>>1353026>Why do you insist on posting more than one thread about this troll-meme?Medical Benefits of Recumbent Bicycles
The conventionally mounted cyclist was a dichotomy of the recumbent cyclist. The weight of the rider was concentrated on the narrow unpadded symphysis pubis (pubic bone) and on the hands. The Homo sapiens was not anatomically designed to bear weight on the arms like a quadruped nor was it designed to sit straddling a fence rail (politicians excluded).
Saddle sores become a distant unpleasant memory. The broad weight distribution across the back and buttocks allows good circulation to areas where the blood vessels are compressed closed for prolonged periods of time when on a conventional saddle. Chronic compression of the perineal nerve which runs under the symphysis pubis leading to the DDD (the Dreaded Dead Dingus) is completely eliminated. Males with chronic prostate problems that are aggravated by sitting on a conventional bicycle seat can find exquisite relief on a recumbent seat. Additionally, recumbent seats that are made of nylon webbing allow ample air circulation about the buttocks and back keeping these areas substantially cooler and drier. In fact, recumbent seats are ridden on more comfortably in non-padded shorts which allows for even more efficient evaporation of perspiration.
The lower back is not forced into a hunched over position but is allowed to assume a relaxed natural reclining position. My wife made an observation three months after I began riding my Ryan Vanguard (no longer in production, ed) recumbent, I no longer complained of my back aching. Even though I had been a life long bicycle commuter, and had for the last five years been riding a conventional touring bike that had been properly fitted to me, over the last year my back was growing increasingly sore from my commutes.
