Chamois cream
vegas76
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in Road general
How often should I apply it to bib shorts?
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🤣🤣🤣The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
If you bought your shorts in the 1980’s then after every time you wash them.0
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Do your shorts actually have a chamois? I very much doubt it.vegas76 said:
Don't know what's so funny, I have read that I need to apply to the pad to keep it soft.pblakeney said:🤣🤣🤣
As said above I had shorts with a chamois in the 80s and you definitely needed cream. Not so for decades now. The said, I use Assos for any 1+ hour ride.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
As above, no need to apply to shorts, you put in on you where chafing is likely to occur, before you start your ride.0
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Thanks folks. Had read that washing tends to harden the pad and keen to avoid that.0
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I only ever use it if I know I'm doing a long ride (say 4 hours or more) on a sunny, sweaty day.0
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Only needed if actually have an area that is rubbing or likely to rub.0
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I don’t bother to use chamois cream for short rides but I do find it effective for cycle touring, particularly in hot conditions. When I’ve been riding for six hours a day in Southern Europe on multi-week holidays, cream has been good for reducing the risk of little spots turning into full-blown saddle sores. Cream is also handy when I’ve been unable to wash and dry shorts every night due to bad weather and have to ride in damp or unwashed shorts (I do take a spare pair). I like Assos cream. The label says you should “apply directly to skin before each ride and/or onto the insert of shorts when needed for increased protection.”0
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I think you are confusing modern synthetic chamois with the old chamois leather pads of old. Synthetic chamois are basically high density foam or gel combinations and so will not harden after washing like the old leather ones did. Consequently, modern chamois cream is only intended to be applied as a skin lubricant, not as a leather softener.vegas76 said:Thanks folks. Had read that washing tends to harden the pad and keen to avoid that.
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I use a very light application of it if I'm going out for more than a couple of hours.
Probably not needed in decent modern shorts but on longer rides I've experimented having none at all & it did make a difference, for me anyway.0 -
Like others have said I only use it for long rides, 4h+, and only in summer. I place a wee dram right at the top of my legs where it meets by bottom as that's where I get any chafing which occasionally leads to spots.
I'm currently using chamois butt'r but I'm not particularly fussed with brands.0 -
in 35 years of taking riding seriously i've used it once, on an Etape.
Did I notice any difference/benefit? Did I buggery.
Save your cash, spend it on tubs, blow n hos..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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^^^ this ^^^imposter2.0 said:
I think you are confusing modern synthetic chamois with the old chamois leather pads of old. Synthetic chamois are basically high density foam or gel combinations and so will not harden after washing like the old leather ones did. Consequently, modern chamois cream is only intended to be applied as a skin lubricant, not as a leather softener.vegas76 said:Thanks folks. Had read that washing tends to harden the pad and keen to avoid that.
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