Stationary bike causing numbness...down there. [Updated]

[TechnoPro]

I have this bike. Great ride and what not, but the seat is beginning to become a problem. Like the title says, it causes numbness where it shouldn't. Unfortunately, standard replacment seats won't work since this is a stationary cycle.

Can anyone recomend an aftermarket seat pad? All I could find was this.

Help, please!

Update - 03.02.2004

The manufacturer offered no replacement seat or adapter to fit a normal bike saddle. Politely, with much respect, they told me to grin and bare it... Which is fine, I didn't expect a miracle.

I thought about making an adapter myself, but I have no tools or skill to do that. So, I ended up buying a pad that offers a "channel" for the jewels to sit in, while keeping me sitting on my sit bones. It is very similar to the seat used on commercial Lifecycles which are very comfortable.

Anyhow, so far, so good. The boys stay awake during the ride...

 

[LS20]

actually, gel seat cover would be the antithesis to your problem

the most comfy bike saddles (see $$$ road bikes) have a seemingly hard top... it's because they are designed to support only your ischial tuberosities--the 2 bones on the distal/inferior end of your pelvis that you are supposed to sit on. when there is a large, gelly surface, instead of sitting on those "sit/seat bones", you are sitting, and effectively placing pressure on, the tissues around your sacred ass/c0ck/balls... and they go numb

it looks like the seat post is circular in circumference? if its roughly 28mm im sure you can adopt a seat post & saddle designed for a bike

 

[TechnoPro]

Originally posted by: LS20
actually, gel seat cover would be the antithesis to your problem

the most comfy bike saddles (see $$$ road bikes) have a seemingly hard top... it's because they are designed to support only your ischial tuberosities--the 2 bones on the distal/inferior end of your pelvis that you are supposed to sit on. when there is a large, gelly surface, instead of sitting on those "sit/seat bones", you are sitting, and effectively placing pressure on, the tissues around your sacred ass/c0ck/balls... and they go numb

it looks like the seat post is circular in circumference? if its roughly 28mm im sure you can adopt a seat post & saddle designed for a bike

The post isn't circular - it's rectangular with round ends (torroid?). Here's what the underside looks like. Forgive the bad picture. I wonder if I could mod the thing somehow. I guess my next step is to speak with the manufacturer about their solution.

 

[Spike]

Oh man, I know all about the "numbness". Thats why I dropped my gel pad for my mongoose. It caused way more problems than it solved. Good luck finding a solution. Me... I just stand alot when riding.

-spike

 

[LS20]

bicycle seats are attached by two parallell rails running fore-aft. i suppose its really easy to modify your setup... secure a flat sheet of metal (alum?) accross the rails, and drill holes in them to attach to your seat post...

 

[xSauronx]

numbness?

you think theyd test for that with people and change something, not cool

 

[IGBT]

I use a recumbent stationary and only have probs if the resistance is too high... my knees will hurt...the recumbent has a large bucket style seat so a good seat position is never a prob...I did get a oversized gell seat for my mountain bike which made things much more comfortable...my gell seat feels mushy at first but I got used to it and any other mountain bike seat feels like a park bench...

 

[Batti]

You have an AMD bike? Shoulda bought an Intel!

 

[Gravity]

stand up and pedal every 6 minutes or so.....that might help.

 

[virtuamike]

Shift em side to side every 5 min, that way you never put too much pressure on 1

 

[0roo0roo]

eek not good, change the seat. i remember reading about bike seats causing impotence...well ones that place pressure on the wrong area and cause numbness.

 

[Blieb]

that is NOT a bike.

 

[TechnoPro]

Update - 03.02.2004

The manufacturer offered no replacement seat or adapter to fit a normal bike saddle. Politely, with much respect, they told me to grin and bare it... Which is fine, I didn't expect a miracle.

I thought about making an adapter myself, but I have no tools or skill to do that. So, I ended up buying a pad that offers a "channel" for the jewels to sit in, while keeping me sitting on my sit bones. It is very similar to the seat used on commercial Lifecycles which are very comfortable.

Anyhow, so far, so good. The boys stay awake during the ride...