Cycling and the risk of impotency

[Bigtallfatbloke]

...I read this can be an issue, and I can fully understand why after a ride like today, 90km with a new saddle & bar position. Ok so I went faster and didnt need an energy drink...just one bowl of cornflakes....but boy did I ever suffer from numb nutz syndrome.....still 'thawing out'...

...anyway too much detail I suspect....but is this likely to cause serious long term vertical challenges in the reproductive department?.....

 

[Dayvo]

Could also be seen as 'contraception'!

 

[John the Monkey]

There's some info on it here;
http://www.rido-cyclesaddles.com/cycling-and-impotence-are-you-at-risk-c275.html

(Geared towards selling their saddles, but it covers why people think there's a risk, and what that stems from).

 

[alecstilleyedye]

can it make you sterile? that would save me a nasty trip to the hospital for you know what…

 

[Cycling Naturalist]

I can assure you that if there were any problems, I'd have given up cycling ages ago.

 

[Jacomus-rides-Gen]

Yes BTFB, do worry, and do take numb nuts seriously.

Whats the point in being able to cycle for hours at a time if you can't put all that stamina to use??!!

 

[Blue]

I sometimes suffer from the NNS, but Mrs Blue never complains about any lack of attention. Unless I was trying for a family and experiencing problems I wouldn't worry - but each to his own!!

 

[Jacomus-rides-Gen]

Maybe this concerns me more as I'm 21 and haven't done any of the procreation aspect yet!

 

[BentMikey]

Ride a recumbent innit.

 

[Blonde]

Dont put up with it. Get a holey saddle - that's what they are for (saddles, not nuts) - holey saddles prevent pressure on yer perrenial nerve thus stopping bits going numb.

 

[Brixtonfixed]

Wot Blonde said. I did the Polka Dot Challenge on a new bike with a Selle Italia SLR XP, posh saddle, an' all. At the first p*ss stop I couldn't feel the old chap at all -- and it took a while for sensation to return after the ride
Switched to a Spesh Toupe -- holey saddle -- problem solved.

 

[mickle]

Wot Blonde said. I did the Polka Dot Challenge on a new bike with a Selle Italia SLR XP, posh saddle, an' all. At the first p*ss stop I couldn't feel the old chap at all -- and it took a while for sensation to return after the ride
Switched to a Spesh Toupe -- holey saddle -- problem solved.

I have one of them SLR XPs which I rarely use, the designer clearly had something of a sense of humour, XP stands for extra padding!!!!

 

[Elmer Fudd]

Stick with the numb nuts saddle. May see you on J Kyle in a couple of years then waiting for a DNA test

 

[Commuter]

Peel the leather off your SLR, cut a slot out of the middle of the saddle, refit leather - sorted.
That's what I did.

 

[buggi]

Can it affect girls too? can't say i've noticed any numbness after long rides but then again i've always been too knackered to be up for much straight after! i have been a tad sore tho, when i rode to Paris, so surely it can't be much good for us either?