Paulatic wrote:Shaving the under carriage helps me no end. I found when hairs sweat they tend to bind together and you end up sitting on something resembling string.
Sorry , I know, too much information lol
One of these things I've often wondered about (seriously!) but would never have asked - fanks for da info.
Moving along...
53x13 wrote:I actually found I had a small knot of thread on the saddle I was using, hard even to see with the eye but once I changed saddles, any soreness disappeared almost overnight!
The worst I've suffered was a couple of weeks ago - it was only a 40 mile run but I thought I was being tough and didn't wear my cycling shorts or use cream or nothing, just a pair of 3/4 length cargo pants (with boxer shorts underneath). I'd done a similar run two days earlier with no pain but wearing an older pair of cargo pants with thin stitching - they're falling apart, the dye is coming out of them and they're a bit of an embarrassment, although they work(ed) quite well for cycling - but this time I was wearing a swanky new pair, just delivered from Amazon that morning.
It was only when I started to really, really hurt that I stopped, reached underneath and realized there was a double stitched seam that was rubbing mercilessly into my crotch. It was a long way back...
Actually, something like that is a bit of a shock to the system, psychologically even - I've been chasing my tail since, wondering if it's my saddle or my fit or whatever and it probably isn't - but in future I'll wear my 'proper' gear with lubrication and then it shouldn't ever be an issue, hopefully.
I've always thought this was very learned, useful information, written by a cycling dermatologist who advocates Vaseline for lubrication and a balm developed for cows' teats (maybe similar to Udderly Smooth) for treatment...
https://www.rivbike.com/kb_results.asp?ID=62
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