Reply to: Cycling causes cancer! Wail special

[darmstadt]

My bike saddle has a built in prostate checker:

[MadDawg]

They can't even get consistency between headline and text.

"It suggests that cyclists in in their 50s who bicycle for more than nine hours a week may be up to five times as likely to receive a diagnosis of prostate cancer."

Feckwits.

[vetran]

So 9 hours 1 minute increases your risk of prostate cancer x6.
8 hours 59 minutes, all hunky-dory downstairs.

I guess (if it's true at all) there's a nice graph.

too subtle again?

[SueEllen]

So 9 hours 1 minute increases your risk of prostate cancer x6.
8 hours 59 minutes, all hunky-dory downstairs.

I guess (if it's true at all) there's a nice graph.

[mudskipper]

Men who cycling more than nine hours a week are six times more likely to develop prostate cancer, study finds | Mail Online



allegedly.

so boys keep it under 9 hours.

So 9 hours 1 minute increases your risk of prostate cancer x6.
8 hours 59 minutes, all hunky-dory downstairs.

I guess (if it's true at all) there's a nice graph.

[Batcher]

There are other, more enjoyable ways to protect the prostate;

Prostate cancer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



So chaps, best to inform your good ladies as to how they can help you stay healthy.

Point them to this article about the benefits to their skin. It's a win/win

Grandmother claims sperm facials are her anti-ageing secret | Mail Online

[BrilloPad]

There are other, more enjoyable ways to protect the prostate;

Prostate cancer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



So chaps, best to inform your good ladies as to how they can help you stay healthy.

NLYUK must have £ signs in her eyes.

[Mich the Tester]

I had perineum issues until I changed to an adamo saddle.

I stick to trail running these days

There are other, more enjoyable ways to protect the prostate;

Prostate cancer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

tentative results suggest that frequent ejaculation may decrease the risk of prostate cancer

So chaps, best to inform your good ladies as to how they can help you stay healthy.

[oracleslave]

There's also the issue that chaps don't really like walking into a bike shop and saying 'erm, I've been having some downstairs issues since I started riding/using this saddle; can you help me with a new saddle'.

I had perineum issues until I changed to an adamo saddle.

I stick to trail running these days

[Troll]

These any good?

[Dallas]

Adamo* and peppermint bum cream.

Fill your ..... cracks

I have the Road & Typhoon models: Typhoon preserves everything.

[Mich the Tester]

must agree I changed to the cut out & gel type and my nether regions thanked me by being less sore.

As you say I suspect the saddles need more research.

Though people that cycle 9 hours a week are likely to be fairly keen cyclists and may well have already changed saddles.

I had an issue for a while of feeling depressed for a couple of days after long rides (2 hrs +), for no logical reason; I eat well, and always fill up on carbs and protein and fluids after riding and I had no reason to be depressed about life. Then during a ride I chatted with a doc who's an ex pro racer who took one look at my bike and pointed straight to the saddle; he said 'that thing's screwing up the flow of testosterone, and that can cause depression in men, especially if your mind and body are used to being pretty highly loaded with the stuff'. He told me to replace the saddle and told me which shops would do the job right. Turned out my saddle was too big; my logic was that being a fairly big bloke I needed a big saddle, but once measured it turns out my pelvis is actually quite narrow so I needed a small saddle that kept the pressure on the bones instead of the soft ares. No problems since then and I ride more than ever.

[vetran]

I cycle ~15 hours a week. Had prostate checked in January. They had a good look - instead of sticking a finger up they put their whole head up there. Or at least that is what it felt like.

I can't wait for Dallas's comments on bike saddles.....

well if you go private with NLYUK healthcare you get what you pay for!

[BrilloPad]

I cycle ~15 hours a week. Had prostate checked in January. They had a good look - instead of sticking a finger up they put their whole head up there. Or at least that is what it felt like.

I can't wait for Dallas's comments on bike saddles.....

[vetran]

They're hard and narrow to avoid restricting leg movements.

Many are now designed to relieve pressure on the prostate. However, it's important to get the right size for your arse and the right shape for your riding style. Good bike shops will measure you up properly; I wonder if many new cyclists have taken the trouble to replace the (usually tulipe) saddle that's delivered standard on a new bike. However, I also wonder how much difference the newfangled saddles make; it certainly feels better than the old ones without a cut-out, but I think it's one of those cases of 'more research is needed'.

must agree I changed to the cut out & gel type and my nether regions thanked me by being less sore.

As you say I suspect the saddles need more research.

Though people that cycle 9 hours a week are likely to be fairly keen cyclists and may well have already changed saddles.