Excess moisture, pressure and rubbing cause saddle sores.

From simple chafing to raw, painful skin, Saddle sores can happen whatever you ride – a mountain or road bike, bmx, cruiser, motorcycle, or on horseback.

Prevention is within your control.

  1. Inspect your gear – your bike, your saddle and what you wear.
    Occasionally a different bike or saddle can vary the pressure points and rubbing. Consider whether your bike and saddle are best for your body type – and how different bike shorts may reduce rubbing. Poorly padded shorts can result in saddle sores.
  2. Vary movement as you ride – relieve pressure where you constantly hit the saddle – change your position. Stand up more often. Rise off the saddle – but don’t rock around as rocking too much can put you at risk of sores. Stay stable. Control your position in contact with the saddle.
  3. Use Cycle Glideit never feels like you’re riding in a wet diaper. It’s dry, invisible, sweat and water resistant, made for riding, and it’s effective against moisture, pressure and rubbing that cause saddle sores. It’s never wet or greasy, made with allergen-free plant ingredients – no water, petroleum and no buttery mess. Swipe it on from the tube, or if you like, rub it on – and go!
  4. Stay clean –always wear clean shorts. Even if you only wore them once, shorts retain bacteria and salts from sweat that adds to trouble caused by more sweat, pressure and rubbing. Shower soon after your ride – at the very least, get out of your shorts. Pack shower wipes if you won’t be able to shower right away. It will keep infectious bacteria from lingering on your skin.

If you don’t avoid saddle sores, proceed to treatment:

  1. Clean the area – use warm, soapy water, dry the area thoroughly, and keep the area as clean as possible.
  2. Proper healing takes time– meaning you should consider time off from riding, and returning to rise depends on symptoms or an active infection. If you are not a professional, don’t try to ride through saddle sores. It’s not worth the discomfort and may make your situation worse.
  3. Respect the sore –they can become infectious. An abscess or nodule (lump) is a wound and requires attention. Consult a pharmacist or doctor if the sore does not go away, becomes more painful, warm to the touch, or if you see red streaks starting to form around the area.

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