Toilet seat makes ideal saddle

London - The ideal bicycle saddle should be shaped like a toilet seat, with a big hole in the middle

London - The ideal bicycle saddle should be shaped like a toilet seat, with a big hole in the middle. This novel idea from US researchers has arisen from the discovery that cycling can wither a man's most prized possession - or rather the blood supply which makes it go up.

Consultant surgeon, Mr David Ralph, of the Institute of Urology, in London, says: "Until recently we've not asked patients with erectile dysfunction [impotence] if they ride bicycles. We'll be doing so in future."

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