Re: A "pressing" gender-related problem
Bert Neff (bneff@melpar.esys.com)
Mon, 9 Jan 1995 10:06:05 -0500 (EST)
Akuma writes:
>
> I'd go with Paul Goodrich's advice on angling the saddle upwards from
>front to back, but that may depend largely upon what sort of saddle
>you've got. I've got a nice comfy DM contoured saddle. I don't believe
>angling would work with the saddles on the Sems that I've ridden. The
>saddles there are just as comfy, but of a completely different design.
>The saddles on some cheaper unis could probably do with adjusting, but
>it's not an option. Have you tried different saddles?
>
> You say you've experimented with different clothes. I can give one
>big don't and quite a good do:
>
> DON'T wear jeans. They can chafe horribly and can lead quickly to the
>sweaty scrotum that causes the painful sticky skin scenario.
>
> DO wear padded lycra cycling shorts. They're comfortable, look sexy
>(they do when I wear them anyway) and are tight enough to hold everything
>up out of the way. You will probably still find, though, that you need
>to find somewhere private to put your hand down your shorts and readjust
>from time to time.
>
> Whatever you wear (except for jeans) you will last longer without
>underwear. As far as I can tell, this is simply because one layer of
>clothing rubs less than two. Not that I don't usually wear underwear.
>If I'm practising for a prolonged period or riding much more than 5 miles
>I wear cycling shorts. Otherwise I just wear what I would normally wear
>anyway (not jeans).
Just to prove that there's a different answer for every person, I ALWAYS
wear jeans. Shorts don't cut it for me, I have bicycling shorts. I use
them for bicycling, but for unicycling it's jeans only (well, and underwear
too). Sorta keeps everything in it's place, you know? The only thing is
is that the crotch wears out on my jeans, which can be rather embarrasing
if I don't notice it in a timely fashion.
For me, I found that when mounting, aiming for the seat just a bit ahead
of where I sit, and then backing up just a bit works pretty good, but I'm
guessing you've tried that sort of thing.
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