AUS and Bike Riding

I am a distance runner and only an occasional recreational bike rider and have had an AUS for 4 years. My uro said to just make sure not to put continuous pressure on the cuff to prevent damaging it.

The first time I got on my bike (I had a skinny sort of split seat) the pressure on the cuff caused it to temporarily distort and my bladder nearly emptied. I went to the bike shop and tried different seats they had and got a wide one, like we to get on our 3-speed bike decades ago. I mounted that tilted as far forward as possible and it’s pretty much OK. If I was more serious about riding, I’d look at one of those seats that are just 2 separate circular pads. I think they are called “hornless” or “noseless.”

You may have to try out a few but you’ll find a good solution. As far as the AUS, I love mine and would do it again.

Jazzman1 said...
Thanks for responding, Vince.

I'm hoping the AUS won't prevent me from riding altogether. Damaging the cuff would be the nightmare scenario. I wasn't sure if that was actually located in the perineum.

I've got a split saddle, but the split is fairly narrow. They make one that's adjustable and it may be worth a try. Tilting the nose downward slightly may help too. It will probably take quite a while after surgery before I can safely ride anyway, but I just wanted to see if anyone had any really bad experiences with bike riding after surgery.

try a noseless saddle like the spiderflex (https://www.spiderflex.com/) i was a high mileage cyclist for almost a decade but was sidelined with a chronic perineum injury. i was able to cycle with the spiderflex several years later