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From: era@hao.UUCP (Ed Arnold)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Racing seats
Message-ID: <1565@hao.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-May-85 14:43:58 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 29 14:43:58 1985
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Organization: Nat'l Center for Atmospheric Research
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> Most saddle problems, including numbness you-know-where, are caused
> by improper saddle height.  Try lowering your saddle an inch or
> two.  A good saddle will conform to your bottom, spreading your
> weight, especially around the two pressure points at the bottom of
> your hip bone.  If you saddle is doing this, your problem is almost
> surely caused by stretching for the peddles.

You-know-where numbness can also be the result of the angle of the
seat.  When I was having this problem, I asked a friend, who cured
his by adjusting the seat angle.  Sure 'nuff, I angled mine up a
little more and the problems went away.
-- 

Ed Arnold * NCAR (Nat'l Center for Atmospheric Research)
PO Box 3000 * Boulder, CO  80307-3000 * 303-497-1253
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