Guys, i always suffered from saddle pain and genital numbness. Indoor riding only made it worse. Never standing up, my butt is firmly and stably planted on the torture saddle. I see these 3D printed / honeycomb saddle all over the place now. Aliexpress is full of them. The prices are quite higher t…

They’re good if it’s the right saddle for you. What’s your current saddle model, does it have a cut-out? How did you come by it, were you measured and tested on it? How have you arrived at its current set-up i.e. tilt, fore and aft, and height? What shorts do you use, do you wear anything under …

For the pain and numbness: I highly suggest you get a proper bike fit like Retul. They will measure your sit bones to get the right saddle width and they will test out you flexibility to see what seat shape you need. Also, I found having the proper bibs helped a lot. I can only do Maap & certain Ra…

I also struggle to find a comfortable, even non painful, bike saddle. Black bib shorts helped a lot. I tried a mirror 3-D saddle. For me it was awful.

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[image] casantos: Guys, i always suffered from saddle pain and genital numbness. Indoor riding only made it worse. Never standing up, my butt is firmly and stably planted on the torture saddle. I would look up a fitter that can set you up with different saddles. Some are on a demo plan so you…

I’ve had success with Mirror saddles REDUCING the issue, but not relieving it completely. Same for a rocker plate. I would buy them again.

I bought one of those aliexpres/eBay knock off mirror saddles. Save your money. Complete garbage.

[image] foxyscott: What’s your current saddle model, does it have a cut-out? How did you come by it, were you measured and tested on it? How have you arrived at its current set-up i.e. tilt, fore and aft, and height? What shorts do you use, do you wear anything under them? I got a Ergon SMC …

https://www.ebay.com/itm/364036839760?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=-pape-_cqig&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=xvGDBPpBSIu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Don’t buy this. I ride a 30 dollar knock off specialized lower saddle, the EC90 which is 100x better. But after 2 hours my butt hurts t…

[image] casantos: Also, i got shorts with gel pads, I usually wear underwear for an extra layer of protection. Bib/shorts with pads are not designed to be worn with underwear. The extra layer of protection is causing unnecessary friction. Gel pads don’t stay uniform like foam pads. They may …

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