Noseless Masks: How to Make Your Own

Distributors ECD (Ergonomic Comfort Design) claim this gives cyclists \u201cthe enjoyment and health benefits of a longer ride without paying the price of discomfort or risk to their health\u201d.\nThe saddle was designed by Thomas White, former head of industrial design at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and has been available in the US for some time.\nJonathan Wallach, one of the founders of ECD, said: \u201cMy son wanted to support the British Heart Foundation by cycling in last year\u2019s London-to-Brighton. I decided to ride with him, so a few months before the 55-mile race, started training. The pain almost stopped me from doing the ride, and this got me looking for alternatives. I discovered the noseless seat design on the West Coast (USA), and was able to finish both the training and the race itself with no further discomfort.\u201d\nThe design has received backing from medical experts, with Dr JRW Harris, consultant in genito-urinary medicine at St Mary\u2019s Hospital, London, saying: \u201cEach year I see a number of people who have suffered from prolonged riding on conventional seats, causing them discomfort and sometimes leading to health problems. What I like about this seat is that it has been ergonomically designed to enable the cyclist to sit more naturally. This is a breakthrough in comfort design for cyclists.\u201d\n\n The ecd seat is designed to fit a wide range of bikes: ECD\nWe\u2019ve yet to try out one of these saddles, but we\u2019re not sure how easy it will be to control a bike, especially a mountain bike, without a saddle nose to push against in the corners and perch on during the climbs. What do you think? Have your say in the comments box below.\nThe ECD Seat is available in two designs: vinyl cover and foam padding (\u00a339.99) or Lycra cover and gel padding (\u00a349.99). They can be bought online at www.ecdsports.com.","image":"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2019\/03\/1243433651689-11dumpeweimx7-02ea38e.jpg?quality=90&resize=768,574","width":768,"height":574,"headline":"Noseless saddle launched in UK","author":["@type":"Person","name":"BikeRadar"],"publisher":"@type":"Organization","name":"BikeRadar","url":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com","logo":"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/21\/2019\/03\/cropped-White-Orange-da60b0b-04d8ff9.png?quality=90&resize=265,53","width":182,"height":60,"speakable":"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","xpath":["\/html\/head\/title","\/html\/head\/meta[@name='description']\/@content"],"url":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/news\/noseless-saddle-launched-in-uk\/","datePublished":"2009-05-27T15:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2019-04-10T15:12:57+00:00"}] Noseless saddle launched in UK Will it help your 'nads or are the makers nuts?

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On the basis of these and other studies, Schrader asserted that there is indeed a problem of sexual dysfunction among cyclists, both male and female. And he proposed a solution based on a NIOSH study of bike-riding police officers: the noseless saddle.

In the NIOSH research involving 91 bike cops for 6 months, blood flow to the penis decreased from 20 to 6 (measured in appropriate units) among riders using conventional saddles. Use of a noseless saddle restored blood flow to almost normal levels. During the study only 3 officers returned to their conventional saddles. More than 80% said they no longer felt numbness after riding on a no-nose saddle for 6 months.

First, even though questionnaires detected some improvement in sensation after switching to noseless saddles, direct measurements showed no change in duration of erections. Perhaps a placebo effect made the officers feel that no-nose saddles were helpful when in fact there was no improvement.

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The Nexride saddle is a noseless bicycle seat. Nose-less bike saddles have the primary advantage of not pinching the pudendal nerve during cycling. The pudendal nerve, located in the pudendal canal, passes under the lower edge of the pubic bone (shown to left).

On duty we wear bicycle helmets to keep our heads safe, bullet-resistant vests to keep our vital organs safe, and triple-retention holsters to keep our weapons safe. Off-duty, many of us work out, even though we ride bicycles at work, and we eat right to keep our bodies healthy. We do this because it is the smart, safe and healthy thing to do. So with all of this, why would any male bicycle officer resist the use of a noseless saddle to keep a very important part of his body healthy and safe?

The first time I rode with this saddle, I realized how much I had relied on the nose of my traditional saddle to help slowly maneuver my bicycle through congested traffic. I was never aware of how much I had used my inner thighs to help control and balance the bicycle. After just a few hours on the noseless saddle, I was ready to get rid of it and accept the health risks associated with traditional nosed saddles. But still wanting to truly gauge the saddle, I grudgingly rode on. After that first day, my lower buttocks were very sore. 2ff7e9595c