Ideas on dealing with abrasions in sensative areas.
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Forgive the slightly bashfull nature of the post but over the last few rides a problem has reared its head I've never experianced before. Abrasions at the inside top of my legs.
Before everyone shouts Chamios creme, I've got some and used it, whilst its helped, it hasn't got rid of the problem entirely. The problem area is from the tendons on the hip joint to about 1.5 inches back. Or basically where the pad in the shorts folds round the saddle to protect my leg against friction, nothing wrong there, its doing what its supposed to. However the result is slightly painfull for a few days afterwards, the the longer the ride the more I'm aware of it so I'm convinced its deffinatly friction related.
I did buy the best fitting shorts I could find my local tri shop stocked (Bontrager) so I'm confident in they they are decent quality. I've used them off and on for about a year and their washed after every ride, but as the distance and time goes up this problem has cropped up.
Its got me wondering if its hair thats causing the problem, as I look like a Werewolf! Yes even there! So before I get the Immac out, has anyone got any other ideas / remedies. MTFU and wait for the areas to harden and get used to the problem is an option, but walking is wince inducing at present.
Let the ps taking commence!
Before everyone shouts Chamios creme, I've got some and used it, whilst its helped, it hasn't got rid of the problem entirely. The problem area is from the tendons on the hip joint to about 1.5 inches back. Or basically where the pad in the shorts folds round the saddle to protect my leg against friction, nothing wrong there, its doing what its supposed to. However the result is slightly painfull for a few days afterwards, the the longer the ride the more I'm aware of it so I'm convinced its deffinatly friction related.
I did buy the best fitting shorts I could find my local tri shop stocked (Bontrager) so I'm confident in they they are decent quality. I've used them off and on for about a year and their washed after every ride, but as the distance and time goes up this problem has cropped up.
Its got me wondering if its hair thats causing the problem, as I look like a Werewolf! Yes even there! So before I get the Immac out, has anyone got any other ideas / remedies. MTFU and wait for the areas to harden and get used to the problem is an option, but walking is wince inducing at present.
Let the ps taking commence!
Don't worry Chewbacca it is probably just the shorts, I wear DHB and they seem to be pretty good, maybe worth trying a new pair before getting the garden shears out. Plus if you shave your gooch hair and nutsack it will come back all stubbly and prickly, you can imagine how bad the friction would be then!
agentnomad said:
Are you using wash powder or liquid? as at 30 deg the powder does not dissolve fully and you end up with tiny bits of powder drying out in the seat pad until you sweat and then grind it into your skin.
Try a different make of shorts
Try a different saddle
I get it on both the roadie and MTB.Try a different make of shorts
Try a different saddle
A shorts trial is on the cards, I'm just waiting for a nice box from Belkin to turn up at the office tomorrow
Lycra stuff is washed with liquid, and everything is done at 40 deg, my washing machine doesn't have a 30 deg setting.
Just a point on this, its something I suffered with for a while and just thought the answer was to MTFU! Basically it was the saddle .... I have quite large thighs and the inside was rubbing severely to the point of seeing blood at the skin surface after a long ride. It was a crappy Bontrager R1 saddle which caused it as the edges of it were actually quite sharp. I now ride Bontrager Affinity RL and Paradigm RL (both 148mm wide) and don't get any serious chaff-age so worth testing a saddle swap.
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