I've been biking for about 3 years, and in the past year done a couple of centuries; my main thing is triathlon.

I am constantly troubled by severe chafing - it is so bad that on long rides I will have scabbed areas on both sides of my inner thighs (thigh into "other" area) - sometimes covering a 3 in. long area. When this happens, I have to take days off of riding to let the area heal, which is frustrating.

I have tried many different saddles (currently am liking my Avocet Air ladies), I think every short that is made (I thought the Pearl Izumi Ultra Sensor would do it, but even that caused problems), tried using both Body Glide and Chamois Butter, all to no avail.

Can anyone relate?

I'm hoping someone out there has some suggestions for me!

Thanks very much.