Though most fitness and medical research stops short of attributing bladder problems to bike riding, some cycle seats cause irritations in some riders that lead to discomfort in the region of the bladder -- especially for those already suffering from complications in the bladder region. Using special bike seats or switching to a different type of bicycle are options for those experiencing this type of issue.
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Riding a bike is a childhood feat that once learned will never be forgotten. When a child learns to ride, he or she is on the road to a lifetime of fun and adventure. The most important thing to remember when teaching a child to ride is to keep it fun. If learning isn't fun, kids won't want to do it.
A child’s readiness to learn to ride a bike depends largely on their physical development as well as their comfort level. For most children, a tricycle is the first step in learning to ride but a tricycle only teaches steering and pedaling. It doesn’t teach balance and is best suited for indoors or a level, closed courtyard or driveway. On the smallest incline, when a tricycle gets going it can't stop without brakes and it can't turn without flipping. This kind of scary learning postpones the time when the child will ride a real bike. Read more...
Riding Rough: New Evidence Continues to Link Biking to Impotence
FACT: In a recent study published in the journal Radiology, 94% of males who engaged in “extensive off-road biking” showed scrotal abnormalities – compared to 16% of non-bikers.
In 1997, Boston University impotence researcher Irwin Goldstein terrified macho cyclists everywhere with his claim that road biking had caused at least 100,000 cases of permanent impotence in American men. Though at the time many urologists suggested that scientific studies in support of Goldstein’s charge were, well, soft, new research indicates that cyclists’ overall sexual prognosis may be more disturbing than previously thought. Read more...
Serious Riders, Your Bicycle Seat May Affect Your Love Life
A raft of new studies suggest that cyclists, particularly men, should be careful which bicycle seats they choose. The studies add to earlier evidence that traditional bicycle saddles, the kind with a narrow rear and pointy nose, play a role in sexual impotence.
Some saddle designs are more damaging than others, scientists say. But even so-called ergonomic bike seats, to protect the sex organs, can be harmful, the research finds. The dozen or so studies, from peer-reviewed journals, are summarized in three articles in September's Journal of Sexual Medicine. Read More...
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Straddling a conventional bicycle seat may cause erectile dysfunction in men and vaginal nerve damage in women. Our recommended saddles are designed for protecting and supporting the male and female anatomy.
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Andreas Jungwirth, M.D. - Urologist, Salzburg, Austria "My bike riding patients have been testing the Hobson Seats and the results are most satisfactory. The pressure is completely off the perineal area. So ingenious to take away the center horn."
Charles R. Wright - Victoria Virginia "In 1979, I purchased an exercise bike (Sears). In 1981, I purchased your Hobson Easyseat. At the time I was 49yrs old.
I am now 76 years ( young ). I still do my exercise daily. I do twenty miles each day at a speed of 18-20 miles an hour. I have arthritis in both knees and still keep going.
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Norbert Reicher M.D. - Syracuse, NY "Thank you for bringing the Hobson Easyseat into being. It has restored me to bike riding. Two years ago, I gave up the bike after finding six different conventional seats too painful, for a seventy yr. old. Then, I purchased an Easyseat and found instant comfort. A great product deserves a good word."
Art Ulene M.D. - Los Angeles, Ca TV personality "I continue to use my EasySeat. It has enabled me to resume my twice-weekly rides in the hills, and I will be carrying it with me to Western New York in about three weeks for a three-day bike trip that my wife and I are planning. Without your uniquely designed saddle, I know that these rides would be impossible because of the pain I was encountering."
