OK... stupid question for everyone... where am I supposed to be bearing my weight in the saddle? I know that I'm supposed to be bearing it on the "sit bones," or ischial tuberosities (I.T. bones), right? It seems to me that my weight is being borne too far forward in the saddle... I've colored the following two images to demonstrate where I'm bearing most of my weight in the saddle- not exactly on the I.T. bones, and not exactly far forward of them, either. Be aware that the drawings are mirror images of one another (that is, not from the same side).
I feel some pressure, especially when I'm out for more than 90 minutes, on the soft tissues in the perineum, but not enough to cause pain and/or numbness- should I be totally discomfort-free in this area? I'm worried about long term effects like impotence.
Any suggestions about how to bear my weight further back would be appreciated. My thinking is that when I try to get my back parallel to the ground (in what I've been told is the ideal road bike position), I tend to put pressure on the areas shown on the drawings- as well as the perineal soft tissues. Is it just that my back isn't very flexible? From what I've been told, my position is too "upright," but when I try to bend down towards the handle bars, then I put pressure forward on the perineum.
Thanks.
I feel some pressure, especially when I'm out for more than 90 minutes, on the soft tissues in the perineum, but not enough to cause pain and/or numbness- should I be totally discomfort-free in this area? I'm worried about long term effects like impotence.
Any suggestions about how to bear my weight further back would be appreciated. My thinking is that when I try to get my back parallel to the ground (in what I've been told is the ideal road bike position), I tend to put pressure on the areas shown on the drawings- as well as the perineal soft tissues. Is it just that my back isn't very flexible? From what I've been told, my position is too "upright," but when I try to bend down towards the handle bars, then I put pressure forward on the perineum.
Thanks.