Right under the right cheek. About the size of a 1/2 dollar. No broken skin, just red rash. Result of riding a total of 120 miles last week and then another 60 on Sunday. It was a little bothersome on my commute on Wednesday (30 miles r/t). So, should I 86 my weekend rides until it heals or HTFU? It's not so painful but won't seem to go away... Any special med's suggested other than neo/poly sporin?

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I'm dealing with one now. I had to stop wearing my favorite pair of bibs and adjust my position on the saddle with more weight back on the sit bones.

That's a roundabout way of answering your question... ride with it, but be careful. Make adjustments necessary to keep it from getting irritated so it can heal.

Thanks for the input but what were wrong with the bibs?

^^They stretched over a season and were rubbing where you don't want rubbing.

OH YEAH.... chamois butter should now be your best friend.

Sometimes a two day rest helps.
Also soaking ten minutes in the bath tub helps.

Me and ole Chamois Butt'r get around

I'm finally healed up after a rather nasty case of saddle sore. I just kept it clean with plenty of neosporin and no cycling for a week. A friend told me desitin works nothing short of miracales, worth looking into..

Saddle sores are unpleasant, but manageable. I wouldn't take a week off because of one, actually I get them usually when I ride an indoor trainer due to excessive sweating (I know, TMI).. I find that if I just clean the area good, and keep it dry, it'll heal on it's own in a day or two.

As for chamois cream, this stuff is great, and at $4.50 a jar, cheap.

+1. 2 x daily 4 2 days.

Sounds not like a saddle sore but bad chaffing. Getting out of the saddle more will help. Try a thicker cream like bag balm or mixture of a few.

Acne cream containing 10% benzoyl peroxide clears actual sores up quick.

https://www.cptips.com/sadsore.htm

A and D Ointment for when you have a rash works well. After all, it works for diaper rash.

Wash with hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol. If you need to ride, try some compression underwear like Under armour under your bibs. Always get out of sweaty bibs asap and clean up.

Change to better short. I used to get chafed. Get shorts with Cytech Elastic Interface Technology pad. This is owned by Assos, but they license it. There are many variations, but they are all smooth. For example, I have Assos with S5 and S2 pads, and they are great. But GBW, DeMarchi and Craft EIT versions are really nice as well.

This summer, I rode on a rougher pad, and got sores. I switched to my EITs lubed up and rode until I healed. I was making good progress and didn't want to take a week off. I didn't take any time off to heal.

After healing, I kept lubing, but realized I had previously been doing 30-40 mi / day without, so I stopped. YMMV, but in my experience EIT pads are nearly friction-free.