Couple of things lately...
1. I've decided to lay off the MTB for a while and stick to road riding. Not because I no longer like riding the trails, far from it and its exactly the opposite. I want to be able to enjoy it more. I've always felt that I lack the endurance to thoroughly enjoy it. Make the climbs and I run out of gas and can't enjoy the bombing down downhills. I thought riding road will build endurance faster. The other alternative was to ride at 6MR but just too lazy and can't do it every weekend. I've extended my usual road route to 31 miles and eventually, gradually get it up to 50. I am also trying to pace my rides so that I am not in the red all the time on the climbs. I think the road riding will also help my stats on strava... lol
2. I've neglected my member for too long. I was never comfortable down there and until now, I thought it was part of riding. Not much of problem on the trails since you are shaking and baking and getting off the saddle quite a bit. But on the road, being in the saddle 90% of the time, it was getting numb. Not to mention, my toes were getting numb too. I thought it was the shoes and never made the connection b4. So I've been doing some reading. Either I don't have the correct anatomy and not built for cycling, lack the core strength or lack the flexibility to get into proper riding position. I started paying attention to how much pressure is being placed on the perineum and sadly discovered that it was quite a lot. With the seat bones, it was a freakin tripod and sometimes I had more pressure going to the perineum especially when I was pulling up on the pedals. I've also discovered that the padding in my shorts were getting bunched up in that area. I tried cutting out some paddings and altho it did alleviate a bit but still...too much pressure. I tried arching my back as much as possible and angled down the saddle just a tad. This actually helped quite a bit but now, I was pushing on the bar to keep my butt from sliding down which placed added stress on my shoulders. This took its toll and was getting numb in the hands. In the end, I went ahead and ordered the Selle SMP TRK as this was a bit cheaper and wider than the SMP Hybrid. I thought about getting a Alibaba knock off but in reading the reviews, the paddings were kinda firm. Not going to take a chance with my manhood and went with the real thing. I hope this works out.