Looking for some guesses on why I continue to get consistent painful and large saddle sores on my left taint only. Always seems to be the same spot. Looks like a boil with blood instead of puss at the tip.
I currently have two of them.
It was happening with my old bike and now with my new bike. It happens worse on my tri bike, far less on my mountain bike. They develop faster on the trainer than on the road.
I do the following for prevention:
Clean my ass before putting on bike shorts
Use ample chamois butter
Takes shorts off immediately when done
I use Hemorrhoid cream to take down swelling after the ride, and at night.
I now sleep with very loose pajama pants instead of underwear as underwear puts pressure on the spot.
What am I doing wrong. This has been going on for a few years now. Getting ready to give up.
A lot of factors at play here but considering what you have said I would look at two (related factors) saddle height and leg length discrepancy.
Most people have some amount of leg length discrepancy but as the issue gets more extreme you can end up rocking while you pedal. Muscular imbalances due to historic injuries can have the same effect even if your legs are the same length. Not only are you rocking but you will not be effectively distributing your weight leading to the left only issues. In general this kind of issue gets worse the higher you have your saddle and the less you are able to move around on the bike i.e for most people the issue is worse on the TT bikes and trainers than on mountain bikes or on the road.
As a short term fix I would lower your saddle to see if you get any relief. Then check your flexibility and leg lengths with an aim to get a shim in your shoes if need be.
Looking for some guesses on why I continue to get consistent painful and large saddle sores on my left taint only. Always seems to be the same spot. Looks like a boil with blood instead of puss at the tip.
I currently have two of them.
It was happening with my old bike and now with my new bike. It happens worse on my tri bike, far less on my mountain bike. They develop faster on the trainer than on the road.
I do the following for prevention:
Clean my ass before putting on bike shorts
Use ample chamois butter
Takes shorts off immediately when done
I use Hemorrhoid cream to take down swelling after the ride, and at night.
I now sleep with very loose pajama pants instead of underwear as underwear puts pressure on the spot.
What am I doing wrong. This has been going on for a few years now. Getting ready to give up.
Looks like you’re doing all the right things with regard to hygiene. Perhaps a small adjustment in saddle height (lower); examine hip-to-pedal (leg-length and extension) measurement for differences,…adjust if possible (cleat shims, etc.). Experiment with other possible position adjustment to decrease pressure from soft tissue (taint) areas.
(Trainer time always magnifies position issues due to the static, non-movement of body. MTB is kinder because body motion is increased and position is more upright.)
I rode the sitero in the past. Having. I had to sit so far towards the nose to make it work, that it didn’t work. If that makes sense.
Again, I’d start w fit…maybe look at some of the narrow noses non split saddles. We’re so conditioned to think we need a noseless saddle to be able to rotate, but that’s not entirely true.
Saddle too low could put you in a compromised and weak position
I get what you are saying but perhaps the saddle is ideally located just a poor saddle choice for you.
Now you’re going to put it in a bad position purely based on information you’ve received from an online forum without even posting a picture or video of you on the bike.
A lot of factors at play here but considering what you have said I would look at two (related factors) saddle height and leg length discrepancy.
Most people have some amount of leg length discrepancy but as the issue gets more extreme you can end up rocking while you pedal. Muscular imbalances due to historic injuries can have the same effect even if your legs are the same length. Not only are you rocking but you will not be effectively distributing your weight leading to the left only issues. In general this kind of issue gets worse the higher you have your saddle and the less you are able to move around on the bike i.e for most people the issue is worse on the TT bikes and trainers than on mountain bikes or on the road.
As a short term fix I would lower your saddle to see if you get any relief. Then check your flexibility and leg lengths with an aim to get a shim in your shoes if need be.
my experiences exactly. i just had a guru fit and lowering the saddle and putting a shim in the right shoe (right side saddle sores) will hopefully solve the problem. my right leg is 3-5mm shorter than my left.
Saddle too low could put you in a compromised and weak position
I get what you are saying but perhaps the saddle is ideally located just a poor saddle choice for you.
Now you’re going to put it in a bad position purely based on information you’ve received from an online forum without even posting a picture or video of you on the bike.
It will take me 1min and $0.00 to lower my saddle and try the new position. I will start there before I start throwing cash at new saddles.
Saddle too low could put you in a compromised and weak position
I get what you are saying but perhaps the saddle is ideally located just a poor saddle choice for you.
Now you’re going to put it in a bad position purely based on information you’ve received from an online forum without even posting a picture or video of you on the bike.
It will take me 1min and $0.00 to lower my saddle and try the new position. I will start there before I start throwing cash at new saddles.
Fair enough…but that won’t mean it’s right. You can do things wrong, and you can do things right just because it’s comfortable doesn’t mean it’s right.
Saddle too low could put you in a compromised and weak position
I get what you are saying but perhaps the saddle is ideally located just a poor saddle choice for you.
Now you’re going to put it in a bad position purely based on information you’ve received from an online forum without even posting a picture or video of you on the bike.
It will take me 1min and $0.00 to lower my saddle and try the new position. I will start there before I start throwing cash at new saddles.
Fair enough…but that won’t mean it’s right. You can do things wrong, and you can do things right just because it’s comfortable doesn’t mean it’s right.
What is your point exactly. If I get ride of the sore by dropping my seat 5mm than I am happy as hell. If I drop my seat and the sore stays, I move it back up. What exactly have I lost?
Let’s say lowering your saddle takes some pressure off and it goes away.
That’s great.
BUT what if your saddle is too low now? The issue may have been saddle height but it also could be fore/aft. Hell, it could be saddle tilt.
So you find yourself a “solution” that doesn’t address the real issue.
The big problem? Maybe your sore goes away, so you think it’s all good…when 3 months from now you’ve developed another issue that me worse that a sore and could have been prevented that ends up taking you out for 2-3 months waiting for some tendinitis or calf strain to go away.
Just post a video here at least for people to see. Post a picture of your saddle on the rails with a level on it.
There’s some decent advice on here but it’s kbvious you found some sort of confirmation bias and are all set with that for now.
I’m not trying to be a dick. I’m trying to prevent you from going through your asshole to get to your elbow.
Let’s say lowering your saddle takes some pressure off and it goes away.
That’s great.
BUT what if your saddle is too low now? The issue may have been saddle height but it also could be fore/aft. Hell, it could be saddle tilt.
So you find yourself a “solution” that doesn’t address the real issue.
The big problem? Maybe your sore goes away, so you think it’s all good…when 3 months from now you’ve developed another issue that me worse that a sore and could have been prevented that ends up taking you out for 2-3 months waiting for some tendinitis or calf strain to go away.
Just post a video here at least for people to see. Post a picture of your saddle on the rails with a level on it.
There’s some decent advice on here but it’s kbvious you found some sort of confirmation bias and are all set with that for now.
I’m not trying to be a dick. I’m trying to prevent you from going through your asshole to get to your elbow.
I once read where John Cobb said he could fix many saddle sore issues by rotating the seat slightly right or left. He said that applied even on tri bikes that one might not think were adjustable that way.
Sadly, I never got any more detail as to which way he would try first for what kind of a saddle sore – but with asymmetrical saddle sores, an asymmetrical solution (rotation) might be a better answer than a symmetrical one (lowering seat).