Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate
You didn't change your detergent? Are you riding on a new saddle that could have been treated with something? Maybe the LBS sprayed something around the shop? This is really, really, weird.
Nien, nyet, who knows! LOL.....actually I did Exactly the same ride yesterday on the same bike, the same distance in my Bellweathers and had not a problem. (read: ok..there is still some swelling which is getting better day-by-day). I even rode today in my Bells and still no problem. I was having issues that day while riding to work but thought it was the road bike. Took the Peugeot out for a lunchride and it was awful but I kept thinking it was just me being a wussy baby so I stuck it out. By the time I had to ride home, sitting in the saddle was agony for me and by the next day - having Anything touch me was very painful. I was very swollen and itchy - Nut pegged it as an allergic reaction and as soon as she said that I knew it, coz I've had issues before with that. I hadn't eaten anything I shouldn't have, hadn't changed anything else in my life but that. It's either the material itself or something (antibacterial agent maybe?) they put in the pad that I just can't seem to tolerate. PI did ask me the 2nd time if the problem was with anything else in the shorts and I said no it wasn't a Lycra allergy, coz the Only area effected was the area touched by the pad.