Lotions and potions for End2End

prb007
prb007 Posts: 703
edited August 2010 in Tour & expedition
Just committed to JOGLE in May of next year..........

http://joglemay2011.blogspot.com/

and am anticipating LOTS of aches and pains
before during and after the ride!
Anyone got any tried and tested remedies/drugs
to alleviate/eliminate the anticipated agony!
Shammy cream, Ibuprofen, ralgex, is what I was
planning on taking, but any/all suggestions welcome!

If you can't contribute a magic potion,
then at least contribute some money!

http://www.justgiving.com/Peter-Bowen-JOGLE
If Wales was flattened out, it'd be bigger than England!
Planet X Ti Sportive for Sportives & tours
Orange Alpine 160 for Afan,Alps & dodging trees
Singlespeed Planet X Kaffenback for dodging potholes
An On-One Inbred for hard-tail shenanigans...

Comments

  • 1footedninja
    1footedninja Posts: 269
    Tub of baby wipes to keep you clean when no shower to be had.

    I use Bulldog moisturiser which is all natural skincare for fellas, has a nice slightly hippy patchouli smell to it as well.

    I also take a tube of 99.9% Aloe Vera gel with me - great for general skincare and especially good as an aftersun lotion.

    Reskin's around me chafing bits! - helps stop jock itch.

    and a white sage smudge stick for general cleansing of body, mind and spirit.

    General stretching of the limbs before and after cycling help to allieviate any potential cramps/problems with muscles - keep as warm as possible once off bike at the end of the day.

    I use Elete electrolyte in my water supply and definately feel the benefits of this.
    'since the flaming telly's been taken away, we don't even know if the Queen of Englands gone off with the dustman'.
    Lizzie Birdsworth, Episode 64, Prisoner Cell Block H.
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    Train properly for it and get a bike that fits properly and you shouldn't have to worry about pain. I used a bit of chamois cream for a 300km/day LEJOG - nothing else.
    More problems but still living....
  • Legshaver
    Legshaver Posts: 75
    As soon as you reach Scotland be sure and buy some insect repellent. Don't bother buying any this side of the border. Scotish midges drink the stuff by the cupful. :roll:

    Taking too many things will weigh you down and you need to think carefully of ways of condensing all your needs.
  • prb007
    prb007 Posts: 703
    amaferanga wrote:
    Train properly for it and get a bike that fits properly and you shouldn't have to worry about pain. I used a bit of chamois cream for a 300km/day LEJOG - nothing else.

    Hardcore......we are planning to complete it in 200k per day approx.
    JoG
    Inverness
    Oban
    Kilmarnock
    Ambleside
    Chester
    Chepstow (free night's accommodation - Cheers, Corus!)
    Tiverton
    St.Agnes(free night's accommodation - Cheers, Jono and Rhian!)
    Land's End
    Heard good things about Avon's Skin-so-Soft for the midges!
    If Wales was flattened out, it'd be bigger than England!
    Planet X Ti Sportive for Sportives & tours
    Orange Alpine 160 for Afan,Alps & dodging trees
    Singlespeed Planet X Kaffenback for dodging potholes
    An On-One Inbred for hard-tail shenanigans...
  • 1footedninja
    1footedninja Posts: 269
    midges! pah!

    I eat them for breakfast, och! so I do!

    raah!

    MidgeRepellent.jpg
    'since the flaming telly's been taken away, we don't even know if the Queen of Englands gone off with the dustman'.
    Lizzie Birdsworth, Episode 64, Prisoner Cell Block H.

Categories