Cycling's Silent Epidemic: Labial swelling and pain in women

Post by xioak » Tue, May 28, 2024, 12:50 PM UTC

Post by incomingpain » Tue, May 28, 2024, 3:09 PM UTC

xioak wrote: post #92

incomingpain wrote: post #73

My other comment was downvoted and flagged for me being trans and not a real woman. I swear I have a vulva and am a long-distance cyclist, this subject matters to me. I might not fit everyone's definition of a woman, I certainly wasn't implying that women's issues shouldn't be addressed. I still want to share my advice: invest in a good quality pair of women's padded cycling underwear. It made the difference for me,…

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Post by jononor » Tue, May 28, 2024, 9:02 PM UTC

AnonHP wrote: post #55

The details in the article describe saddles from Specialized that solve the problem for women. It also says that men prefer and are able to use the same saddles (Mimic and Mirror), which is why Specialized doesn’t make women’s and men’s saddles separately anymore. The larger problem is that most bicycles still seem to be sold with sub-par and harmful saddles. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of competition and innovati…

Post by yareal » Wed, May 29, 2024, 5:26 AM UTC

lelanthran wrote: post #88

yareal wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You aren't paying attention to women's media if you think that's the case. Plenty of women's media discusses the difficulties in men's lives. And when they do, for instance talking about testicular cancer, they tend to stay away from, "ok but breast cancer is worse actually. " We should all be comfortable lifting each other up, rather than focusing only on our own demographics. Otherwise those without power will suff…

> You aren't paying attention to women's media if you think that's the case. I am paying attention, and I just asked my wife, and she says she can't remember ever seeing that happen in any group of women, online or not. You'll forgive me if I take the account of actual women I know over the account you are selling.