Robert Anderson

Thanks for the useful info everyone. I text messaged my friend yesterday ( I
was afraid to call ). His dick is slowly regaining consciousness.

-Rob A

On Nov 6, 2007 4:26 PM, Rob Sanders wrote:

> You might try a Selle SMP saddle. Selle SMP, not selle Italia or selle san
> marco.
>
> Dr. Robert Sanders
> Associate Professor of Spanish
> Coordinator, First-Year Spanish
> Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
> FLL - NH 451N
> PO Box 751
> Portland State University
> Portland, Oregon 97207-0751
> Telephone: (503) 725-5296
> Fax: (503) 725-5276
> rsanders@pdx.edu
> -----Original Message-----
> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> Behalf Of johnfforbes@comcast.net
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 11:46 AM
> To: Robert Anderson; OBRA list
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] numbness of the $!ck after a ride ?
>
> A couple of things you might consider as well. If your friend has
> different
> length femurs than you the saddle set back is off. Even if your legs are
> exactly the same length any disparity in femur length affects set back.
> Therefore if he was sitting too far forward he had no support for his sit
> bones and, thus, put all his weight on the pernium.
> A second possibility is the saddle was too narrow for him. The great
> majority of us need a saddle somewhere in the low to mid 140mm width, such
> as Specialized' 143s. Unfortunately most older saddles are too narrow.
> Any questions please contact me via return email or at the number below.
> --
> John Forbes
> 503-422-1239
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Robert Anderson"
> > I have a serious question to ask, but first let me provide some
> background.
> > On Sunday, I went road riding with a friend who does a lot of mountain
> > biking. It was basically his first road ride ever. We are about the same
> > size so he rode my rain bike. It seem to fit him with no adjustments
> needed.
> > We went about 30 miles... climbed Thompson to skyline and came down Old
> > Cornelius. He hung on surprisingly well the whole ride. He was wearing
> what
> > appeared to be board shorts, rather than your usual cycle shorts. So, he
> > called me this morning and said that ever since the ride on Sunday his
> dick
> > has been numb. That's right, his dick. So after I got done clowning him
> > about the situation, I told him about my experience. The only times that
> I
> > have experienced numbness down there is on a really long ride, or really
> > cold ride, and it goes away shortly after the ride ends. Anyway, is what
> my
> > friend is experiencing normal? Did he pinch a nerve? Is it going to turn
> > black and fall off? I'd really like to call him back with some useful
> > information.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > PS - Sorry if this subject is not [PG] enough, but it's a real issue.
> >
> > --
> > Rob Anderson
> > riznob@gmail.com
>
>
>
>

--
Rob Anderson
riznob@gmail.com

Rob Sanders

You might try a Selle SMP saddle. Selle SMP, not selle Italia or selle san
marco.

Dr. Robert Sanders
Associate Professor of Spanish
Coordinator, First-Year Spanish
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
FLL - NH 451N
PO Box 751
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon 97207-0751
Telephone: (503) 725-5296
Fax: (503) 725-5276
rsanders@pdx.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of johnfforbes@comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 11:46 AM
To: Robert Anderson; OBRA list
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] numbness of the $!ck after a ride ?

A couple of things you might consider as well. If your friend has different
length femurs than you the saddle set back is off. Even if your legs are
exactly the same length any disparity in femur length affects set back.
Therefore if he was sitting too far forward he had no support for his sit
bones and, thus, put all his weight on the pernium.
A second possibility is the saddle was too narrow for him. The great
majority of us need a saddle somewhere in the low to mid 140mm width, such
as Specialized' 143s. Unfortunately most older saddles are too narrow.
Any questions please contact me via return email or at the number below.
--
John Forbes
503-422-1239

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Robert Anderson"
> I have a serious question to ask, but first let me provide some
background.
> On Sunday, I went road riding with a friend who does a lot of mountain
> biking. It was basically his first road ride ever. We are about the same
> size so he rode my rain bike. It seem to fit him with no adjustments
needed.
> We went about 30 miles... climbed Thompson to skyline and came down Old
> Cornelius. He hung on surprisingly well the whole ride. He was wearing
what
> appeared to be board shorts, rather than your usual cycle shorts. So, he
> called me this morning and said that ever since the ride on Sunday his
dick
> has been numb. That's right, his dick. So after I got done clowning him
> about the situation, I told him about my experience. The only times that I
> have experienced numbness down there is on a really long ride, or really
> cold ride, and it goes away shortly after the ride ends. Anyway, is what
my
> friend is experiencing normal? Did he pinch a nerve? Is it going to turn
> black and fall off? I'd really like to call him back with some useful
> information.
>
> Thanks,
>
> PS - Sorry if this subject is not [PG] enough, but it's a real issue.
>
> --
> Rob Anderson
> riznob@gmail.com

johnfforbes@comcast.net

A couple of things you might consider as well. If your friend has different length femurs than you the saddle set back is off. Even if your legs are exactly the same length any disparity in femur length affects set back. Therefore if he was sitting too far forward he had no support for his sit bones and, thus, put all his weight on the pernium.
A second possibility is the saddle was too narrow for him. The great majority of us need a saddle somewhere in the low to mid 140mm width, such as Specialized' 143s. Unfortunately most older saddles are too narrow.
Any questions please contact me via return email or at the number below.
--
John Forbes
503-422-1239

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Robert Anderson"
> I have a serious question to ask, but first let me provide some background.
> On Sunday, I went road riding with a friend who does a lot of mountain
> biking. It was basically his first road ride ever. We are about the same
> size so he rode my rain bike. It seem to fit him with no adjustments needed.
> We went about 30 miles... climbed Thompson to skyline and came down Old
> Cornelius. He hung on surprisingly well the whole ride. He was wearing what
> appeared to be board shorts, rather than your usual cycle shorts. So, he
> called me this morning and said that ever since the ride on Sunday his dick
> has been numb. That's right, his dick. So after I got done clowning him
> about the situation, I told him about my experience. The only times that I
> have experienced numbness down there is on a really long ride, or really
> cold ride, and it goes away shortly after the ride ends. Anyway, is what my
> friend is experiencing normal? Did he pinch a nerve? Is it going to turn
> black and fall off? I'd really like to call him back with some useful
> information.
>
> Thanks,
>
> PS - Sorry if this subject is not [PG] enough, but it's a real issue.
>
> --
> Rob Anderson
> riznob@gmail.com

Erik Voldengen

The bike was probably too long for him, so he sat on the nose of the saddle
for the whole 30 miles. That probably put a lot of pressure to the
taintrather than the sit bones.

If he's still numb down there, I think he should probably go see a doctor.
That's not normal. I'm sure it will be okay, but wow, that sucks.

-Erik

Robert Anderson

I have a serious question to ask, but first let me provide some background.
On Sunday, I went road riding with a friend who does a lot of mountain
biking. It was basically his first road ride ever. We are about the same
size so he rode my rain bike. It seem to fit him with no adjustments needed.
We went about 30 miles... climbed Thompson to skyline and came down Old
Cornelius. He hung on surprisingly well the whole ride. He was wearing what
appeared to be board shorts, rather than your usual cycle shorts. So, he
called me this morning and said that ever since the ride on Sunday his dick
has been numb. That's right, his dick. So after I got done clowning him
about the situation, I told him about my experience. The only times that I
have experienced numbness down there is on a really long ride, or really
cold ride, and it goes away shortly after the ride ends. Anyway, is what my
friend is experiencing normal? Did he pinch a nerve? Is it going to turn
black and fall off? I'd really like to call him back with some useful
information.

Thanks,

PS - Sorry if this subject is not [PG] enough, but it's a real issue.

--
Rob Anderson
riznob@gmail.com