Do you wash your taint after every ride?

Triathlon Forum
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I’m talking about really scrubbing it. I usually don’t do it after every ride – more like every third ride. Seems like a waste of soap, and it rips my loofah to pieces because of all the calluses.

Thoughts?!?

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absolutely, it makes the post-ride taint massage better
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And before every every ride. It’s all about the bike…

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OK, this is disgusting… but…

In the interest of taint health, I learned something of this from a 3 am Google search after being awakened by terrible T-itching.

So, here’s what you should know:

  1. If you work out in a fungal-jungle of a gym (which describes 95% of all gyms) you might want to start paying attention to the order in which you dress in the locker room. Particularly when and how you put your feet through your underwear. Of course, sitting on the benches while mashing your twigs and berries all over it is clearly not a good idea – I can’t believe that even needs to be said, but hey, the things you see there… Apparently you hit 70 and you just stop caring where that stuff goes.

  2. If you live half your life with hot, sweaty spandex wrapped around your crotch, you’ve created a perfect environment for culturing all kinds of nastiness. An extra pair or two of cycling shorts and a morning + night undie switch-out is the least you can do. No re-use of cycling kits.

  3. Commando, while fun, is probably best avoided. Although a little fresh air can do a guy some good.

  4. Post workout shower is a must – that’s obvious.

  5. Gold Bond medicated powder is the original down-under moisture preventer, developed by a group of physicians in 1882. Also, there is a surprisingly large section of the pharmacy area devoted to this subject. It didn’t really make me feel better that several products were sold out… epidemic.

  6. Boxers > briefs they say. Probably avoid flannel…that’s just my speculation.

  7. Athletes foot can migrate to your groin… see #1. Gah.

Hopefully my suffering can be a lesson to you.
I feel like Ghandi here.

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How dare you refer to the beans and frank as the twig ang berries!

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Thoughts: Do your calluses have claws? Do you have 60-grit sandpaper on your saddle? Very impressive sir.

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a good cleaning and “fresh balls” lotion is terrific
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the thought of no taint washing is just disturbing.

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Doing a couple of laps in the pool counts, right?

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Doing a couple of laps in the pool counts, right?

Yes, as long as you are naked.

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at my Y they provide a hair dryer. saw old dude drying is taint with it

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How dare you refer to the beans and frank as the twig ang berries!

No kidding! Everyone knows the proper name is “wedding tackle”.

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I literally almost spit my coffee all over myself with these posts!! This is too damn funny!!

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I’m talking about really scrubbing it. I usually don’t do it after every ride – more like every third ride. Seems like a waste of soap, and it rips my loofah to pieces because of all the calluses.

Thoughts?!?

But… but… I wear those cycling undies so I shouldn’t really need to wash myself after every ride. No?

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