cure for chafing

Bagman

Got a severe chafing the other night in the old nether regions. 1st time this has happened. I wear Assos shorts but I suspect they were not completely dry from the morning ride to work. What's the best remedy to heal the wounds and who should best apply this?

ChrisLS

something here may help...
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/c/Cycle/7/Muscle_Rubs/

SpaceBadger

Or here

http://www.lanacane.co.uk/products/gel.asp

As for the application, surely the ladies are forming an orderly queue? :P

hondafanatic

ChrisLS wrote:

something here may help...
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/c/Cycle/7/Muscle_Rubs/

Good link...however, for the love of god make sure you get the correct stuff...the thought of putting muscle rub on chaffed nether regions is something that should be preserved for extreme Japanese TV games shows.

il_principe

2 things - 1 keep the shorts clean. 2 try using a chamois cream. Assos do one.


http://www.totalcycling.com/index.php/product/chamois_creme.html?action=currency&id=GBP

gtvlusso

In Bristol we have plenty of prostitutes that could help you out.......

dafruk

I have a tub of this stuff as a cheap substitute to chammy cream

http://www.sudocrem.co.uk/

Anti nappy rash cream, but does exactly what you need.

risi

Sudocrem:
http://www.sudocrem.co.uk/1

from any chemist, tesco etc. so if you need it now you can get it easily. Its for nappy rash really, but I've used under similar circumstances - instant succour.

Bagman

OK, thanks guys. Now off to Mothercare to get the cream. Do I have to lie on a changing mat or something when applying?
Thnaks for the tip gtv- been there done that though. Ah....memories of my University days. Is the King Street run still popular?

jonginge

+1 on all the above comments.
Sudocrem is great (and cheap). Try and get your kit dry asap after the morning ride. I tend to get in a bit earlier than my colleagues so I drape kit over a fan: most technical kit dries pretty quickly that way. The worst thing is to bag kit up while it's still damp... eugh

coffeecup

i find a changing mat very useful, but get strange looks from work colleagues when i disappear to the disabled toilets with it and a tub of cream

chamois cream is the way forward

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/s/Cycle/7/chamois_cream

Gussio

+1 for Sudocrem

Also worth raiding from the baby's basket are wipes, which clean a frame better than anything else known to man.

risi

Gussio wrote:

+1 for Sudocrem

Also worth raiding from the baby's basket are wipes, which clean a frame better than anything else known to man.

Given the substance they are designed to clean up, this comes as no surprise...

dirk_van_gently

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Assos_Chamois_Cream/5360031286/
Get's my vote, since using it never had any problems.