Saddle sore, how to prepare for century?

[A random cyclist]

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I've registered for an upcoming century and have two weeks to go. I was
about to start increasing my daily mileage (from ~30), but as my luck
would have it I recently developed a raised sore spot where the padding
in my cycling shorts ends. I've stayed off of the bike for four days
now and it's not going away. The skin isn't broken, but I'm still
afraid to ride any more and potentially inflame it. I've tried
neosporin, bag balm, and just plain keeping it clean and dry. Any other
approaches/advice? Ride through it?

I'm afraid that I'm going to be beat up doing this century, especially
if I continue this off the bike time!!!

 

[Pat]

> I've registered for an upcoming century and have two weeks to go. I was
> about to start increasing my daily mileage (from ~30), but as my luck
> would have it I recently developed a raised sore spot where the padding in
> my cycling shorts ends. I've stayed off of the bike for four days now and
> it's not going away. The skin isn't broken, but I'm still afraid to ride
> any more and potentially inflame it. I've tried neosporin, bag balm, and
> just plain keeping it clean and dry. Any other approaches/advice? Ride
> through it?
>
> I'm afraid that I'm going to be beat up doing this century, especially if
> I continue this off the bike time!!!

Call your dermatologist. It might be a bacterial infection of a hair
follicle. The stuff the doc has, mupirocin, can clear this up within 72
hours.

Pat in TX

 

[A random cyclist]

Pat wrote:

>> I'm afraid that I'm going to be beat up doing this century, especially if
>> I continue this off the bike time!!!
>
> Call your dermatologist. It might be a bacterial infection of a hair
> follicle. The stuff the doc has, mupirocin, can clear this up within 72
> hours.

Thanks... I'll look into this.

 

[[email protected]]

On Apr 14, 6:20 pm, A random cyclist <[email protected]> wrote:
> Pat wrote:
> >> I'm afraid that I'm going to be beat up doing this century, especially if
> >> I continue this off the bike time!!!
>
> > Call your dermatologist. It might be a bacterial infection of a hair
> > follicle. The stuff the doc has, mupirocin, can clear this up within 72
> > hours.
>
> Thanks... I'll look into this.

30 miles or so ain't much...I don't think you are ready for a century
yet- try a half; my rule of thumb is the next longest ride you can do
fairly comfortably is about 50% more than the last

 

[[email protected]]

lance it and be done with it.

On Apr 14, 9:30 pm, [email protected] wrote:
> On Apr 14, 6:20 pm, A random cyclist <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Pat wrote:
> > >> I'm afraid that I'm going to be beat up doing this century, especially if
> > >> I continue this off the bike time!!!
>
> > > Call your dermatologist. It might be a bacterial infection of a hair
> > > follicle. The stuff the doc has, mupirocin, can clear this up within 72
> > > hours.
>
> > Thanks... I'll look into this.
>
> 30 miles or so ain't much...I don't think you are ready for a century
> yet- try a half; my rule of thumb is the next longest ride you can do
> fairly comfortably is about 50% more than the last

 

[Tom Sherman]

A random cyclist wrote:
> X-No-Archive: Yes
>
> I've registered for an upcoming century and have two weeks to go. I was
> about to start increasing my daily mileage (from ~30), but as my luck
> would have it I recently developed a raised sore spot where the padding
> in my cycling shorts ends. I've stayed off of the bike for four days
> now and it's not going away. The skin isn't broken, but I'm still
> afraid to ride any more and potentially inflame it. I've tried
> neosporin, bag balm, and just plain keeping it clean and dry. Any other
> approaches/advice? Ride through it?

<http://www.ransbikes.com/F508.htm>.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

 

[A random cyclist]

[email protected] wrote:
> 30 miles or so ain't much...I don't think you are ready for a century
> yet- try a half; my rule of thumb is the next longest ride you can do
> fairly comfortably is about 50% more than the last

Hrm... It's interesting how much you presume to know -- and how brashly
it comes across. Perhaps you had good intentions and were trying to
warn me from getting in over my head, but I merely said that my DAILY
mileage was 30 miles... consistently, year round, in all weather. By
daily I wasn't indicating the mean, rather the mode -- the number that
shows up most frequently (as in commuting). By increase, I meant begin
adding mileage at lunchtime and after work.

30 miles isn't enough? Even though it's done consistently most weekdays
in all weather? Perhaps occasional 60 mile jaunts after work on my
fixed gear? That's 60 miles without shifting gears and without being
able to coast. Perhaps touring 75 mile days, in 110 degree weather,
self sustained, in the mountains, with 12% grades, 60+ lbs of camping
gear food and water, days without seeing another person, no cell phone
service, is enough?

If not, I'm not sure how to prepare for a century, especially one with a
SAG option.

Saddle sores come and they go, usually they're not such a concern
because I can merely back off for a while, but this particular one hurt
a bit more and is uncomfortably close to the start of the century.

 

[stratrider]

> A random cyclist wrote:
> > X-No-Archive: Yes
>
> > I've registered for an upcoming century and have two weeks to go.  I was
> > about to start increasing my daily mileage (from ~30), but as my luck
> > would have it I recently developed a raised sore spot where the padding
> > in my cycling shorts ends.  I've stayed off of the bike for four days
> > now and it's not going away.  The skin isn't broken, but I'm still
> > afraid to ride any more and potentially inflame it.  I've tried
> > neosporin, bag balm, and just plain keeping it clean and dry.  Any other
> > approaches/advice?   Ride through it?

Amazing! I climbed on a brand new custom Cannondale Upright (16lbs)
owned by the son of a friend just two weeks. It was black with gold
highlighs. I looked awesome. Yet I could not believe the seat or the
riding position. The seat was a virtually unpadded RAIL and
significanty higher than the drop steering! Hello! I thought this is
F!@#$4 nuts! Why would anyone who wants to cycle for fun, fitness,
and/or transportation want to endure that seat and riding position for
5 miles let alone 100!

Jim Reilly
Reading, PA

 

[Peter Clinch]

stratrider wrote:

> Amazing! I climbed on a brand new custom Cannondale Upright (16lbs)
> owned by the son of a friend just two weeks. It was black with gold
> highlighs. I looked awesome. Yet I could not believe the seat or the
> riding position. The seat was a virtually unpadded RAIL and
> significanty higher than the drop steering! Hello! I thought this is
> F!@#$4 nuts! Why would anyone who wants to cycle for fun, fitness,
> and/or transportation want to endure that seat and riding position for
> 5 miles let alone 100!

Image, speed, possibly both.

Look at the clothes and shoes lots of folk endure on a daily basis just
to project a certain image, and that's all day, day in, day out, not
just on bike rides.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

 

[Bill Sornson]

stratrider wrote:
>> A random cyclist wrote:
>>> X-No-Archive: Yes
>>
>>> I've registered for an upcoming century and have two weeks to go. I
>>> was about to start increasing my daily mileage (from ~30), but as
>>> my luck would have it I recently developed a raised sore spot where
>>> the padding in my cycling shorts ends. I've stayed off of the bike
>>> for four days now and it's not going away. The skin isn't broken,
>>> but I'm still afraid to ride any more and potentially inflame it.
>>> I've tried neosporin, bag balm, and just plain keeping it clean and
>>> dry. Any other approaches/advice? Ride through it?
>
> Amazing! I climbed on a brand new custom Cannondale Upright (16lbs)
> owned by the son of a friend just two weeks. It was black with gold
> highlighs. I looked awesome. Yet I could not believe the seat or the
> riding position. The seat was a virtually unpadded RAIL and
> significanty higher than the drop steering! Hello! I thought this is
> F!@#$4 nuts! Why would anyone who wants to cycle for fun, fitness,
> and/or transportation want to endure that seat and riding position for
> 5 miles let alone 100!

Any bike can be a torture device if it's not set up for a given rider.
Jumping on someone else's ride will feel very strange 9 times out of 10.

 

[Tom Sherman]

stratrider aka Jim Reilly wrote:
>> A random cyclist wrote:
>>> X-No-Archive: Yes
>>> I've registered for an upcoming century and have two weeks to go. I was
>>> about to start increasing my daily mileage (from ~30), but as my luck
>>> would have it I recently developed a raised sore spot where the padding
>>> in my cycling shorts ends. I've stayed off of the bike for four days
>>> now and it's not going away. The skin isn't broken, but I'm still
>>> afraid to ride any more and potentially inflame it. I've tried
>>> neosporin, bag balm, and just plain keeping it clean and dry. Any other
>>> approaches/advice? Ride through it?
>
> Amazing! I climbed on a brand new custom Cannondale Upright (16lbs)
> owned by the son of a friend just two weeks. It was black with gold
> highlighs. I looked awesome. Yet I could not believe the seat or the
> riding position. The seat was a virtually unpadded RAIL and
> significanty higher than the drop steering! Hello! I thought this is
> F!@#$4 nuts! Why would anyone who wants to cycle for fun, fitness,
> and/or transportation want to endure that seat and riding position for
> 5 miles let alone 100!
>
Hey Jim, get bent!

(Oh wait, Jim is already 'bent).

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful