chafing and cycling!!!! what do you do?

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Permalink Reply by Reed on July 31, 2012 at 5:18pm

Vaseline (Petroleum Jelly), padded bike shorts and a narrow bike seat all help. You can also be sore as hell (without chaffing) when you up your miles dramatically but that soreness will pass after more long rides.

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Permalink Reply by DURIANRIDER on July 31, 2012 at 9:25pm

Its like digging holes in the garden. Even with gloves if yo handz aint used to it you will get blisters..

I rode 200km today. No worries BUT (pun intended) if I started a bike tour I would be a sore lad for the first week for sure. 

Part of cycling is building up the contact points and maintaining that contact point 'tuffness'.

Congrats on the riding btw. :)

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Permalink Reply by burnsy on July 31, 2012 at 11:13pm

key is (tis) time in saddle!!!!   ya arse will harden up with time and kms!

dont use Vaseline or any other crap! get a good set of knics (assos) and always clean b4 every ride!!

thats what works 4me, pro4 5years and  ridin 4 10! and races 24hour races on a hardtail mtb.

4some1 that doesnt do much ridin DURIANRIDER i c alot of 200km today posts?? haha

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Permalink Reply by Reed on August 1, 2012 at 7:31am

200km, that's a baby ride :)

When you get up to 3000 mile mountain bike rides with 5 days of rain (with no supply crew and carrying your own gear) you might change your mind. :)

Seriously, most of the pro cyclists and even the triathletes use one of these: Preparation H, A&D, chamois cream or vaseline.

Old school US -> Canada -> US Ride:

 

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Permalink Reply by K!MW!N on August 2, 2012 at 6:40am

My husband rides hundreds of miles at a time and he uses "Chamois butter" and never leaves on his bike without using it :D

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