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Sit Proper while Cycling Skip ImpotenceDiscomfort for cyclists is the nose of their bike seat pressing on nerves and soft tissues may cause impotence as is caused by nerve and artery damage. Exercising regularly helps to keep arteries healthy, so bicycling helps prevent impotence, as long as it does not damage the local arteries and nerves. About three percent of frequent male cyclists become impotent, and virtually all of them felt pain before the problem occurred. When a nerve is pressed or the blood supply is shut off to the penis, a man feels problem. Men who ride with conventional bicycle seats and do not feel numb are not likely to be at risk. If you feel no discomfort when you ride, keep on riding and stop worrying. If you feel numbness, get a new seat. Half of the penis is inside the body and the main blood supply comes from the area just behind the scrotum and in front of the rectum. So bicycle seats that press on that area can cause impotence, while those that do not have a nose and have a widened area to hold your weight on your sitz bones should prevent the problem. The best way to avoid pressure on the arteries that carry blood to the penis is to use a saddle without any nose. Use a bicycle seat nose to help control the bicycle with legs during race. Nose less seats force you to bend forward. To keep yourself from falling, you have to hold yourself up on your hand bars. More tips for bicycle seat selection:
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