Originally Posted by
GiantDefyGuy
Is your open sore (god, that sounds gross) in the crease between thigh and sack? If so, the edge of your chamois may be slicing into you with every pedal stroke. I have had a pair of cheapo shorts that did this. The edge of the chamois was not smooth at all, nor was it sewn in in a smooth way.
Also, try withOUT the gel seat cover. All that gell kinda pushes everything against everything and makes these kinds of problems worse. You're don't really need padding. You need to reduce friction.
I say to just go back to that store and buy a nicer pair of shorts. There's nothing about that seat that looks abnormally uncomfortable. IMO.
Yes this is gross. Did you go into a thread about saddle sores thinking otherwise? lol
I really didn't want to go into that much detail... um. The sore is between the cheeks. So like.. a little below my tail-bone maybe?
I have tried without the gel seat cover, same results. The seat really doesn't look that bad, but it is kinda old and is very very firm. After a while its like riding on a rock.