Chamois cream

guzzibiker

This may seem an odd question , but having returned to bikes after a long lay-off and now replacing gearwith more modern stuff, a simple question has puzzled me. I have for years used chamois cream on traditional chamois inserts, but the new shorts I have bought both have synthetic pads, do people still use chamois cream on these new pads, and if so what do you rate as good for them. :?
Cheers Gary

Spudboy

Just apply Assos chammy cream to your undercarriage. Works a treat - I never bother applying to the pad too.

bobtbuilder

Spudboy wrote:

Just apply Assos chammy cream to your undercarriage. Works a treat - I never bother applying to the pad too.

+1. I wipe any excess after applying to my bits on the chamois, but the main thing is to get it over my bits.

I also use the Assos creme.

woodywmb

Swarfega offers better protection if you paste it on and wash it off at least once a week.

CiB

Woodywmb wrote:

Swarfega offers better protection if you paste it on and wash it off at least once a week.

That Zinc-based baby cream stuff that everyone seems to have at least two pots of in the house does the job nicely, if you really think it necessary. Savlon does the job too, or did for me the one time I used it. Maybe it's job was to be a placebo?

Only offering it as a thought; let's not get into the cream-or-no-cream debate though.

guzzibiker

Woodywmb wrote:

Swarfega offers better protection if you paste it on and wash it off at least once a week.

I hope not the type with grit in it
Cheers

careful

Unlike the old real chammy leather inserts, the modern pads dont really need anything in my opinion. In fact the only time I've had problems has been the one occasion that I tried Assos cream. A lot of people on here do use it though and obviously feel some benefit. My advice would be to try some longish rides without it first. No point in spending money to solve a problem you dont have.

twotyred

Only use it for rides over 4 hours and when I do Sudocrem does the job nicely.

andyrr

Sudocrem and the like is a bit thick and not that easy to wash out of shorts - I've been using body butter type stuff (Morrisons do their own one, about £4 a tub, great for dry hands too !) for shorter rides and long ones/races use proper chamois creme. Savlon is better than nothing of you feel the need for some extra anti-chafe but is a bit thin.

twotyred

Sudocrem and the like is a bit thick and not that easy to wash out of shorts

Best get a new washing machine. I've never had any trouble getting it out of my shorts.