Quote Originally Posted by sarahfixit
There is a thread going on the cyclingforum about sex and its effect on racing. Unfortunately its all guys takes on it. It got me wondering what our side of the fence says, since I don't have a whole lot of practice there myself
My boyfriend recently got concerned with this with me because I've all but lost interest lately. Seems the harder I ride, the more tender my parts become, and I end up not wanting any. Friends of mine who don't ride don't understand, and think I'm riding too much because I've lost interest in "normal" stuff. Some smartasses even went so far as to suggest that I ride my bike more than my boyfriend...! It doesn't help that I've got an extra sensitive system, and I tend towards itchyness from the slightest "environmental" change. Frankly I don't have sex often enough for my body to adjust to the change, so every time I *do* have sex I get itchy. Even if I pee and am careful to wash afterwards.

However, when I am feeling OK, I have a TON of energy, stamina, and last quite awhile. Back before my boyfriend lost his left arm, he was seriously getting into cycling, and he found the same things with himself. Sex was *better* because we both were in really good shape. But, he was in a car accident that cost him his left arm almost a year ago, so things have been VERY different with us since then. He hasn't been able to bike since the accident.