u/Hopeful_Parsnip_5338

Saddle sores / pain

Hello, I’m a semi-regular cyclist fluctuating between keen one year and infrequently another but I’m currently struggling with saddle sores / pain.

Specifically near my sit bones in my inner thigh almost at the join where my leg becomes my arse if that makes sense.

I feel like the actual issue is that the skin is being folded over resulting in a painful “pinch” type injury which causes swelling and severe pain after anything above a 2 hour ride

I’ve got an Ironman coming up in three weeks so this clearly isn’t great!

Any ideas or tips that I could try out between now and the big day? I’ve done a few triathlons at this distance so I know I’m in for a long day and could do without feeling like I was sitting on broken glass for 75% of the bike leg

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u/Hopeful_Parsnip_5338 — 2 days ago