soapbox

Apologies for the hacked Latin above, but I figured since a Latin word for bicycle would be difficult to suss out, I’d go with a mish-mash of Spanish and Latin, since it seemed like it’d be close.

Anyways, y’all women bicyclists out there in blog-land beware: lots of bike riding can result in reduced genital sensitivity. [Journal article here.] No loss in functionality was observed, but the sensitivity thing seems like a pretty big deal to me.

Apparently, the case is worse for us male-type folks: there’s evidence of too much biking leading to decreased sensitivity and impotence. Maybe I should spend more time on the rowing machines and less time on the exercise bikes for cardio this winter…

Courtesy of Slate’s always interesting Human Nature column.

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