Embrocation
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What do you use? Want something cheap and cheerful and moderately hot.
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Buy some scotch bonnet chillies from your local asian/caribbean shop and soak them in rapeseed oil (or other) for a few weeksleft the forum March 20230
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ugo.santalucia wrote:Buy some scotch bonnet chillies from your local asian/caribbean shop and soak them in rapeseed oil (or other) for a few weeks
The problem with your posts is I don't know whether this is a brilliant idea or a potentially painful troll...0 -
Stupid question, but I don't really see the point of embrocation. Why not just wear warmer kit?0
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Takes the chill off in a race where longs would get soggy and cold. Great this time of year where it's warm in the sun but cold in the shade or misty when you head out but likely to warm up later in the day. It's also great under tights when it is really cold.
Most important for me though, it's part of a pre-race / pre-long ride ritual. Sit down, rub it in, the smells etc. Sounds daft perhaps, but there's a couple of little habits I like and that's one of them.0 -
Many of these products contain capsicum, which is an extract from chilli... scotch bonnet are the best value for money as heat goes... I would say 2-3 in a small bottle of oil should work fine... chilli in oil is never as fierce as freshleft the forum March 20230
