numb nuts......any tips

[Salty seadog]

I often get that dreaded feeling after about 15-20 miles and was wondering what could be done to alleviate it, i already stand up out of the saddle every now and then to take the pressure off.

Would saddle adjustment help cos other than this problem i feel well connected to it,

or a saddle with cutout....

what worked for you?

 

[raleighnut]

Brooks.

 

[contadino]

I used to get numb nuts with my old saddle. It wasn't particularly padded - a Tiagra saddle off my old MTB. But there was some sponginess there. Great up to around 40km, then it started to be an issue. Now I've switched to a Spa saddle - like a Brooks but hard as wood - and no numbness. No padding at all. Just a little bit of give where my sit bones sit.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Try experimenting with saddle position. You'd be surprised how a bit of a tweak can help with this sort of issue.

 

[Drago]

Surgical removal. A pleasant side effect is the money making opportunities that an eunuch can exploit.

 

[Pikey]

Selle smp trk.

That is all.

 

[helston90]

I used to get an entire numb leg or pins and needles after around an hour until I got a saddle with a cut out, this takes the pressure off the major arteries in the area and stops things going to sleep.

 

[Heisenberg71]

A saddle with a cut-out works. However I have also found that dropping the nose of the saddle or slightly altering fore/aft position slightly can also deliver big improvements. Take an Allen Key out in your jersey pocket and just try out different tiny adjustments until you find the right balance point. Nobody wants numb nuts.

 

[Dave 123]

Surgical removal. A pleasant side effect is the money making opportunities that an eunuch can exploit.

Like what? (Not that I qualify or anything)

 

[User32269]

Like what? (Not that I qualify or anything)

You mustn't have heard his new single, a cover of the snowman? Bookies favourite for Christmas number one.

 

[Drago]

Like what? (Not that I qualify or anything)

Birthday parties, Barmitzvahs, Hen Nights, that sort of thing.

 

[Hugh Manatee]

I would go as far as to say stop riding until you have sorted it out. Regular turbo sessions over a winter on a bike with a slightly too long stem caused numbness like you're describing. Cue a summer of worry and hospital tests. You can do lasting damage to the blood vessels in the area. Believe me, you don't want that!

 

[Dave 123]

Birthday parties, Barmitzvahs, Hen Nights, that sort of thing.

I'll look into it....

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Is the saddle the right width? If you are not supporting your weight on your sit bones then it is being supported somewhere else - maybe the cause of your problem.

 

[numbnuts]

I don't do tips............and mine are not due to saddle