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On that note - another newbie question - thought I'd got a lovely all in one tri suit and then wondered what the hell I do to pee...can't pull the whole thing down on the roadside...
So many questions and so little time...
Panic...
Of course, maybe I'm just sensitive to the washing powder......
Nessie - ALWAYS use a non bio washing powder for cycle kit - the sweat can activate the enzymes, which will then rot your skin. Having seen what it can do to a cyclist's crotch, it's certainly worth the effort.
I can't believe I just wrote all that on a national forum.
As a temporary measure (like for one ride, until I got my new saddle) I found that the 'party feet' gel things you used to stick in your high heeled shoes in the good old days before training (when you actually wore heels and went to parties) placed on the saddle itself worked quite well. Same thing as Monique, but cheaper and quicker to use, though not as long lasting. And they wouldn't stick to a fabric saddle. Think I'll keep a pair in my 'emergency bag' though, along with the blister plasters for long runs!
Bloody 'ell, how many times have a stopped to pee at the roadside and by the time I've taken off enough clothes to get my bib shorts off (and usually the contents of the back pockets have gone under a juggarnaught by this stage - hmm, not sure if that's the right spelling of jugganaught)nearly three hours have passed.
So now it's a shorts-and-top combo at all times (whether it's the depths of winter or summer, in a tri or just going down the pub), and if I have to wear bib shorts in the future, I'm going to get those ones with the 'poo flap' at the back ('espcially for women').
And as Monique mntioned, Sudocrem is ace, better than anything that they charge you 10 quid for in a tri shop.
(would love RW to use that quote in the magazine)
I must get some cycling shorts - I usually cycle in my m&s pants and running shorts on top. No probs with chafing but plenty numb bits. I don't suppose sudocrem would help that though? The first long cycle I did on my new bike I felt like my pubic bone had been anaesthetised.
Debbo - yes, you've got the right idea.
Credit card bashing this tri business!
Oh, and another vote for Sudacrem here.
:'oO
Will also look at getting non-bio washing powder. Anything's worth a try.
Poo Flaps !!
Why do I know Alfreton ??
It is near some particularly nasty hills, so is often a place visited when completely b**l*xed. So your memories of it could be hazy.
I must have a supplier there or summat.
Mr amandarunning is from your parts - Swanwick..
Not sure I like the way this thread's going!
Cougie - 40 miles from Alton Towers, but I guess if you were *very* lost....
Needs must... and I wasn't the only one, nor even the first...
I use Persil Colour - I thought it was Bio?
[wanders off to consult Mrs Beeton's Good Housekeeping Book for Complete Dummies]
The office was treated to my friend's video (from her phone) of another friend at Blenheim triathlon... :-)
<must pay more attention when washing>