UCI really screwed things up for ergonomics when they outlawed recumbents in the 1930s.
"The press coverage kicked off a long-overdue conversation about women’s saddle issues and aired one of pro cycling’s open secrets: that some women suffer so much damage to their genital areas they resort to surgery—labiaplasty—to keep riding."
#Cycling #BikeTooter #Recumbent
https://www.bicycling.com/health-nutrition/a60412469/cycling-saddle-pain-women-surgery/
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