Preventing & Treatment for Saddle Sores
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Saddle sores from bike riding are inevitable. I used to get monster saddle sores, like the kind that took weeks to heal. One time, I had a saddle sore so bad that wouldn’t heal, I finally had to get it surgically removed. And let me tell you: that was really fucking awkward. Now I have an inch-long scar in my groin for keepsies.
Early on in cycling, I brought saddle sores on to myself. I’d hang out in my bibs after long rides, drinking and carrying on, letting bacteria fester. But then I started taking my bibs off immediately after rides and races and I was still getting them. After the surgical removal, I vowed to do whatever I could do to avoid having a blade anywhere near my crotch again. So, this is what I personally do to prevent and heal saddle sores.
