Terrible sad bum

[Milzy]

Did a 71 today and my bum has chafing sore as well as it feeling bruised. Using Polaris bib tights commando and have a selle Italian q tip seat. Never felt so much pain. My mountain bike has a wtb volt on which is much more comfortable. Will the LBS be able to measure my sit bones? I have a very little narrow arse. I'm also going to try chamois cream. I feel like giving up cycling it's so bad.

 

[Saluki]

Give it 24 hours and a bright sunny day and it will be a distant memory.

You LBS might well have an assometer and can measure your sit bones. In the meantime why not use your MTB saddle until you have a saddle that is perfect for your bum.

 

[Cuchilo]

Assos repair cream !

 

[Mrs M]

Sudocrem worked for me when I spent 3 hours in the saddle without padded undershorts

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Anything over about 50 and I'll put some chafing cream on... worth a try, and cheaper than a new saddle. It'll probably help with preventing the sores anyway. Not so much the saddle soreness of course, that possibly could need a new saddle.

 

[cyberknight]

The volt saddle comes in 3 widths , why not measure the one you have and get another for the road bike ? i have been getting chafing lately and found the pad on my nicer shorts is thicker and the edge was sitting in the leg/ groin join and causing chafing.

 

[Milzy]

The volt saddle comes in 3 widths , why not measure the one you have and get another for the road bike ? i have been getting chafing lately and found the pad on my nicer shorts is thicker and the edge was sitting in the leg/ groin join and causing chafing.

I went for the narrow. I used to think it was more of a MTB saddle but should be fine on a roadie. Maybe my saddle height is a little high and the hips have been rocking slightly but on a long ride enough to cause damage.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

£6.95

 

[GuyBoden]

£6.95
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[gaijintendo]

I wonder if you can measure your sit bones on a sandy beach with a ruler before the wave crashes in again.

 

[mjr]

The volt saddle comes in 3 widths , why not measure the one you have and get another for the road bike ?

Because one's posture is different on a road bike so the same saddle might not be right.

i have been getting chafing lately and found the pad on my nicer shorts is thicker and the edge was sitting in the leg/ groin join and causing chafing.

Wait until the front edge chafes...

 

[mjr]

Will the LBS be able to measure my sit bones?

Probably. It's easier to do it yourself if you can feel the bony bits, as the lbs will probably use a mat or something less precise because they are reluctant to grope customers.

I'm a fan of saddle shaped saddles and wary of suggestions that adding padding will solve ill fitting saddles or that adding cream will solve bad padding.

 

[cyberknight]

Because one's posture is different on a road bike so the same saddle might not be right.


Wait until the front edge chafes...

Cheap fix though if it is

 

[MikeG]

The most fundamentally important question of them all hasn't been asked yet........what was the build-up to 71 miles? If you have hundreds and hundreds of miles behind you, with a gradual build up from 10 mile rides to regular problem-free 50 mile rides, then, yes, you need to look at a saddle fit, your shorts, and some lubrication. If you've just cracked the bike shed door open last week, dusted off the cobwebs, done a 5 miler to check that everything works, then done your 71 miles, you got just exactly what you deserve. If you've not ridden much, then little-and-often is the formula to start with.

 

[Julia9054]

Put some tinfoil on the stairs. Sit on it and lean forward slightly. Measure between the indents.
I did this rather than have the shop do it as i used to teach half the guys who worked there!