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I reckon more likely to be saddle than salt.
Having said that, a shower doesn't do any harm.
Bivvying is more fun and easier to arrange - no need to book ahead or stress about not finding a place (ride long enough and it will find you!). Also something great about being outside the whole time.
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I won't be outside the whole time. I mean, I could, but I want to carry less kit for this race and I don't mind throwing some cash at cheap hotels. Depends on weather too - if it's tipping it down I'm less inclined want to lay outside soaking. Plus, if you pick the right hotels you get to see naked ladies. ;)
hippy
The money I save on hotels pays for disc brakes :)
I'm not actually sure. I was 3 from 4 nights bivvy on TP and had a pretty terrible time with my shredded sitbones but I've also done 7 days of the TCR, bivvying only, and still finished so I don't know what the best option is. Maybe because it was so hot in TP I had more salt and wore the skin away quicker in which case hotels w/ showers might've helped but maybe it was just the saddle change that did me over. I think I'll probably try and use hotels a bit more but I do like the simplicity of bivvying.