New Saddle = New Sores

[buffybike]

I've been treating one with various products for over a month now.

What hasn't worked for me: acne cream, tea tree oil, A&D ointment

What HAS helped: cleaning with alcohol wipes IMMEDIATELY after the ride and putting on clean shorts/pants. Applying Bag Balm.

I tried popping mine, but only blood came out. One day later and it still looks the same (like a medium-sized pimple). So. Frustrating.

[kermit]

It's been a while since I've had one, but I remember it was filled with blood like a hard blister. After I got it out the acne cream dried it right up.

[tulip]

You should not be getting saddle sores. If you are, there is something wrong with the fit of your saddle, the fit of your bike, the fit of your shorts.

Figure that out and you won't have to worry about how to treat them. Cycling should be fun, and saddle sores do not seem like much fun to me, although I've never had one so I cannot speak from experience

[OakLeaf]

Chafing is a fit issue. Infections and clogged pores are not, I don't think. More a product of your own body chemistry and how much "breathing" happens down there (which has as much to do with anatomy as it does with what the saddle, shorts and lube-if-any are made of). And simple time in the saddle.