Saddle Sores - Prevention? Cures?

[worriesnot]

Cure: Was jou ou hol ordentlik na n ride.

fixed it for ya

[MarcL]

Hi

I'm not a herbs and spices kind of guy, but on advise from my herbs and spices wife, I tried organic caster oil (post ride) at the first hint of something brewing. Problem solved literally over night - Cape Epic tested and confirmed....

 

FYI - Tried Assos Skin Repair but was not as good as caster oil.

[eccc whippet]

after using baby bum cream as a replacement for the other cream i use...i found you could see the cream on the chamois even after it had been machine washed...got a zit on the butt cheek last week and decided i wasnt gona take a chance...so i decided to warm wash...scrub and soak the bib...jeepers creepers mate...i couldnt believe how dirty the water got from the hand wash...went and got all my bibs and hand washed them then left to soak over night...then into the machine for a rinse and spin...waiting for them to dry to see if they are still black or turned grey from the wash.

 

the chamois is so clean they look new.

[hillel]

This stuff works well

[nonky]

I take it you dont smoke after a ride

 

Saves having to shave, tho  

[nonky]

At the first sign of trouble, i use a combo of bactroban (first) and germolene (layer on top).  

 

 

 

Mostly though, i think it's correct saddle choice over bib quality.   

A good bib can never make up for an incorrect saddle.

[Spinnekop]

Assos skin repair cream. Works like a bomb.

I saw this for the first time at CL in Jhb this past weekend.

Could not get myself to pay R370 just to try it out.....

It's not like you get it every month......

 

Current remedy........lance it and Zambuk

 

The Caster oil and surgical spirits thing seems like good ideas.  Noted.

[slickandtyred]

This stuff works wellMad.jpg

This stuff is it - MADAJI MILKING CREAM. Cheap and works well. From Dischem

[nonky]

This stuff works wellMad.jpg

 

what are you supposed to milk with it?

 

   

[slickandtyred]

what are you supposed to milk with it?

 

Milk whatever tickles your fancy. It works well as a chamois cream tho

[bikebloke]

At the first sign of trouble, i use a combo of bactroban (first) and germolene (layer on top).  

 

 

 

Mostly though, i think it's correct saddle choice over bib quality.   

A good bib can never make up for an incorrect saddle.

 

spot on nonky

change the saddle not the shorts that's why they are called saddle sores and not bib sores

[Paul Ruinaard]

I take it you dont smoke after a ride

Jeez I am surprised he doesn't burst in to flame...

 

Surgical spirits on you nads.....

 

Which brings to mind an oldie but a goodie as its almost Friday:

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Veet-Men-Hair-Removal-Cream/product-reviews/B000KKNQBK

[eddy]

Last week I was laughing at all of you and wondering how bad can it be.

 

After three rides in an old pair of bibs I have since learned three things.

 

1) It is no laughing matter;

2) It can be very, very bad; and

3) That my tjommie in a mirror is not a pretty sight.

[Patchelicious]

Last week I was laughing at all of you and wondering how bad can it be.

 

After three rides in an old pair of bibs I have since learned three things.

 

1) It is no laughing matter;

2) It can be very, very bad; and

3) That my tjommie in a mirror is not a pretty sight.

Seeing your own tjommie in a mirror is a like discovering a secret room in a house you've owned for years.

[eddy]

Seeing your own tjommie in a mirror is a like discovering a secret room in a house you've owned for years.

I have newfound respect for every girl that has had a closeup view of it ......

[Thor Buttox]

Seeing your own tjommie in a mirror is a like discovering a secret room in a house you've owned for years.

Exactly one day after taking my old bike out due to my new one being in for a fix, I have had to enter the room this morning. If only I had heeded the crone's warning, and didn't have to use a match down here to see what is lurking in the shadows.

 

Ps: it's all about the saddle size and shape!!