Wehn I did a metric century last summer (66 miles, for some reason), my female bits were in such pain. I'd never ridden that far before. I thought it was the pressure, and ended up riding about an inch out of the saddle when I could. That was hard!

I don't usually talk to my mom about female stuff, but she took up biking in her 60s, and is really knowledgeable. So I mentioned it to her, and she enlightened me about the friction. Whadya know. Makes sense. I bought some Aveeno Diaper rash cream. Basically, zinc oxide. Haven't done another really long ride (really long for me. Short training ride for many of you! ), so haven't totally checked it out. But I've done a couple of ride-around-Chicago-all-day rides, and it's helped. I put more on after I pee. It is wierd to be all greased up down there...but the pain was worse! The lanolin is a good idea, too. I use that on my nose when it's running, running, running.