Good effort MonkeyMark…just been reading back through your journal and laughing at all the problems we’ve shared…especially the pain in the crown jewels! I’m still suffering this on my 26" Muni but it’s less of an issue with the smaller 20" trainer.
I too am working on free mounting…see some of my recent efforts here…
http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110354&page=4 …and on my most recent posting on the next page. The nut crushing on the 26" Muni is putting me off progressing free mounting the larger uni.
I don’t know if a different seat would help…it seems to me that it’s more about the attack angle.
Anyway, keep up the good work and try and sit on it every day even if it’s just for a few minutes.
UL