddles you can borrow until you find one that's comfortable.

thiscocks

Just try out different saddles and as mentioned make sure it is positioned correctly. Any decent make like selle italia will have plently of decent quality models to choose from. Some bike shops also let you borrow them and swap them for different ones until you find one you like which is a good idea. Make sure you do a good weeks riding on each though as some saddles get better with time/distance.

justresting

I don't know which saddle the OP is using but +1 for the Specialized saddles with ' cutouts ' ( works for me )

waterford123

Thanks for the advice. I've got a Fizik Arione, I had a specilized Toupe before and that one cut me in two. Had a Prologgo as well that killed but that was free with pro cycling subscription so nuff said there.

I've had my saddle set up by my best mate who has been a bike mechanic for 25 years and he does know his stuff.
Maybe I need to try to go down the Selle Italia route as I've never tried one of them.

Oh what to do what to do.

Just one thing I might mention as the 1st poster advised, get out the saddle more. I never actually had this problem when living in Cornwall as most of the riding there was out of the saddle but moving to flat lands has seen the pain come on.

justresting

I put +1 for the Specialised saddles but on reflection I had a Spec. Alias which was agony, but now have a Spec. Avatar which to me is luxury but unfortunately we all seem to be different down there !!!

bexley5200

down below what are you australian ha

rdt

waterford123 wrote:

Just one thing I might mention as the 1st poster advised, get out the saddle more. I never actually had this problem when living in Cornwall as most of the riding there was out of the saddle but moving to flat lands has seen the pain come on.

Not too dissimilar to my experience. Hilly terrain where I ride, so plenty of incentive to get out of the saddle, thus not many problems on the road; mainly getting problems when using the turbo: little out of the saddle work, compounded by a very large seat-to-bar drop due to the setup on my 2nd bike (turbo bike).