Comments on: Saddle Comfort For Cyclists: How To Treat and Prevent Saddle Sores

By: Bob Dobbins

Bob Dobbins — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 22:33:00 +0000

Everybody has their opinion about creams…including renouncing them altogether…so here is mine. I like “Glove ‘n Care Hand Cream” as a base layer. It is what they use at hospitals to wear under gloves. Forms a great slick barrier. It is water soluble so you do have to reapply some on long rides. I like Enzo’s Buttonhole for the chamois and top layer. It feels really good. And finally, if you are having long sweaty days in the saddle, wash up with a regular strength benzoyl peroxide wash. The wash will also help with those uncomfortable crotchal nodules that can develop. That is my “Texas Sweat and Oklahoma Dirt” formula.

By: Gediminas Blaževičius

Gediminas Blaževičius — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 06:59:00 +0000

Hi Alee, thanks for the article! Though it’s still not clear for me, how do you travel with padded shorts: if you wear them without underwear, then you need to wash them everyday – don’t you? Sure I can take a spare ones, but not more. For now, if I go for a longer rides (more than two days), I wear underwear under padded shorts, it’s not as comfortable, but so far it wasn’t a problem (I don’t use any cream) and I don’t need to do the washing that often.. still learning about touring!

By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com

Alee | CyclingAbout.com — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 07:10:00 +0000

In reply to Alan hamilton. Glad to hear you had no problems!

By: Alan hamilton

Alan hamilton — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 06:13:00 +0000

just completed a cycling holiday from Darwin to Perth covering approx 4000 km’s on a heavy steel frame Kona Sutra fitted with a Brookes B17 as standard and never got a sore arse on any ride day even on the latter half where I was loaded up with four panniers, tent and spare water doing approx 130 km ride days mostly into the wind where you would expect a sore arse from the extra crutch effort pushing into a headwind.—the chamois creme jar had a bloody holiday and was just a passenger——–just saying !!

By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com

Alee | CyclingAbout.com — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 21:16:00 +0000

In reply to Rik Williams. Haha... I was waiting for someone!

By: Rik Williams

Rik Williams — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 12:20:00 +0000

…ride a recumbent. ;p
Sorry, Alee — I couldn’t help myself =)

By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com

Alee | CyclingAbout.com — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 04:58:00 +0000

In reply to Simon Wile. Thanks, Simon!

By: Simon Wile

Simon Wile — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 02:53:00 +0000

+1 for Bepanthan. Works great in wet conditions when Assos cream washes out too quickly. Good for off the bike healing too.

In a real bad pinch, I’ve used 2nd skin band aids over saddle sores when stopping riding isn’t an option. Works for about 150km til it rubs off.