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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

I haven't been everywhere...
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Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
Taking a rest,
Jokulsarlon, Iceland



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Old 22 May 2006
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As I prefer riding on nadgery scratchy B-roads I not infrequently stand on the pegs to reduce getting 'thrown' on rough surfaces.Still haven't sussed keeping my scrotal gear aloft,however.Any advice on landing'wheels up'as it were?Any replies involving surgery,velcro and/or superglue will be ignored(and grinned at..)
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You could try asking something sufficiently arousing to sit on the handlebars as you ride - thus raising the height of your dangleberries.

Possible problems with keeping an eye on the road, top heavy bike, cops etc....
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Try a loud cough just as you land....
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Thanks for your input.No surgical suggestions I see...does anyone know what mountain bikers do about this?Equestrian chaps?Rodeo riders?I'll stop for now before my nurse catches me on this thing.................
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Close fitting underpants to hold you firmly in place. I never had this problem on mountain bikes with cycling shorts and I don't have it off-roading in my old fashioned Y-fronts!
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I find that when landing hard on a mountain bike leaning to one side a bit works - that way you get hit in the thight every time - but tricky on a motorbike due to seat width
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Some Tantric Hindu monks have methods of raising the bollocks into the body. This takes years to learn but you could always give it a try. I dont know how quickly the undercarriage can be retracted but you have every incentive to get them out of the way fast - a sort of Darwinian solution.

Let us know how you get on with the tantric stuff - some before and after pics might interest the girls?

A simpler solution is to get a piece of string tied to your gonads and the other end round your neck - you only have to raise your head and hey presto! they will levitate. Lower the head and they should settle back nicely.


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