Anybody got prostate problems?

[[email protected]]

I want to start cycling to work again after a freezing weather layoff, but
since I stopped last December I've developed prostatitis. This is a right
pain in the **** and I don't know whether cycling will make it even more
uncomfortable. This isn't a wind up and I'm not a troll. Does anybody have
any advice please as they should have reopened the towpath by now and I
really want to ride along it again.

Steve

 

[Call me Bob]

On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:16:38 GMT, [email protected] wrote:


>since I stopped last December I've developed prostatitis. This is a right
>pain in the **** and I don't know whether cycling will make it even more
>uncomfortable. This isn't a wind up and I'm not a troll. Does anybody have
>any advice please as they should have reopened the towpath by now and I
>really want to ride along it again.

I don't know anything about prostatitis and whether or not cycling
will antogonise it, but, if you think it might, how about considering
a recumbent?

They are for many people far more comfy to ride than a conventional
bike. You can choose models that will support you all across your
backside and up your spine, so no perching on a small bike saddle. The
riding experience is like pedaling a reclining armchair down the road


They're not cheap but bargains can be had second hand. On ebay
currently is one bike and a KMX trike (which are apparently HUGE fun).

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Velocita-SWB-...yZ106949QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KMX-Kart-X-Cl...yZ106949QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


There are other places to pick up second hand models, and there's
plenty of experience and pointers to be had here in the group if you
might be interested.

"Bob"
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[vernon]

<[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I want to start cycling to work again after a freezing weather layoff, but
> since I stopped last December I've developed prostatitis. This is a right
> pain in the **** and I don't know whether cycling will make it even more
> uncomfortable. This isn't a wind up and I'm not a troll. Does anybody have
> any advice please as they should have reopened the towpath by now and I
> really want to ride along it again.
>
Have you consulted your GP?

A colleague of mine developed protatitis and was incapacitated by it. He's
abandoned any aspirations of cycling until it's cleared up but seeing the
thong that masquerades as a saddle that he uses, I wouldn't consider riding
his bike with a normal prostate gland.