embarrassing question...

The chafing will stop after a while. Your legs will get used to it.
Sometimes upgradeing seats will make for a more comfy less chafy ride.

A hard day of riding will always leave you a little red and maybe sore,
but its nothing bad. The original chafing is the worst, and it will
stop before you know it.

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Raising the seat, using shorter cranks and waring bike shorts all help
but after a while the hair in that area gets rubbed away and it is
no-longer a problem.

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bike or compression shorts always work good for me when I start getting
a sore there

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ok cool i have a sun classic anyone know about those? also i wear like 3
pairs of boxers sweats and my dress pants to prevent more pain. I wanna
wear shorts but one, its winter and two it would hurt rally bad...

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wearing layers wont help anything, it just creates more things to rub,
use bike shorts and a better seat

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Well after riding w/ and w/ out compression shorts on I would say you
are deffenitly wrong...If I have a sore going and I switch to
compression shorts, I can't feel it at all...

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Are you a guy, and do you have hairy thighs?

If so, your seat rubbing from all the riding, besides rubbing just the
skin, will rub the hairs, and eventually kinda rub them off your leg.

Nothing to be embarrassed about, and it will stop.

Like AgentQ said, even after its not rashing up, after a long day of
jumping or intense riding, you might get a bit of a burn again, but its
all good.

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boxer shorts are the worst thing you can wear.

if you can't afford padded cycling shorts, at least wear this kind:
[image: http://www.solisstyle.com/solishop/images/caklcomesisn1-1.jpg]

Throwing a handful of talcum powder (and it's cheaper alternative
cornstartch) in your shorts works wonders for stopping the chaffing

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Embarassing answer:

[image: http://www.desitin.com/en/images/desitin_ointment.jpg]

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kokomo said:

ok cool i have a sun classic anyone know about those?

The seat dossn't look very inviting in your avatar

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Cycling shorts + 'Chamois Butter'
(http://circlecitybicycles.com/cbutter.htm)
I wear shorts/pants/thermals over that. (I don't like wearing just
cycling shorts)

Brian MacKenzie said:

(I don't remember if that was a google image search, or if i posted a
pic of myself)

Been to the tanning salon lately? :p
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yunisyko said:

it's all about balls. i lose them often and then get em back.

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I find vasoline to be way better than chamois butter, and it is
cheaper/more available.

Definitely don't wear 3 pairs of boxer shorts...that sounds painful.
Invest in at least 1 pair of cycling shorts and it will do wonders.
You don't want to wear anything with a seam in it that you sit on.

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yeah, go a pair of bike shorts, even if you wear them under your baggy
shorts (or pants if it's cold) and some vasoline. The vaso helps the
bike pants to kinda stick to the skin and makes the seat rub against
the shorts instead of your skin.
And like everyone else said, it will get better over time.

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Jerrick said:

Are you a guy, and do you have hairy thighs?.

yes i am a guy

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Regarding bike shorts... I could use some info. The discussion threads
assume you know something about [edited spelling] bicycle shorts! I
don't! I don't ride a bicycle (haven't in 15 years). Went to a bike
store yesterday (for the first time), to look at shorts and there are
soooo many kinds! There are shorts that are longer, almost to the knee,
and either spandex or nylon. From what they said it seems that nylon
would be more durable that spandex for distance/muni cycling. Mountain
shorts? They are all padded to some extent too.

Any suggestions? Also I would be wearing a pair of loose fitting
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I get along very well with "compression shorts". They are similar to
bike shorts but do not have the padding and are much cheaper. You can
find compression shorts at places such as Walmart. Look for them in the
sporting goods department next to the athletic supporters (jock
straps).

I do not use any creams or Vasoline. A pair of nylon (basketball type)
shorts (also available at Walmart) over the compression shorts works
great for resolving the rubbing/chafeing problem. Rubbing occurs
against the fabric and not your skin.

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Thanks Wheelrider. I'll drop by Walmart later today to see what they
have. The cycling inventory may be low now, but it's on the way home
anyway. And, yup, I also don't want to bother with creams etc. For
one, it kinda seems weird, but I just want to get up and go for a ride
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compression shorts? what is that bike shorts😕

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they hold your "junk" close to you and prevent that from hurting too
bad. and it is like a fake layer of skin that will help prevent the
rubbing.

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