Noseless seats

[BRCMM]

I've been trying to loose weight for a while, my latest attempt/addition/iteration is I want to start riding bike to work. I figure it will only take me a little long to bike than to drive when you consider traffic and I'll be killing two birds with one stone and getting my exercise in at the same time to save time which truly has been my biggest enemy in achieving my weight loss goals. Now, I’ve biked various times the same distance I would need to travel to get to my job (20 miles each way) so I know I can do it, but whats different is I’ll be doing it everyday now. Obviously I will have to work my way up to doing it everyday, buy through that process and once I get to doing it everyday my concern is this idea that cycling causes impotence. Before I never thought about it, but when your taking doing 40 miles every day, five times a week, a total of 200 mile a week that’s when I what to make sure I don’t sacrifice too much.

I wanted to get general advice concerning this topic, but more than anything I’d like to know information on noseless seats. Do they work? Do they eliminate the chance of impotence, or just reduce them? If it’s a reduction, to what degree? Are they bad for long distances? Is 20 miles one way considered long distance? I’ve heard there not for everyone, but is there any rule of thumb as to who is more likely to be comfortable with them (i.e. those with stronger legs, smaller famed people, ….).

[RoJoGo]

Impotence? No, unless you are constantly seated on the soft tissue area. You are supposed to sit on your "sit bones" If you don't know where these are, I recommend feeling around with your hand, as you are seated. They should be below your glute and about 3-5 inches apart...unless you have a much bigger frame. It may take a little while to find them, but they are there and once you find them, and use them, you will never go back to the "old" way of sitting on your bike seat.

Many believe that a bigger bike saddle is better, but actually a smaller one much better when you can target your sit bones. You see these ads on TV all the time, that show some guy riding with his kids, on his bike with this huge saddle that has hemorrhoids...I just laugh, because it is a ridiculous ad!

The soft tissue area only gets hit if you miss your sit bones! I've been cycling/racing for years and I have no problems in that area.

Nose-less seats? Do you mean like the Adamo by Blackwell Research? Because that has a nose... in fact I use it and highly recommend it for those longer rides... 100+miles. I definately plan to use it as I train/race for a 500+ mile cycle race next year.

The nose of the seat is important too... it helps to guide the bike...for example, if you only have one hand on the bars and are coasting, you can squeeze the seat nose between your quads and it helps to control your bike. Also, when you are in a tucked position, racing down a mt @ 50-60 mph, you really need all the help you can get to stay on your machine and control it's direction by holding on with your hands and your quads!

[SAINT_X]

You sound pretty knowledgeable on cycling...

If you're doing a training ride of about 25 miles, and you're alone on a relatively flat surface, about what would you expect your avg mph to be?

[RoJoGo]

Originally Posted by SAINT_X

You sound pretty knowledgeable on cycling...

If you're doing a training ride of about 25 miles, and you're alone on a relatively flat surface, about what would you expect your avg mph to be?

Depends on what I'm training for and what part of the season... I can hold just over 400 watts for an hr. My max wattage, so far, is 1283 watts... but remember, that's only for a few seconds... LOL!

[SAINT_X]

Sounds like you ride competitively?