Long rides cause brusing and rubbing raw of perineum?

[GrumpyGregry]

You shouldn't be sitting on your perineum but on your sit bones...

Saddle is either

too high, causing you to rock when pedalling and get sore or
the wrong size so your sit bones aren't supporting your weight or
angled wrongly so the nose is hurting you or
a combination of any of the foregoing....

 

[fossyant]

And, less is more with regards to saddle padding. The more padded, the more uncomfortable they get.

 

[Rob3rt]

And, less is more with regards to saddle padding. The more padded, the more uncomfortable they get.

Assos pads are like nappies no?

I think the degree of padding that is best is quite dependant on the saddle and the rider. I find thin pads are better with my TT saddle, but sometimes a bit more padding is better on the road bike.

 

[User6179]

And, less is more with regards to saddle padding. The more padded, the more uncomfortable they get.

Speak for yourself , the specialised BG range with SL padding is only saddle I found comfortable for rides over 50 miles , probably did about 30 thousand miles on them and I have never chaffed and do not use any creams .

 

[Crankarm]

Even if you don't suffer from soreness, Savlon is the best cream to use. It's soothing and has antiseptic properties.

 

[User6179]

Even if you don't suffer from soreness, Savlon is the best cream to use. It's soothing and has antiseptic properties.

When I do long walks I tend to use Vaseline on the walk then Savlon if I get any chaffing afterwards , good stuff

 

[Berties]

get some advice from a saddle fitting at a lbs,they will ensure you get the right saddle to fit your seat bones,and the right position on bike,
a layer of chamois cream on your cycling short pad,again buy the best pad you can afford and good cream,and the shorts fit well,not all shorts especially bibs will fit
go commando! no pants under shorts!
bike fit can lead to saddle sores,i get one on my right,after long summer weeks of cycling as i apparently lead with my right leg when tired,
it does get better

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I find that on long rides, my perineal area becomes bruised and often rubbed raw from extended riding in the saddle.

It's a little-known fact that Chuck Berry was a keen cyclist and he too was plagued by this problem. So much so that he wrote a song about it:

♬"Long distance inflammation, get me Assos chamois cream..."♬​

GC