I never thought it would get to this point, but after nine years on the V-Flow Plus for my road bike, I am looking at other options. Lately, I’ve been having a lot of chafing issues, quite a bit more than normal. Granted, I switched to different bibs last fall (Fall of 2019), and the newer bib shorts (Craft Hale and Hale Glow) may have thicker paddings than my previous bib shorts. However, I didn’t notice any issues until recently (as in, the past 2 months or so).
In short, it just feels like a lot of bunching up and rubbing, and this is with the application of chamois cream.
I would like something similar, but a bit narrower. Any suggestions? Perhaps the SHC (which I’ve tried previously and didn’t object to)?
As for the TT bike, I started a thread last year about what I felt like excessive width on the JOF-55. This is a saddle I’ve used for the past six years (although I didn’t ride the TT bike for two of the six years due to injury). Despite my reservations last year, this saddle has mostly worked for me in the past year; however, I’ve been chafing on it as well lately.
Weird thing is that the chafing on the road bike is always on the right side, while chafing on the TT bike (one incident so far) was on the left side. No idea what to make of it, other than that it’s been quite annoying, and I’d like to be able to do something about it. I think Dash Stage narrow may be a good option? Perhaps the Sitero? I def want something similar to the operational concept of the JOF, but a bit narrower, so I don’t get as much chafing.
Many thanks in advance