I have been riding for about 6 months now. I started out on a hybrid bike with a Specialized Milano 75 gel saddle. A couple of months ago, I graduated to a Trek Pilot road bike with the standard road bike saddle. I seems that once I started riding the road bike, I started having all of the lovely problems I have been reading about in some threads - pinching, abrasions, bruising, etc.
I have gathered by reading one of the other threads that Astroglide is a good lubricant for the internal abrasions and pinching. I had thought about using Bag Balm or Chamois Butter, but could never tell if this was for internal use or just the external areas.
What I am having the most problems with is the "bruising" type soreness around my girly bits and UT aggrevation that seems to happen every time I ride. If I start riding a lot, I feel almost like I have a bladder infection and sex becomes uncomfortable. This will go away after a few days if I don't ride. I thought about putting another Specialized Milano saddle on my road bike since I never seemed to have problems before, but I don't know if that is just from going to a road bike from a hybrid. My SO thinks that the Milano saddle is to big for a road bike and will not fit right. Is this just a matter of getting used to the road bike posture or can I put the slightly larger saddle on a road bike? Any other suggestions?