Originally Posted by
neby2019
Yessir. Crazy isn't it???
I do find that a thinner padded short and a carbon saddle is the least offensive. A padded seat causes discomfort very quickly
That makes sense. Maybe. There might be a scenario where what's happening is that your flesh, pad, and saddle padding are all conspiring to push material, either your body material or saddle or shorts material, toward the centerline so that all this stuff can press on your perineum and cut off blood flow. If that were the case, a saddle like the above Superflow, which is a pretty hard saddle, should be able to absorb all that. You're sure you've ridden a Superflow?
Have you tried a Selle SMP?
https://www.sellesmp.com/en/saddles/professional.html
The odd thing about your post is that you say you've been riding for years, but can only ride 8 miles before going numb? What's your BMI?
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/edu...MI/bmicalc.htm