Originally Posted by
bragi
I'm very sorry you've had this trying and painful experience. However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize. In addition to riding about 70-100 miles/week just going about my business (not that much, I know), I've toured to Vancouver BC, Victoria, BC, and northern California, all starting in Seattle, and all while riding in regular old walking shorts and other, non-biking-specific clothing. I've never had anything more than a bit of mild heat rash, even while riding 75-100 mi/day. It's entirely possible that clothing has nothing to do with it. Maybe it's your saddle. Maybe it's your bike fit. Maybe, and please don't take this as an attack, you just started adding on too many miles before some of your anatomy was quite ready for it.
Don't worry. No offense taken.
I doubt it's the saddle or the bike fit. I was pretty fanatical about researching both. Although, I must stay, I'm seriously contemplating a Brooks saddle.
Your last suggestion might be correct as well. I did pile the miles on pretty quickly. 0-200 miles per week inside of a month is a pretty steep trajectory, I think. The doc did say that she has seen the same sort of thing once before. A woman came in w/ the same problem in the same place after her first MS150.
Originally Posted by
Zedoo
Or buy a recumbent.
That's a thought. Sadly, my bank account vetoed the idea.
