A research paper out in the Journal of Sexual medicine suggests that just before you take your newly inspired enthusiasm for cycling onto an actual bike. That mimicking Bradley Wiggins and Lizze Armistead’s racing position may give you more (or less) than you bargained for.
Although sex before competition remains one of sports medicines most hotly contested discussions in terms of risk to outcome, loss of interest, diminished sensitivity or painful sex due to training position on the bike can be avoided.
Key findings:
Among 41 competitive cyclists, the 19 who rode bikes with relatively low handlebars had, on average, significantly higher vibratory thresholds in the anterior vagina, compared with riders whose handlebars were level with the bike saddle.[1]
Saddle design appears to contribute to the problem, but, the researchers noted, how the riders sit on the saddle is also a factor, and perhaps the dominant one.
Maybe time to check the height of your handle bars? After all you run a 50% chance if the height is incorrect of experiencing a side effect few women would regard as helpful!
