A lot of gear has been purchased, and Santa was super good to us so I have lots of fun things to update you on...but first things first....as promised, The Vagina Seat.
This magical seat is actually called the "Terry Liberator X Gel".
Here's the deal...I value my hoo ha. I enjoy having feeling in it. I recognize that it was not meant to endure pressure for long periods of time. It's my delicate girlie flower...and who wants to crush their girlie flower? (girlie flower is really hard to type with a straight face)
Anyway,
Your body makes contact with the saddle (seat) at three points: Points one and two are your sit bones. The third point is the soft-tissue between your legs. Whereas sit bones are designed to withstand body weight and pressure, the soft-tissue of your genitalia is not. During long rides, the pressure exerted on soft-tissue can cause painful skin irritation and constrict blood flow. This can deaden the nerves.
Thanks Doc. Wait...DEADEN THE NERVES?
Yes. Deaden the nerves.
Okay. GULP.Go on...
The more stretched out you are on your bike, the more pressure you put on your soft-tissue and the greater the possibility of sexual health problems. The study found that a cyclist riding a bike with her body at 30 degrees to the horizontal can experience as much as 70% reduction in the blood supply to the genitals.
Yikes.
Guess what ladies? The number one thing you can do to avoid this is to get a seat that is right for you. (there are other things that help too. We will chat more later.)
The Liberator is made with all of those scary warnings in mind. First of all, the rear of the seat is wider because we of course have hips. The wider back provides extra support to keep more pressure off of your soft tissue. The cut out down the middle helps to relieve pressure as well and allows for air flow. It also has a nice cushy gel inside, and a leather cover that doesn't sweat which will prevent friction and irritation.
Here it is...
So, turns out the Liberator is in fact, liberating. We can all rest easy and continue to "ride it and love it"...
*Blush*
The men folk have it a lot worse by the way. This sort of a ride can cause impotence and erectile dysfunction....
Hey.
Wait a minute.
Wes
