Theirs nothing wrong with discreetly repositioning them. If someone observes what you’ve done, 99.999% will probably understand why.
I tried padded shorts. Perhaps it was the brand? It felt like I was wearing a diaper, reversed. If that’s possible. I’ve never worn an adult diaper so I have no frame of reference.
Repositioning on long rides is necessary at times.
So what? Do we scorn women for adjusting their sports bra?
Readjusting their questionably tiny swimwear and other garments?
Protect yourself first and foremost.
I try my best to be discrete. No one has ever confronted me on this issue.
Thanks folks for all the tips on comfort. I never had a major issue in the past, but it sure has developed over the decades. I will say one thing, if you think the amount of real estate is an issue for you younger folks, wait until your 73!!! Cheers!
This was a terrible problem for me. Owww. To solve this problem, I use my muni brake: I put the pedals at 3:00 and 9:00, hold the brake down, then get a little momentum and step on the right pedal and then the left pedal. But I can stand up on the pedals one by one because the brake is on so the wheel doesn’t move. Then I ease myself down on the seat slowly and painlessly. Does anybody else do it like that?
I’ll mount like that from the side sometimes. First foot on either pedal, step up and onto the other one.
It’s mostly for the occasional awkward muni mount where one side of the trail is higher (makes it easier), or I want to mount into a still stand (my normal static mount puts the wrong foot forward; I can mount with the other foot but not as well).
It works well. I think if beginner unicycles came with a brake, using it to mount would be pretty standard, but most of us can already mount comfortably by the time we get a brake and learn to use it.
Hello sir and sirs,
I know I’m late on the ever looming and continual safety nut discussion. I too am in agreement with MontanaRyder. After trying padded bike shorts and bibs I will not ride without donning a pair of UFM adjustable underwear for men. You still need to sneak pull and tighten string(why it’s called a pair when it’s 1 item I don’t know it should be a FOR YOUR pair) I have never supported a brand or athletically supported. and this is my first social media post. True biz!
But I felt since I was of similar anatomical disadvantage in relation to unicycling and I really enjoy riding , I wanted to share my opinion.
I started riding at 50 when my wife bought me a 24” Torker. Yes I thought it was called that cause of what it did to my sack. I am now 62 and I now mostly ride my other uni, a 36” Nimbus Nightrider. I have an airsaddle but any saddle is fine with the UFM undies. (I have 4 pair) I am a lowly carpenter and a man of means by no means, but if your course is the 1 wheel force…
Your first goal is to make sure your package can handle the ride without feeling like the UPS man
Stomped on it.
I realize I have responded earlier on this thread and I tend to reply to this topic as it pops up on the forum from time to time. Based on my ride today I felt compelled to reinforce my point, as this problem is one that keeps people from learning to ride or staying with the sport.
I recommend a simple and inexpensive athletic supporter.to keep you in place. It’s a bit more comfortable to wear than padded cycling shorts, especially in hot weather as you can wear it by itself or you can pull your under wear up over it. i have found this simple garment to be quite effective and comfortable .I have been surprised that on each occasions that I have mentioned using an athletic supporter that I have gotten absolutely no responses at all either positive or negative. I find it hard to believe that no one out there is using one to manage this issue
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On my impromptu ride today on my 24 Oracle, just messing around in the back yard I rode without the supporter or padded shorts and without the air saddle cover that I have on most of my other unicycles. I suffered 2 very painfully free mounts, not fun. The last one ended my training session for the day.
That being said my 2 recommendations would be:
1 use an athletic supporter because they are cheap and effective and are more comfortable than padded shorts.
2 get a nimbus air saddle cover for longer rides . It will make any saddle more comfortable.
I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I thought it was better than starting another thread on a very similar topic.
My issue at the moment isn’t crushed nuts. I changed from the older nimbus gel saddle to the newer, flatter nimbus stadium. My issue now is numbness from pressure on my taint. There’s really no way to discuss this without being too graphic is there
I don’t wear padded shorts, basically because I struggle with mental health and therefore motivation to do stuff a lot of times, and having to get changed to go for a ride could well be enough to make me not go for a ride at all.
It’s bearable for a 30-40 minute ride but I don’t think I could do much more than that.
Is there anything any of you can recommend to alleviate that pressure and crotch numbness other than padded shorts? I’m guessing losing weight will help - I’m working on that just now. Is there a better saddle to try? Would shorter cranks help? Any other suggestions?
If it helps I’m riding a nimbus 2 24 muni with a specialised big roller 24x2.8 tyre and 150mm cranks.
Changing from the Nimbus Gel to the Nimbus Stadium will result in the exact symptoms you are currently experiencing.
However, that might lessen as you ride it more. 30 minutes may be a long time to ride without a break. A short 1-2 minute break every 12-15 minutes might be helpful until you either get used to the saddle, or you soften up the saddle a bit.
I initially felt the same way about the Stadium saddle. In time, my reservations were replaced by a favorable opinion. That also seemed to coincide with me learning to use the handle more often during my rides, and ultimately using the handle 90% of the time.
Pushing forward on the handle seems to shift the frame forward a tiny bit, which pushes your sit bones back into the saddle, which also raises your sensitive bits a tiny bit off the saddle. Raising that sensitive area even 1/8” (3mm) is very helpful. In time, I learned that I can tighten my abdomen and shift my hips forward to achieve the same benefit.
In the end though, you may find that the Stadium Saddle isn’t the best distance saddle for you. If that is the case, you could always add a Nimbus Air Saddle cover, which dramatically cushions the saddle.
Ultimately, the more I rode the Stadium Saddle, the more I liked it and the softer it seemed. But, it will never be my softest-feeling saddle.
One consistent theme I have learned while unicycling is that, similar to golf, everything I change seems to take some time to get used to and then before I realize it, I no longer think about it.
I can vouch for this. When I first got mine, I thought it was a bit stiff, but it’s gotten softer and I’ve gotten used to it. It’s still weird if I don’t ride for a while and get back on, but I like it overall.
I also ride it slid all the way forward(tilts the saddle back) which I find keeps me on my sit bones more.
I had the same thoughts after a half dozen rides. Then one day I realized that Strava said I had ridden that unicycle 75 miles. Sometime way before the 75th mile, I quit noticing the soreness caused by the Stadium Saddle.
