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Rampant rabbit saddles

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 woolsack 26 Jul 2012
Are these peculiar shaped saddles actually comfortable? I want something better for longer TT's

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/ISM-ADAMO-TYPHOON-ROAD-TRI-TT-TRAIL-BICYCLE-BIKE-SAD...
 Tall Clare 26 Jul 2012
In reply to woolsack:

My boyfriend has one on his 'main' bike and one on his training bike - he swears by them. They do look a bit odd, yes, and take a little getting used to, but in his words 'no more numb nuts'. He still has a normal saddle on his mountain bike, but for his road bikes, I don't think he'd go back.
 Elaine Bunn 27 Jul 2012
In reply to woolsack: Ha!!! By the title of this thread I thought it would be a different shaped saddle for the female cyclist.
 Yanis Nayu 27 Jul 2012
In reply to woolsack: I can imagine getting off it and leaving your bollocks behind!
 IMA 27 Jul 2012
In reply to woolsack: Know a few guys who swear by them add the bonus of supposedly helping prevent prostate cancer (think thats one reason for them how true I have no idea).

Girls may want a true rampant rabbit saddle though and be sadly disappointed with this thread
In reply to woolsack:

One of the guys in our club who is recovering from prostate cancer now uses one ( or one of very similar shape). He regularly tackles rides of over 100 miles at a none to shabby pace.
 Clarence 27 Jul 2012
In reply to woolsack:

For head down cycling they sure take the pressure off the delicate bits around the barse. On my mountain and touring bikes I usually had a more upright riding position where the cutouts didn't seem to make all that much difference. If you get numbness or soreness around the taint area then it might be worth a try but as with all saddles they don't suit every bone structure.
OP woolsack 27 Jul 2012
In reply to Submit to Gravity:
> (In reply to woolsack) I can imagine getting off it and leaving your bollocks behind!

That's why I wear shorts!
OP woolsack 27 Jul 2012
In reply to Clarence:
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> For head down cycling they sure take the pressure off the delicate bits around the barse.

It is the head down cycling that is giving most discomfort and in TT's that is all the time, or should be
 Tall Clare 27 Jul 2012
In reply to woolsack:

I think my boyfriend got his from eBay, and discussion amongst his cycling mates seemed to be that Adamo saddles hold their value there - i.e. if you don't get on with it, you can sell it for as much as you paid for it.
 PeterM 27 Jul 2012
In reply to Clarence:

They're quite pricey but look like a good idea. Trying one out might be difficult. How did you go about choosing the right one? Is it the one that is closest in dimensions to your 'normal' road saddle? Would love to try one.
 Clarence 27 Jul 2012
In reply to PeterM:
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> How did you go about choosing the right one?

I have to admit that I tried a couple of friends saddles and then couldn't find the one I liked best so got a slightly different one at random and struck lucky! It is a bit of a lottery, like buying mail order underpants...
 David Hooper 27 Jul 2012
In reply to woolsack: looks like a bottle opener for surgically removing nads.
 Enty 27 Jul 2012
In reply to Elaine Bunn:
> (In reply to woolsack) Ha!!! By the title of this thread I thought it would be a different shaped saddle for the female cyclist.

Just take the saddle off and ride some pavé.

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 Ciro 27 Jul 2012
In reply to woolsack:

I have one on my tri bike. Once you've tried it, you'll never go back to a traditional saddle for a TT position whilst you're still in possesion of a pair of testicles.

A relative of mine getting into triathlon last year found it impossible to even try for a decent aero position due to cysts on his balls, until I brought this to his attention... he recently completed his first ironman on it with no problems.

I've stuck with a slightly more traditional saddle on the road bike for now though (specialised toupe), as I like to move around a bit more when I'm upright (and the body geometry design allows plenty blood flow unless you're right on the nose).

Make sure you get it set up right though, it'll be positioned very differently to your normal saddle... there's loads of videos on youtube showing how to set it up. Worth spending a while on the turbo trainer tweaking it just right.

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