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Bruises on inner thighs

Aug. 15, 2019, 8:13 a.m.
Bull_Dozer
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I seem to constantly have bruising on my inner thighs after riding. Seems to be coming from my legs making contact with the seat while riding. Seems like it is happening regardless of whether I have a crash. If I crash (and my legs ram into the seat) then I get a big bruise, but even when i don't have a big crash I often still get smaller bruises. 

Anyone else have this too? Any solutions? Not sure if they make padded shorts with padding on the inner thigh? and not sure that it would even help that much.

Aug. 15, 2019, 8:18 a.m.
Brocklanders
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Joined: Feb. 26, 2015

Bruises, mountain biking? Very uncommon.

My Solution would be wear trunks to the beach, stay away from the speedo.

Aug. 15, 2019, 8:32 a.m.
Bull_Dozer
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Thanks for the useful input...

Aug. 15, 2019, 8:38 a.m.
Stuminator
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Maybe your seat is too high.

Aug. 15, 2019, 9:58 a.m.
Bull_Dozer
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Posted by: Stuminator

Maybe your seat is too high.

I do have short legs (short inseam) so perhaps that is a big factor.

Aug. 15, 2019, 1:35 p.m.
KenN
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As all the coaches say, use your "cowboy legs". Open up your knees a bit more so that the sides of the saddle don't bash you during your rides. After a while, you'll find the right stance for you and it will become habit to ride that way.

"Stay Loose"  -->  https://www.bicycling.com/skills-tips/a20026941/mountain-biking-tips-for-beginners/


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Aug. 15, 2019, 4:17 p.m.
nortonwhis
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Joined: June 20, 2010

I have noticed this a lot this year for some reason. Maybe riding faster. But yeah i have two distinct bruises, one on each leg, and micro abrasions from slamming into my saddle. Is especially bad right now after racing the 80 on the weekend... Have also slammed my nuts a couple too many times on the saddle this year, so getting a 180mm dropper for my bday.


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Aug. 15, 2019, 10:17 p.m.
syncro
syncro
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All the pros riders suffer form this too, it's from the size of their huge balls banging against the inside of their thighs as they walk around.  This is good news for you as it means you have the capacity to realize your dreams of riding like a pro. Go forth and shred!

Aug. 15, 2019, 10:56 p.m.
Endur-Bro
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Posted by: KenN

As all the coaches say, use your "cowboy legs". Open up your knees a bit more so that the sides of the saddle don't bash you during your rides. After a while, you'll find the right stance for you and it will become habit to ride that way.

"Stay Loose"  -->  https://www.bicycling.com/skills-tips/a20026941/mountain-biking-tips-for-beginners/

Just say “No” to bow-legged table tops.

Aug. 15, 2019, 11:06 p.m.
ReductiMat
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Joined: June 4, 2008

I never bruise there, but I also have no hair there.

I subscribe to the keep your knees out mantra KenN was proscribing. Do you do that and still suffer from bruising?

Aug. 16, 2019, 9:39 a.m.
nortonwhis
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Joined: June 20, 2010

I only get it on my trail bike. Never been an issue on the dh, and only ever got it bad this season so not really sure. Maybe too many bar humps?

Aug. 29, 2019, 10:21 p.m.
Xorrox
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Joined: Feb. 13, 2016

When I got back into Mountain biking 4 years ago, I had a big problem with this as well.  A little over a year later, I realized it wasn’t happening anymore. So either I got better at keeping my thighs out of the way of the seat, or my thighs got more conditioned to the impacts and stopped bruising. Not sure what happened but I’m very glad it’s not happening anymore.  

Bottom line is, I wouldn’t worry about it too much and if you keep riding enough it’ll probably go away assuming you don’t have some underlying health issue that causes you to bruise extra easily.

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