Originally Posted by
lazysunbather
Turns out my issues were ZERO to do with cycling or saddle. My issues are down to a pelvic floor dysfunction. Where the pelvic floor muscles become tight and cause no end of problems. So I would certainly avoid Dr's, and seek help from a specialist pelvic floor physiotherapist. Sounds to me like it could be that, or if not certainly get it ruled out.
This is a good point.
I got super lucky and went to a PT starting a few months before I restarted cycling after 30 years off. They had me do a bunch of core work, the first thing they had me do was strengthen my pelvic floor. The more core work I do (even now), the better my rides are. Same for working on my hip mobility.
Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
If I go out for a century tomorrow, I will experience no butt pain, and no numbness. Why? Because not only is my fit correct, my saddle is perfectly suited to the shape of my undercarriage. That latter is actually more important than exact fit. I don't have two bikes which fit exactly the same, yet I have the same experience of no pain on all of them because they all have the same saddle. Yeah, I ride a lot. I tell folks that sex after a long bike ride is a good check on your health.
I wasn't going to go there, but yeah. I could have wrote that, and concur 100%. I have exactly the same seat on the four bikes I ride on a regular basis.
The day after a double, attempting sex is a surprisingly fantastic delightful recovery activity. Your attitude toward it is a parallel indicator of your bike fit and pelvic floor health.