Zoom, that was pretty much what I meant. Well, there's nothing obviously wrong, so there's nothing wrong!

Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf;630972
In the more aero position on my roadie, I don't ride in anything but cycling shorts (except say a block or two test ride after doing some maintenance). In the more upright position on my hybrid, now that I've got a saddle that works for me (which was an old take-off, a saddle that [I
didn't[/I] work so well for me on the road bike), I've been over 20 miles in jeans with a normal jeans waistband and a big stonkin' crotch seam, with no trouble at all. There are one or two women here on TE - granted a very small minority - who never wear cycling shorts at all. It's whatever works or doesn't work for your particular combination of anatomy, geometry and saddle.

Anyway, the article's answer to the whole issue is "get out of aero position and, if you need to, get a noseless saddle so you're way upright AND can't steer or balance properly either." Nothing suggesting that something in such direct contact with the human body might need to, like, actually, fit. It's completely typical of the NYT fitness reporters to identify a real problem and then tack on a conclusion that says, basically, don't exercise.
That's what bugs me about it. "Eh, don't ride your bike. Take up running instead!" Nothing about "There are a ton of saddles available. Try them. It's expensive, but important." I for one could not do a noseless saddle.