Is this a seam on skin issue, or a skin on skin issue? Reason I'm wondering is because I have ridden road bikes forever with zero saddle sores, but the aero position is not nearly as extreme as on a tri or TT bike.
I'm on my third saddle this season, and will make probably my 5th or 6th saddle adjustment on the current one to try to resolve this.but I want to totally understand the cause, and it's not clear to me yet. I want to get to the bottom of what is actually causing the heat buildup, and try to solve that, rather than chasing results and treating them (which obviously has to be done). I'm on my second bout with saddle sores this season, and wondering.what is physically contacting the chaffed area, causing the chafing (not general like the wrong saddle, or saddle position, or not using chamois cream which I am), I mean what is chafing the sore skin area specifically and why? Is it junk getting pressured in just the wrong spot against the seam of the chamois, or is the junk not staying wrapped in material of the chamois and having contact with the inner thigh somehow while in the aero position, so it's skin rubbing skin? Looks like there is a handy all-in-one version but it may not completely starve the spot of air which I always guessed was a part of how this treatment works, that is a totally nonscientific guess on my part though. Getting the aim right can be tough so it helps to have a sympathetic ass-istant (har har). I think the mechanism at play is similar to the one that clears up warts by keeping them covered with duct tape. I always try popping it first right after a shower which works about half the time but either way it almost always clears up within 48 hours when it's completely sealed off with a bit of ointment. Clean the surrounding area really well with rubbing alcohol first so the bandaid sticks well, don't let the ointment come into contact with the sticky part of the bandage or else it ruins the stickiness, and reapply right away if it starts to come off.
The round 'spot' style bandaids are my goto. I've had excellent luck with a schmear of neosporin covered for a day or two with a waterproof bandage that seals it in on all sides.
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