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Handlebar Level Can Affect Sexual Health of Female Cyclists

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  • 11-06-2013 6:06pm
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    Capt'n Midnight
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    Just a public service announcement.

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120709121626.htm
    "Modifying bicycle set-up may help prevent genital nerve damage in female cyclists," Guess notes. "Chronic insult to the genital nerves from increased saddle pressures could potentially result in sexual dysfunction."

    "There are a myriad of factors affecting women's sexual function. If women can minimize pressure application to the genital tissues merely by repositioning their handlebars higher, to increase sitting upright, and thereby maximize pressure application to the woman's sit bones, then they are one step closer to maintaining their very important sexual health," explained Irwin Goldstein, editor-in-chief of The Journal of Sexual Medicine.

    If we get helmet laws should we also have laws to cover handlebars too ?
    Should we ban high heels ?
    Where will it end ?


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    mike65
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    In the old days a woman bike tended to be of the sit up and beg variety (stop sniggering at the back) they still exist but are probably not considered sexy these days.


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    IM0
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    what are the chances of two posters over 40,000 coming after one another like that :eek:


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    WilyCoyote
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    IM0 wrote: »
    what are the chances of two posters over 40,000 coming after one another like that :eek:

    What can I say? They must have vibrators in their saddles or stitched into the gussets :D


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    IM0
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    correlation =\= causation


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    Pherekydes
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    Should we ban high heels ?

    I thought high heels were good for women's sexual health?


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    Remmy
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    IM0 wrote: »
    correlation =\= causation

    Get your fancy science outta here this is serious.


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    martinedwards
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    tilting the saddle downwards at the front might do the same..


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    Cantona's Collars
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    I'll volunteer to put my hand on the saddle as they sit down to make sure they don't exert too much pressure down there:cool:


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    kowloon
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    I suffer from chronic insults to my genitals.


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    Sir Osis of Liver.
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    Real ladies ride sidesaddle.


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    corkgsxr
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    Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »
    Real ladies ride sidesaddle.

    Real women take off the saddle


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    IM0
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    Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »
    Real ladies ride sidesaddle.

    best username Ive seen for a long time :D


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    IM0
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    martinedwards wrote: »
    tilting the saddle downwards at the front might do the same..

    but why let that scupper a horse**** piece of 'research' :rolleyes:


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    FizzleSticks
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    gobnaitolunacy
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    mike65 wrote: »
    In the old days a woman bike tended to be of the sit up and beg variety (stop sniggering at the back) they still exist but are probably not considered sexy these days.

    They weren't very strong structurally either, tended to wobble a lot without a crossbar.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    mike65 wrote: »
    In the old days a woman bike tended to be of the sit up and beg variety (stop sniggering at the back) they still exist but are probably not considered sexy these days.
    not to you maybe


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