KH saddle chafing???

Then I'd suggest the b*ke shorts. They really do help. I was
a convert as soon as I tried my first pair.

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Sounds exactly like an orthodic support for shoes, only different. Would
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yes, b*ke shorts help, but i think that just riding and
hopping more will fix the prob. i used to ride a miyata and
i just got a kh (onza) seat and it chaffed at first, but
after 20 or so hours of riding it went away. now the miyata
kinda chaffs...

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As recommended on this forum, Vaseline Creamy (looks like
Nivea cold cream, not the 'other' kind of vaseline) really
helps with chaffing.

It feels pretty slimy putting on, though.

As discovered by myself when dealing with chaffing (time in
the saddle, not due to hopping, but I'd still give it a try)

Throw a handful of baby powder (or it's dirt cheap
equivelant..what I used when chaffing was an
issue...cornstarch) in your shorts (front and back)

Either will most likely help you out.

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Rowan said:

If a leotard was the most comfortable riding gear would you
wear one Sofa?

You mean like this
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TheObieOne3226 said:

*Does anyone know how to stop the chafing that I now
assoscioate with hopping while using a KH saddle? I've
tried everything short of b*ke shorts but nothing seems
to work. *

It could be to do with your seat height. During the NZUni
weekend I experienced worse chafing than I usually get from
my airseat. I think it was because the saddle was lower than
I like to have it. When the seat is low, it rubs against
your legs more when you hop, and when it is higher there is
less movement. Perhaps try putting the seat up a bit, it
usually feels better for riding when it is high.

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Out of all of these i would reccomend cornstarch. Its
odorless unlike baby powder and its not a creme so if your
mom/roomate walks in while applying it they wont think your
having some fun with yourself and its dirt cheap and a
little goes along way and it washes out of any clothes
without a trace AND its fun to squish in your hands...the
cornstarch that is. Its never failde me when chaffing was an
issue even after 15 mile rides on the on a miyata seat.

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i find tomato paste works best for chaffing.

I hope you like neighborhood dogs

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I do have the seat too low, but since it is for trials,
raising it would reduce my hopping abilities. I don't wanna
buy b*ke shorts and I don't wanna use butt'r or some kindof
lube, so I guess my only option is to get used to it.

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TheObieOne3226 said:

* I don't wanna buy b*ke shorts and I don't wanna use
butt'r or some kindof lube, so I guess my only option is
to get used to it. *

No....get bike shorts

You say you don't want to. You must no have ever worn them.

If you have worn them, and don't want them, you must simply
just be crazy

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Sofa said:

*

No....get bike shorts

You say you don't want to. You must no have ever
worn them.

If you have worn them, and don't want them, you must
simply just be crazy *

sofa is absolutely right, bike shorts rock! i usually ride
with them under normal shorts but every so often i get the
desire to ride in nothing but... i'll just stop now

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Please, for all our sakes, wear regular shorts on top of the bike
shorts. :eek:

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TheObieOne3226 said:

*I do have the seat too low, but since it is for trials,
raising it would reduce my hopping abilities.*

This isn't necessarily true. Have you seen UNiVERsE? On
UNiVERsE Dan Heaton has his seat really high, and he does
huge seat-in hops. Having the seat high should not affect
seat-out hops much, as long as you can still get it out.
Last I heard Dan put his seat down really low, but I don't
know if it was to increase his hopping or not.

If you dont wear Bike shorts (like me), then get some
trousers or shorts that have seams which are not too fat.
Jeans are about the worst when it comes to having fat seams
which increase chafing. Just because they are comfortable is
not a reason to wear bike shorts. If a leotard was the most
comfortable riding gear would you wear one Sofa?

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the only bike shorts to get:

the gay lycra and chamois.....under baggie shorts w/
pockets...all in one piece!

You can't go wrong (and I forgot about 'the other kind' of
bike shorts when replying to the last one...so I apologize
if this is the only bike shorts you knew of...I can see
someone not wanting to wear those)

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Rowan said:

*If you dont wear Bike shorts (like me), then get some
trousers or shorts that have seams which are not too fat.
Jeans are about the worst when it comes to having fat
seams which increase chafing. Just because they are
comfortable is not a reason to wear bike shorts. If a
leotard was the most comfortable riding gear would you
wear one Sofa? *

You wear the lycra bike shorts under your normal shorts or
pants. If you wear them under pants no one would ever know
you're wearing them.

The other option is to get the MTB style cycling shorts that
have a liner inside of baggy shorts.

The gay skin tight lycra option is the most flexible
because you can wear it under your current riding trousers
or baggy shorts.

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Go with the bke shorts, either the lycra ones under the your
regular shorts or paants, or spend a bit more on the actual
shorts with the spandex or lycra insides, helps toooo much.
I have the old bking shorts which are awesome if I choose to
wear regular everyday clothes, and I also have 3 pairs of
purpose bought RNH shorts with the lining inside, the shells
made of 100% polyester, and it tougher then any regular
shorts you will have.

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