chamois cream

I use Waitrose Baby Bottom

I use Waitrose Baby Bottom Butter. Absolutely spot on and cheap as chips.

Used it on 150milers and it’s still there at the end. 

If it’s good enough for the precious arse of a Waitrose shoppers baby it’s good enough for mine. 

Hasn’t anybody else tried

Hasn’t anybody else tried petroleum jelly? In the absence of chamois cream (which is to say, most of the time in my country), I use that. So far so good.

beezus fufoon wrote:

CygnusX1 wrote:

Cyclax Maximus wrote:

I’ve been using Marmite on my botty cheeks for really long rides these days. Spread liberally of course for marginal pains. You either love it or you hate it.

I always try to suppress a ‘knowing’ giggle afterwards, whilst slaving over the sink and washing my shorts !  As many people tend to jump to the wrong conclusions…

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can use some raitha instead of chamois cream – or for the more daring, a couple of dollops of mango chutney

Ha Ha great stuff there. Nice to know there is a healthy sense of humour on here.

Whilst on the subject, who needs chamois cream when you can have this !!!

Cyclax Maximus wrote:

I’ve been using Marmite on my botty cheeks for really long rides these days. Spread liberally of course for marginal pains. You either love it or you hate it.

I always try to suppress a ‘knowing’ giggle afterwards, whilst slaving over the sink and washing my shorts !  As many people tend to jump to the wrong conclusions…

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surly_by_name wrote:

I won’t even get on the trainer without a scoop or two of chamois creme.

A few weeks ago I set off on my own for a very long day in the saddle (140miles) you know that feeling when you know you’ve forgotten something… well for me it was chamois cream as it happens I suffered not a jot of chaffing or other uncomfort in the downstairs department, I put it happily down to the new shorts, pedal ed ‘natsu’ ones.  If they can do me 14hrs, I’m sure they could help you for an hour on the turbo 😉

Assos very reliable, but not

Assos very reliable, but not cheap. Tried DZ Nutz, Chamois Butt’r, Brave Soldier, Udderly Smooth but kept going back to Assos until I stumbled across Ballocks, which seems to agree with me as much as Assos and is a similar consistency. Doesn’t seem to have same menthol-ness, so you don’t get the “cool bits” sensation that you get with Assos on initial application, which I miss a bit. But it’s cheaper.

I won’t even get on the trainer without a scoop or two of chamois creme.

Dottigirl: as for pubic topiary, apparently to quote from article reporting on same in Guardian: “The women [and men, apparently] were strongly advised to stop shaving, waxing and depilating. They were also issued with Doublebase gel, a cheap over-the-counter moisturiser containing liquid paraffin, to treat any tender spots and to apply ahead of rides instead of chamois cream. In addition they were given Dermol 500, an antibacterial shower gel that can be used as a soap substitute.”

Thanks for clarifying

Thanks for clarifying BrokenBootneck. I personally use Chamois Butt’r Eurostyle which are available in single use packs for under a £. This is a good way to test chafing prevention without having to spend ££ for a large tube which you may end up not using. I can ride centuries (161km) races with zero issues.