Saddle sores.

horatio1965
horatio1965 Posts: 4
in Training, fitness and health
For the past few months, I've been suffering badly from saddle sores and it's really restricted my time on my bike as well as being incredibly painful and sore. I've had a bike fit, saddle fit, bought quality (Castelli) shorts, use chamois cream, had time off my bike, been given anti-biotic tablets and also anti-biotic cream, shower as soon as I can after a ride but they keep happening and I'm at a loss as to what to do next to stop them re-occurring. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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  • dulwichiron
    dulwichiron Posts: 86
    My anecdote = Changing my washing machine detergent (from powder to liquid) fixed them for me. I would guess the powder wasn't being washed out fully and was irritating my skin.
  • emanresu
    emanresu Posts: 320
    Did you suffer with saddle sores before you had a bike fit? Perhaps your bike fitter was having a bad day

    The only time I had a bad run of saddle sores I'd changed my saddle and had inadvertently increased my saddle height, I'd double check your fit.

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