Question: I’m 63, average about 100 miles per week and enjoy multiday tours. Recently, I developed pain in the tissue over my right sit bone. On long rides, this varies from discomfort to an actual small sore. My position is good and I’ve tried a number of saddles with no improvement. What do you think?…
Question: After many years of riding and racing it finally happened — I got a saddle sore. It’s a small boil-like bump/sore at the crease where my leg meets my butt. How should I treat it? — Steve O. Coach Fred Matheny Replies: Welcome to the club, Steve! Here are some methods of attack: Treat…
Question: Warning — graphic material to follow! When I ride farther than normal or sweat a lot, I get what I refer to as “diaper rash” or “swamp butt.” I think my sweat channels down the butt crack and pools near the bottom, causing the rash. I have tried A&D ointment and Bag Balm (both before…
Question: I’m in my 50s, a lifelong cyclist doing 175 -200 miles per week. As a result of earlier trauma to the lower leg and varicose veins, three years ago I had a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) that resulted in pulmonary embolisms (PE). Luckily the PEs were not big and I was soon back to riding…
Question: It seems from the relatively small population of distance cyclists I know that there are a disproportionate number of people who have experienced detached retinas. I wonder if there has been any correlation research or conclusions? I experienced a detachment in 2003 which prevented me from traveling to France for PBP that year, and have heard of 2-3…
