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I bought a Look KG461 and began riding road bikes in April.
I've worked my way up to riding a 22 mile loop 3-5 days a week and have recently began experiencing numbness "Down Under" in a place that a guy doesn't want to experience any numbness, if you know what I mean.
I also get numbness in my left hand (3 outer fingers) but found that I can minimize this by changing positions on the bars and have been doing a lot more riding while dropped down in the loops of the bars. I think that this position has changed my weight distribution in the saddle taking weight off my "sit bones" and re-distributing it to the soft tissue region.
The numbness gradually subsides but will last for as long as 3 days if I don't ride and it never really goes away if I ride continuous days.
I'm 46 years old 6'-1" tall and weigh 195 pounds (started at 220 pounds)
My saddle is a Sella San Marco Concor Light, and I like the saddle otherwise.
But I was thinking that my problem could be eliminated with a saddle that has a cut-out and gel padding, so I ordered a Sella Italia Signo Gel Flow saddle on the internet last night.
Do any of you have experience with the Sella Italia Signo Gel Flow saddle?
Do any of you have any advice or recomendations to eliminate the numbness?
I can live with numb fingers, but I will have to limit my riding if I can't eliminate the downstairs numbness.:blush2:
I've worked my way up to riding a 22 mile loop 3-5 days a week and have recently began experiencing numbness "Down Under" in a place that a guy doesn't want to experience any numbness, if you know what I mean.
I also get numbness in my left hand (3 outer fingers) but found that I can minimize this by changing positions on the bars and have been doing a lot more riding while dropped down in the loops of the bars. I think that this position has changed my weight distribution in the saddle taking weight off my "sit bones" and re-distributing it to the soft tissue region.
The numbness gradually subsides but will last for as long as 3 days if I don't ride and it never really goes away if I ride continuous days.
I'm 46 years old 6'-1" tall and weigh 195 pounds (started at 220 pounds)
My saddle is a Sella San Marco Concor Light, and I like the saddle otherwise.
But I was thinking that my problem could be eliminated with a saddle that has a cut-out and gel padding, so I ordered a Sella Italia Signo Gel Flow saddle on the internet last night.
Do any of you have experience with the Sella Italia Signo Gel Flow saddle?
Do any of you have any advice or recomendations to eliminate the numbness?
I can live with numb fingers, but I will have to limit my riding if I can't eliminate the downstairs numbness.:blush2: