Taint issues - long lasting
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Hey man I was in the same boat as you. Was riding the stock and then a generously padded saddle too high. My tool went completely numb and at times a lot of tingling to the extent I couldn't even feel it when I was peeing. I'm a large almost 130 kg guy and thought it's due to my weight which definitely is one of the factors but what helped me is this.
In the bike fit we lowered the saddle, angled the saddle down then started riding a very short nosed prologo saddle with a cut out. Then I got an Adamo Island reef saddle by ISM. The problem is almost 90% solved now but I have some chaffing issues due to the wider nose of the reef saddle. I'm happy now but I'm still searching for the holy grail of saddles for me. I'm going to try an Selle SMP Well M1 or a vt30c as soon as I can get my hands on one.
From my experience, too high a saddle, no cut out, too long a nose, too much padding, too much padding or ill fitting cycling shorts caused these problems. Eliminate them all and see how it goes.
In the bike fit we lowered the saddle, angled the saddle down then started riding a very short nosed prologo saddle with a cut out. Then I got an Adamo Island reef saddle by ISM. The problem is almost 90% solved now but I have some chaffing issues due to the wider nose of the reef saddle. I'm happy now but I'm still searching for the holy grail of saddles for me. I'm going to try an Selle SMP Well M1 or a vt30c as soon as I can get my hands on one.
From my experience, too high a saddle, no cut out, too long a nose, too much padding, too much padding or ill fitting cycling shorts caused these problems. Eliminate them all and see how it goes.
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My Bilateral Orchiectomy solved a pressure issue so that almost any seat is fine.