Talk:Bicycle saddle

message: I'm going to add some research on saddles and erectile dysfunction. I think it may resolve the Extra Padding POV issue in addition to providing more solid references to the Crotch Pressure section... --NIOSH (talk) 15:33, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  ED/Genital numbness 

message: in netherlands, there exist special saddles for skirts!!! 
http://www.halfords.nl/NL/Fiets/Catalog/ProductDetail.htm?productId=706872  --Philtime (talk) 19:50, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  skirt saddles 

message: Knee-over-pedal-spindle is rather contested. See Sheldon's artice. Have thus added cite tag. Cmsg 13:25, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fore / aft 

message: The Extra Padding section needs to be rewritten in a more neutral fashion. Text like the following is far from neutral:
:"Gel padding is mostly marketing hype... they do little to make cycling more comfortable... and gel padding should not be considered."
This is made worse by the lack of references.
I personally have little knowledge of the subject or I would attempt a rewrite myself. For the moment, I've tagged it POV and I will leave it for someone a bit more knowledgeable to clean up. (Or, if gel padding really is that bad, to add proper references to back it up.) - EronTalk 01:07, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV Issue 

message: Upon reading this reading this article I have found two statements which appear to be contradictory 
to each other. In the "Crotch pressure" section, the article states that, "a downwards alignment [of the saddle] will reduce the sit bone support of the pelvis, again resulting in an increased perineum pressure."
However, in the "Erectile dysfunction and genital numbness" the article states that, "A downward-tilted saddle relieves pressure on the perineum and the "sit bones" (ischial tuberosities), thus improving a cyclist's perineal blood flow."
Now that last comment has a direct citation, while the other does not, but I'm still not sure which one is correct. I just wanted to bring that little issue to light. --Robo56 (talk) 11:29, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  differing statements about saddle position 

message: "Cycling technique" is mentioned three separate times as a cause of crotch pressure problems, with no source supporting this and no explanation for what good or bad pedaling technique entail. Especially the third mention, "This issue is more related to the cycling technique than the saddle type," warrants a citation. In the list of management strategies, the "techniques" are related to reducing time in the saddle or interrupting it with breaks. I think either citations are needed to support the current wording or "poor cycling technique" should be changed to something like "excessive saddle time", or relevant statements about bike fit and setup. The "saddle time" statements would be mentioned in source 22, though more citations could be good. In my view the change in wording is preferable because it doesn't seem there is much a rider can change about their pedaling technique - I suppose pedaling by exclusively pulling up on the pedals would make a difference in saddle pressure, but I can't say I expect that to be a common phenomenon.
On another note, I hope that someone with expertise of how saddles interface with human anatomy will make some contributions here. I think it'd be good to know things like how pressure is supposed to be distributed between ischial tuberosity, ramus, etc., for standard and noseless saddles.Talkpagewarrior (talk) 05:00, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crotch pressure 

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