Originally Posted by
Smallwheels
This year I got my first saddle sore. I looked up solutions to it on the web and there were many suggestions. I just wanted to put on the message board what worked extremely well for me. This wasn't an external blister. This was like a deep pimple that got very big. It felt the same too. It hurt if pressure was applied to it. .
Sounds like an abscess, which can be harder to get rid of than some of the other ailments which are under the umbrella of 'saddle sore'. In any event, I find that saddle sores are easier to prevent than to cure. Prevention involves having a saddle that it compatible with your anatomy (I live on the Brooks B-17, but that is my butt), and keeping clean. For long rides, lubricants can help- my preferred one is 'bag balm'.
There is another thread in the
commuting forum which is talking about a saddle sore issue....