Hi Everyone
I put a post up over a year ago about prostatitis over a year ago titled "Prostate Blues" which so many people added their wise words which was quite brilliant.
It appears to be a problem that effects a hell of a lot of people especially cyclists for obvious reasons.
I will not bore you with the usual "I went to the doctor and" stories as those of you who have had it will know all too well the long and drawn out process before you actually get to see a specialist urologist and then things can be pretty inconclusive as was the case with me.
It is still there and the symptoms are still exactly the same and I have decided not to give up cycling.
Over the past year I have tried many different saddles many of which have claimed to be a help but I can tell you from my experience are pretty poor.
This is basically because I am 6'8 and have wide sitting bones, to cut a long story short the only saddle that works without making myself want to piss constantly for the next couple of days is the modest easy seat 1
http://hobsonseats.com/new/ it does not look great on my FSR S-works as you can imagine but it does not batter my perineum.
The problem is with this saddle however that it is very hard to slip off the back when approaching steep drops and jumps etc which can be potentially quite dangerous.
If your still with me I will go on,,,,,,, I would like to call on the vast knowledge of the single track forum community for any suggestions on frames out there that firstly are long for my large frame but also have a very low stand over similar to perhaps the On One 456.
Full Sus or hard tail suggestions welcome and although I am of course very tall I am not interested in a 29er.
Look forward to any comments out there,
Sam.
Why do you need a very low standover ?
if you're struggling to get off the back of it, try dropper post ?
(looks like it would move you further forward than a conventional saddle - can you get a decent sitting position on it generally, or is that why you want a long frame ? (I'm not sure a very forward position would be easy to "correct" for, geometry-wise)
Hi
Yes I stupidly missed that bit out, The reason I need the low stand over is that this would allow the saddle which is very wide to slip between my knees rather than get caught by the back of the thighs.
I saddle position is actually ok for general cross country and uphills its on the downhills it becomes difficult, I am not sure that I dropper post would help because this would not take the saddle nay lower than the fame would allow.
Long fames help me generally as I carry alot of my length in my torso so generally longer frames with a relaxed geometry help me sit more over the back wheel that helps a great deal on the downs.
Dropper post would help - and I find for a lot of riding that getting low is as important as back - have you tried altering riding style and seeing?
lanky - that's a great post - thanks: I've book marked it for the future.
I doubt I'm the only one confused a bit though. Unless you're sitting on the downs then surely an out of the way / lower saddle would have to help.
Yep I have tried a few things + positions, I think I will loan a dropper post and see how that works out, Thanks.
are you riding all the time with your saddle really low, then ? (prepare for knee trouble if so)
you sound an ideal candidate for a dropper, to me 😕
(and a custom frame 😉 )
Yeti frames normally have very good stand over.
And yes, +1 for a dropper.
I have nothing useful to add apart from...
"I am 6'8"
...lordy. I'm impressed you can find bikes that fit you at all.
Well to be honest.
Bikes Don't Fit... and yes a custom would def be the way to go apart from the money involved.
By the way if anyone knows of a custom builder that would take on this kind of project please let me know.
For the record I usually ride in a regular position ie seat post almost all the way up then low as possible on the downhills.
I have had this since my late twenties - I'm now 46. All I can say is that for me it has slowly improved with age.
These days I rarely get a flare up.
I remember reading about it getting better as you get older and it gave me very little solace at the time.
Luckily for me it proved to be correct.
Yeti with a dropper post would be my suggestion as they are known for being long in the top tube. Depending on budget the Yeti SB95c would seem to be a good bet (apart from the 29er part). Curious as to why you aren't interested in a 29er; all of the very tall people I know reckon it was night and day when they changed.
Give up mountain biking and buy a Specialized Roubaix. You'll get fitter than you've ever been, you'll stop wasting money on worn out parts, you'll be able to ride from your front door, you won't come home covered in carp and your perineum will love the smooth ride.