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By David Fiedler, About.com Guide to Bicycling

How to Avoid Chafing and Rashes

Wednesday September 3, 2008

One of the bigger problems to plague cyclists who ride for any length of time is chafing and rashes. Moisture and friction are usually to blame and there are specific things you can do to minimize or eliminate these factors altogether that can otherwise lead to miserable cycling in a very short time.

To learn more on how to prevent this problem, read the whole article on how to avoid chafing caused by your bike shorts and/or bike seat.

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September 7, 2008 at 2:40 pm
(1) cherryblossom says:

Noxzema!

September 11, 2008 at 3:09 pm
(2) Chris says:

Assos Chamois Cream…..best thing ever created..

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