Nipple soreness
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Nipple soreness
Postby novice » Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:57 pm
I sweat a bit and the T shirt sometimes causes irritation on the nipples.
Wondering if you have any remedies, (and keep it clean please).
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby brauluver » Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:48 am
A marathon runner told me about this.
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby Pax » Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:24 am
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+1
I've only had it happen once, it was a wet and long (120k) ride, but in every other way perfectly normal...ie normal cycling cyothes etc.
I was literally bleeding by the time I got home ! Had to do the band aid thing for the next few rides but haven't had trouble since (and don't wear the band aides anymore thankfully). Worst part was getting the band aides off the chest hair!!!!
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby MichaelB » Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:48 am
+1 again.Pax wrote: Worst part was getting the band aides off the chest hair!!!!
Once off occurrence, thanksfully.
Sometimes it's just one of those things ? Maybe like sit bones, after a while, they toughen up !!!
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby stevepedlin » Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:55 am
Mostly due to loose material we choose in a shirt. The trendy lycra roadie tops that are tighter fitting can cure it, but if you are like me and don't enjoy looking like a rolling billboard then I've found rubbing something like sudocrem on yer nips before a ride really helps.
Guess you could shave around your nipples, might help with the bandaid removal
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby hannos » Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:52 am
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby drubie » Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:08 pm
+1 or get a new jersey.hannos wrote:Whilst playing football, I always used vasoline if I encountered this problem.
Can't say it's ever happened with a cycling jersey but I have a synthetic running top that I swore had torn off my nipples after a tri-athlon. OW!
Never wore it again.
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby Colin_T » Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:19 pm
why can't we laugh,novice wrote:Now don't you lot laugh,
you've got a funny avatar
so is it the loose fitting clothing that is causing the problem or the lycra?stevepedlin wrote: Mostly due to loose material we choose in a shirt. The trendy lycra roadie tops that are tighter fitting can cure it,
I would have thought the problem was caused primarily by acrylic clothing, (poly cotton, and stuff like that). If I wear 100% cotton t-shirts under my cycling jersey I have no problems. But poly cotton t-shirts can dry the skin out a bit and lead to sensitive skin
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby flammer » Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:11 pm
A mate gave away an Aldi jersey for that reason. Cheap and nasty? I love my Castelli, Cannondale, Icebreaker, even a Route 7.
Ask a new nursing mother about nipple soreness!
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby RobM » Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:20 pm
Cmon, you know you wanna show off that cycling bod....
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby novice » Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:29 pm
Geez, some mongrel snaped a pic of me on my rideCmon, you know you wanna show off that cycling bod....
I like my avatar. It reminds me of .......... me!you've got a funny avatar
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby tallywhacker » Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:10 am
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby Gusbuster » Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:56 pm
Cheers
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby novice » Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:08 pm
Blood all over the T Shirt.
Christ it hurts.
Will have to remember to use vaseline, or band aids in future.
My wife got this silly grin on her face when I told her what was wrong then she burst out laughing when I put some band aids on to stop the bleeding.
Soon wiped the smile off her face when she had to wash the shirt.
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby flammer » Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:47 pm
SHE had to wash it! Dangerous words Sir!novice wrote:
Soon wiped the smile off her face when she had to wash the shirt.
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby Lark2004 » Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:02 pm
I went with Ti in mine (I was having a slight reaction problem with the stainless rings that were put in when they got peirced), but I still have problems with them catching on the edge of my bibs.tallywhacker wrote:replace your steel nipple rings with lighter carbon fibre ones ?
I've never had any problem from them rubbing on my shirt though....
Somehow I can just not ever see me putting carbon fibre jewlery into any of my peircings.
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby Redbull » Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:03 pm
Good for two things - keeps the chill off the front (and we know what happens to nipples when the get chilled ) and provides something for your jersey (which would be better than a teeshirt) to rub against instead of your nipples.
I started riding in tee shirts but they get wet, flap like a sail and can make you colder (wind chill via evaporation). The only time I had bleeding nipples was 20 kms into the ATB 210KM when it was gold and wet (no under shirt).
Worn a Skin ever since - sans probleme
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby MiG » Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:23 pm
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby carrotspoke » Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:00 am
... I have never been so glad to have to wear a bra. (No, not a male.) I have used the bandaid thing before, though, when I stupidly wore a lace bra to work and all the chafing at the sides had me almost bleeding I was so cranky with people laughing at this I almost punched them in the facenovice wrote:Now don't you lot laugh, but I was wondering if any other males has ever suffered from nipple soreness during or after a ride.
I sweat a bit and the T shirt sometimes causes irritation on the nipples.
Wondering if you have any remedies, (and keep it clean please).
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby novice » Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:26 pm
The price she pays for laughing and buying a fancy front loading washing machine that is too technically challenging for a mere male like meSHE had to wash it! Dangerous words Sir!
Well thats what I tell her anyway
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby stevepedlin » Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:05 pm
Creating more wind, blowing the shirt up onto his nipples!MiG wrote:Aerobars will probably let your jersey drop away from your nipples and make you faster!
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Re: Nipple soreness
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby ozrider » Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:12 pm
+1, glad to hear it's not just me, I was getting worriedWino wrote:Yep, get it all the time. At first I thought it was because I was over weight and man-!! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !! was the problem. Fixed that and lost the weight. Thought it was the fabric so moved from a tee-shirt (very bad idea), to cheapy bibs (better idea), now to some good DBH bibs. The problem has lessened but still get sore especially after 3-4hrs on the bike. Plus also I sweat like a pig so I think for me its a combination of things.
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Re: Nipple soreness
Postby Christine Tham » Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:15 am
Although I must admit explaining why you shave your legs and wear a bra to your friends could be a bit tricky ...
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