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Do you have firsthand experience with both?
The first 2 comments on HN on this article about women in cycling are talking about men in cycling instead. It’s fascinating. I can’t tell if it’s a sign of HN commenters never talking about the topic itself, about HN being predominantly male, or the fact that women issues are constantly ignored in society and men tend to make things about themselves instead.
Cycling's Silent Epidemic: Labial swelling and pain in women
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#23edit: and i use exclusively the MS5 version, which has less room to distribute pressure
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#24I cannot comment on women issues, but for men, unless you are a pro racer, buy a brooks saddle. After break-in I never had issues and it was like riding on a cloud. I expect the same would be true for women too. Also for break-in, follow brooks recommendations closely, not all the crazy suggestions on the WEB. After a season of riding almost every day, you will be sitting on a cloud. You do not want a soft saddle, bu…
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The first 2 comments on HN on this article about women in cycling are talking about men in cycling instead. It’s fascinating. I can’t tell if it’s a sign of HN commenters never talking about the topic itself, about HN being predominantly male, or the fact that women issues are constantly ignored in society and men tend to make things about themselves instead.
The article also includes a paragraph about erectile dysfunction in men.
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I don't get it. Just get a big nice well padded seat. Who cares if it weighs 500 grams? Doesn't matter unless you're in tour the France or something. No good reason to use those horrible diamond hard lightweight seats.
Well padded seats are less comfortable, they give and then you just chafe. You want to be on your sit bones.
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Odds are the demographics shift that way on this site.
That's not an excuse. Men can and should be capable of "oh shit, we should fix this bad experience women have!" Without needing to center men's experiences.
Why?
I never see any of the womens books, magazines and websites my wife visit ever go "Oh shit, we should fix this bad experience for men first" before discussing anything.
Demographics discuss what they find relevant, usually. Why is this a problem for you?
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#30For men there’s sexual dysfunction.