Saddle Sores

[Biciclista]

At the concert I worked (on the horse) a few weeks ago, I got poured on. Because of how wet I got (I wear my bike shorts when I am going to be on the horse for 12 hours) I wound up getting rubbed. Because of my preparation H prevention, it wasn't as bad as it could have been but the second day after the rain was miserable. However, I had put the anti-monkey butt in my saddle bag. At lunch, I went into the portapotty and liberally doused my behind with it. I came out and hauled my chapped butt back into the saddle (a long climb)...when I sat down a huge POOF of antimonkey butt escaped through my waistband and engulfed me and settled about my horse's mane, ears, eyes, and most of his neck. He was sweaty, so it stuck. He stuck his big ears out to the side and sneezed.
The lesson learned? Wear a belt? Less Anti-MonkeyButt? or carry a little brush?

rotfl. Is AntiMonkeyButt a powder? what color?
that is hilarious!!

[katluvr]

Ditto!

Nice visual image! And w/ a name like "monkey butt"!

Good AM laugh w/ my coffee.
Thanks, Chris!

K

[OakLeaf]

hehe

I've had that happen with gloves - my hands break out from too much moisture, so sometimes I dump some cornstarch into them, which can billow out in clouds. But having the powder come out your butt is a whole 'nother picture!


Anti-Monkey Butt Powder:

[bluebug32]

The DH and I use Asmaster chamois cream. It has a pleasant tingle and seems to serve it's purpose. The one longish ride I skipped using it on this season was the one where I came home with two saddle sores. They also have free trial packets of the cream, which we stick in our jersey pockets to reapply during really long rides. I second the tea tree oil as a good treatment option. Also keeping the area as hair free as possible has proven beneficial.

[channlluv]

Okay, keeping the area hair-free...that's a good topic, too. How do you ladies manage? Razor? Laser? Some kind of depilatory cream?


Roxy

[OakLeaf]

Okay, keeping the area hair-free...that's a good topic, too. How do you ladies manage? Razor? Laser? Some kind of depilatory cream?


Roxy

I just trim it very short. Any time I actually try to remove the hair, I wind up with ingrown hairs and infected hair follicles.

Could be that's part of why I'm not much on swimming, either... my "natural" hair seems like it grows halfway down my thighs...

[bluebug32]

An electric razor