crotch numbness remedy: standing on pedals?

Memphis Mud wrote:
*Yesterday, 3 MUC Cokerists took a very nice 20 mile ride thru the
country side. We used the regular bobbling massage technique and
report it is very effective.
*

Hey, I was there too, at least for the start. With all the bobbling and
massaging going on maybe it was a good thing I quit when I did. Don't
people get arrested for doing that in public?


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mucRider wrote:
*Hey, I was there too, at least for the start. *

No offense meant.


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On my Coker, I have the handle set up to give me a place to lean and put
part of my weight. This staves off the effects on the crotch, but only
for a time. Then I work to shift around to different positions. Stopping
to walk sounds like the quickest way to rejuvenate the crotch, but yes
sometimes we don't want to stop.

In a racing situation it's different. In the 10k race at NAUCC (which
was actually over 8 miles apparently), I had a 29er with 102mm cranks.
This puts me in a very non-aerodynamic "tall" posture, with minimal
movement other than the small pedaling circle. So even though I was on
the same comfy KH seat that treated me so well on my recent Downieville
ride, I was getting numb before the last of five laps. Obviously in a
race situation you don't want to stop or slow down. I made some feeble
attempts to change my sitting position, but with the seat high and the
pedaling cadence fast, it was hard to do this without risking a fall, or
major slowing down. So mostly I just stuck it out.

Sometimes you can overcome this form of discomfort, in a racing
situation, by trying to ride even faster. Your body will let you know
when you don't have much left...


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On my Coker, I have the handle set up to give me a place to lean and put
part of my weight. This staves off the effects on the crotch, but only
for a time. Then I work to shift around to different positions. Stopping
to walk sounds like the quickest way to rejuvenate the crotch, but yes
sometimes we don't want to stop.

In a racing situation it's different. In the 10k race at NAUCC (which
was actually over 8 miles apparently), I had a 29er with 102mm cranks.
This puts me in a very non-aerodynamic "tall" posture, with minimal
movement other than the small pedaling circle. So even though I was on
the same comfy KH seat that treated me so well on my recent Downieville
ride, I was getting numb before the last of five laps. Obviously in a
race situation you don't want to stop or slow down. I made some feeble
attempts to change my sitting position, but with the seat high and the
pedaling cadence fast, it was hard to do this without risking a fall, or
major slowing down. So mostly I just stuck it out.

Sometimes you can overcome this form of discomfort, in a racing
situation, by trying to ride even faster. Your body will let you know
when you don't have much left...


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On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 15:51:53 -0500, "DustinMichels" wrote:

Oh, and Klaas, you might want to look at this:

http://tinyurl.com/8rn3l

Gel eh? I see an air seat in my future. Maybe the autovariant airseat
concept of BillyTheMountain would be nice?

I've heard it's 'okay', I imagine you're using a normal KH saddle now,
they're alright for muni/trials, but not really for long hours in the
saddle.

Yes I use regular KH seats now on both my MUni and my tourer, I think
they are 'okay' too. But probably not optimal for touring.

And what inch size is that dikke dame of yours? Diameter that is...

She's 29" x 2.35" (Big Apple). Photo posted sometime (2003?) but I
can't seem to find it now (online that is, I do have it here).

Sorry for the late reply, was on vacation.

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BillyTheMountain wrote:
*This is my worst problem with distance unicycling. One problem, even
with the nice leather air seat, is that the air still gets stuck in
one place and presses there.

Here's my wish: Any hospital workers/visitors/bedridden patients out
there will realize that pressure sores are rare these days. It's
because they have air mattresses which have sections. The sections
inflate and deflate at variable periods. Because of this, even if the
patient does not change position, the pressure from the mattress moves
to another location. I'd like one on my seat that moved from left to
right, or across the diagonals of the seat: Inflate the right front
and left rear, then switch.


Is this the next upgrade for the air seat....

Billy *

I recall seeing an air seat with a similar design in one of Jack Wiley's
books (probably The Unicycle Book). It was an air seat with two or
three inflation bulbs hanging down. The kind of inflation bulbs used to
pump up blood pressure cuffs. Inside the seat were two or three tubes
or compartments or something. The idea was to inflate and deflate
different sections of the saddle to move the pressure points around. I
don't recall seeing a picture of how the inside of the saddle was put
together so I don't know how the inside of the saddle was arranged. All
in all it is an interesting idea.


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john_childs wrote:
* It was an air seat with two or three inflation bulbs hanging down.
The kind of inflation bulbs used to pump up blood pressure
cuffs............................................. .................................................. ........................
All in all it is an interesting idea. *
yeah i remember my first 'air seat' (http://tinyurl.com/al5gu) too.


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