Nexus G-Rider
$105.00
from TabuToys
Generally anchor shaped, the Nexus G-rider reminded me a bit of the triple stimulator I had a while ago but, while the stimulator was dinky and annoying, the G-Rider should come with a warning:
“Caution – Dangerous Curves!”
Okay, so maybe not dangerous but painful? Yes. Definitely painful. Very much so.
I’d leave it at that if I were a crappy reviewer, I’d leave it at that but I’m not so here’s the deal. The G-Rider is a small, insertable vibrator with a base which tapers on each side to offer external stimulation as well. Overall, it’s quite small, especially compared to some of the ginormous rabbits I have. On TabuToys, it’s listed as a G-spot toy and it doesn’t seem a stretch. The insertable shaft has an extremely unique shape (as do all Nexus toys, it seems) with bulges and curves.
Unlike the tiny Swinging Pendulum, it’s made of hygienic silicone and the insertable part is seamless and velvety smooth. It feels great to the touch. On the bottom is the cap to the battery compartment and it’s relatively flush to the toy but there are some seams and cracks there. It’s also not the most secure battery compartment ever. I wouldn’t even call this splashproof so be careful when washing. A wipe or spray would be best.
The sides of the base, one which is perfectly smooth and the other which has nubs, do have some flexibility which I like. However, there is much less flexibility in the shaft and head of this sex toy. The pink silicone can be twisted a bit from side to side but the head only has minimal range of flexibility bath and forth. I know that many women need firm stimulation but it felt nearly rock hard when I tried to insert it. Although the head seems small (it’s 1.34″ diameter is smaller than the widest part of the shaft), it bends at just over a 90 degree angle which means insertion is tricky (and gives, then it has to be maneuvered behind and around the pubic bone, if used vaginally.
This is really where the toy failed for me. I used some lube but insertion was painful. I added more lube and it didn’t help at all. There is no way a head bent that far, with so little flexibility was meant to be inserted into my vagina. Plus, once it is inserted, the rest of the bulgy shaft is around a stiff core which makes the shaft just had to manage, despite the fact that it’s not really huge. The widest part of the bulge is about 1.4″ in diameter. Furthermore, because my G-spot is rather shallow, the angle of the head meant I couldn’t use it comfortably like I wanted. If I inserlit and, then, it was generally pleasant but no where enough to get me off. The other pted the toy further in (with the head dragging against my sensitive flesh painfully), it was able to stimulated me enough to squirt but it hurt the whole time.
Because of my unique proportions, I couldn’t really get the base to work for me, either. I had to have the 4″ shaft inserted fully for the nubs to reach my cart of the base sort of floated in the air, making no contact with my perineum at all. Of course, were the head not bent so much, I’d have only two inches inserted at most and it still wouldn’t make contact with all parts.
So, much to my chagrin, the G-Rider had to come out. With more painful dragging, like I was hauling a dead body over rocky terrain, I extracted it. It hurt every minute. While I usually try to give toys a couple go ’rounds, there was no part of me that wanted to go through that ordeal again.
Which leads me to the last point I will cover. Powered by 1 AAA battery, the G-Rider is not the strongest toy I have ever used, of course. The vibrations are relatively mild in strength but are not super high pitched. Nothing that will blow your mind, but overall quite pleasant. It’s pretty easy to use. There’s one button to push one and cycle through the settings; hold it to turn off. The settings, on the other hand, are just confusing. There are 5 and they are all some sort of variation on pulsation and escalation. Don’t get me wrong, they’re unique but they all sort of blend together and having 5 of them is overkill. It’s hard to tell where one ends and one begins. Not having at least one steady vibration mode is a bad idea, in my book. Plus, some of them seem like the toy is actually cutting out; which it actually does if it’s bent or at the wrong angle. I’ve read about it on other reviews
I cannot help but wonder if the G-Rider by Nexus is better used as a prostate toy. I’ve read reviews of it where it was and they are more positive than my experience has been; I certainly wasn’t taken for a pleasurable ride. Although higher quality than similar toys, the G-Rider seems to be quite buggy in execution. If this toy is truly meant to be a vaginal toy, it’s much too hard to be shaped as it is or perhaps much too bulgy to be hard. Bad, Bad Girl wrote a review which highlighted some of the same criticisms I have. G-Rider? I think not.
I was actually always under the impression that this was an anal toy. There are several smaller versions, and they’re called G-Play, so I thought the G was just… a quirk. I never thought it meant G-spot. I just looked up the packaging and it says “male G-spot.” So yeah, I think technically it’s meant for the prostate… or at least asses.
That may be and perhaps Tabu just has it listed wrong. I’m still not sure it would be great for anal because of the head thing. Although, the G Play pieces seem to be aimed for both sexes more.
Also, will check out my packaging later. My husband is asleep ATM.
Man, you were totally right. I’ll have to edit this.