Each time i ride on the turbo i seem to develop a rather bad case of numb nuts which was quite scary the first time it happened! I wondered if anyone else had this issue and what they’ve done about it? Its my normal trail bike and i dont get problems normally unless i do a 5 hour + ride but it happens after 30 mins on the turbo! i think its to do with vibrations through the saddle but not sure. Any ideas?

Do you lift your front wheel to compensate for the raised back wheel? I use a couple of old phone books under mine.
If you don’t do this, you’ll be tipped forward quite a bit which will probably also put more pressure on your wrists.

yeah ive tried with and without, wrists do hurt when pitched forward. With front raised i thought it might be raising the front of the saddle and therefore putting presure on. dropping the front may pitch me forward and again onto the front. perhaps i raised the front too high…

Stand up and pedal for a minute, let the blood flow.

yeah, ive done that a few times it sorts it out only to return quite quickly afterwards

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/Bike+Shop/Saddles++Posts/Saddles/Selle+Italia+Saddles/Selle+Italia+Max+Flite+Gel+Flow_SI-MAX-FLITE-GEL-FLOW.htm

sorted

your current saddle is probably too soft and the flex means it isn’t as supportive as you need. the link is for a saddle I use on my road bikes

I get this too.

Surely must be more to it than the saddle as otherwise it would also happen when out for a normal ride.

me too. I can ride a century on the road on the bike with only mild tenderness.

can do about 40 mins on the turbo and the whole thing (frank and beans) is completely numb. reverse stranger!!

When your out for a normal ride you tend to move around a lot more than on a stationary bike. Any problem with position/saddles will be quickly become apparent on a stationary bike.

yeah, its a rather weird feeling, when i first noticed there was no signs it was happening and i actually wondered what was in my shorts, everything was completely numb! on the bike i have little issue, the saddle is rock solid so doesnt squich around. I think its the constant small vibrations thats making it numb

Though I’ve not used it for a while, when I was doing lots on the turbo, I’d be thankful if it was only the old chap that had gone numb – half the time my head felt like it belonged to someone else!

It’s deffo to do with a lack of natural adjustment and also the fact that you’re pedalling constatnly during the sessions (out in the wild you’ll freewheel, move bodyweight forward and back).

Its my normal trail bike

with a knobbly tyre ? 😯

Try dropping the nose of your saddle a bit.

Like the others say, being on a static bike accentuates any problems that might not even show up when you’re riding in real life. I’ve had my saddle “wrong” for rides of over ten hours that involved lots of moving around, then realised on the same duration but moderate trails that the nose was too high and causing me pain. A slight adjustment and things were fine.

Do you want the bad news first?
Next time you buy a saddle and they start talking about a “pudendal groove” in the more expensive model, just think of all the money you’ll save not having to buy Viagra. It’s said that you notice it more on a turbo because you spend more time sat in the saddle than you do on the road.
The pudendal nerve – the best friend you never knew you had and Mrs Mrmchammer will be gutted if you break it.

I put a specialized BG saddle on – seems to help

Ive had it on short TTs when pushing a single gear without moving my body. Are you simply riding on your turbos for mileage? if so break it into sessions of various speeds/RPM/efforts etc.
This is highlighting the ptoblem of MTB bars on the road, and the way drops with their multiple positions help.
Then again you csnt discount weight, set up, shorts etc etc.