Ran out of Chamois Butter. Went out for a 100 mile ride this afternoon in Voler shorts.
My taint feels like roadkill. I’m honestly scared of getting in the pool tommorrow.
(I honestly thought about posting a pic, but I’m pretty sure that I would have gotten banned for life.)
uh yeah, thanks for not posting that pic ;-).
pics or it didnt happen.,
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Jeez your soft. I suggest you incorporate some toughening up into your training. 5 min wire brush every day should do the trick.
You should change your shorts, I did a 6 hour brick in my De Soto Powershorts (no lube) and no problem.
Oh shucks, I thought this was an emergency, silly me!
pinkboy…
I always try to keep some spare stuff around. I’ve been liking the Assos cream better than the BUTT’r lately too. More of a minty-fresh feeling.
Yeah, I switched to Assos recently. Mmmm mmmm, minty fresh. Better results too.
Bodyglide spread liberally around makes a good emergency substitute.
hahaha, that made me laugh almost as loud as when i did about the original SHART debut in the shark attack post.
It’s really nice out today, and I’m not going to make it to the shop until tomorrow.
Any suggestions on common household products to use as a lube?
<<Any suggestions on common household products to use as a lube? >>
I’d love to hear an answer to this too. Everyone raves about the Assos cream, but it’s so expensive. Are there any cheaper alternatives that people recommend? It would seem that diaper cream or something like it would be readily available for a cheaper cost. Anyone out there have experiences with product other than “cycling” directed chamois products? What about A&D or other lotions? Peanut Butter perhaps? Ok, maybe not… but there’s gotta be something that’ll work.
Sometime I put a bit of bodyglide on, but usually nothing and never have problems.
<< Are there any cheaper alternatives that people recommend? It would seem that diaper cream or something like it would be readily available for a cheaper cost >>
You might think diaper cream, etc would be cheaper - but it ain’t. At least not by a lot.
A tub of Aquaphor (killer diaper lube, my daughter should try to approach them for a sponsorship deal) that is the same size as a tub of Assos, goes for like $17. I’d rather spend the extra $3 or whatever for the minty-fresh, purpose-specific Assos stuff.
Likewise, stuff like Boudreaux’s Butt Paste, and other diaper-rash products are very spendy, considering the small quantity you are getting for yer $.
In a pinch, ya could use BodyGlide, I’ve used that w/ some success in races. But, (pun intended) that stuff ain’t cheap neither.
For rides under say 2 hrs, I don’t even bother w/ lube. Builds character.
I’m thinking of like vasaline or petrolium jelly. Anyone tried it?
Body Glide
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the Body Glide is gone too.
PERFECT!
I’ve been waiting for someone to be in such a bind, so they will try out my theory. I use pam cooking spray with my wetsuit (particularly around the neck). I find it is way better in preventing than bodyglide, and lasts longer.
Anyway, back to the matter at hand. It has been rattling around in the back of my head that pam might be a GREAT chamois lube. But, when the butt’r is sitting right there, i havn’t brought myself to try it. I think my biggest concern is what will happen when i try to wash the shorts afterward. The cooking oil might be TOO long lasting. I dont need all my cycling outfits to have an oily sheen. I’m also a little scared (although a little intrigued) by the initial cold spray.
So, I need you to give this a shot and let us know how it works. This could be a major breakthrough in taint lubrication.
I’ve done a little searching on here and google to see if anyone had said they’d used pam, but I havnt come across anything. I suspect someone has, and not told anyone. If this is you, speak up. It was either so bad that you were hospitalized and didn’t want to tell anyone, or so good that you selfishly are keeping it to yourself (in which case you are a bastard).
Good luck and godspeed,
harp
If you are concerned about something being too long-lasting, then don’t, under any circumstances, try Crisco.
Many years ago, I did some HiTec adventure races, and they had the “slippery mountain”, which was a big plywood ramp covered in Crisco and vegetable oil. Made for an interesting “special test” for sure.
Both of my teammates (my wife, and a buddy of ours) threw out the clothes they wore, as they could not get the Crisco residue (and odor) out of them. I still wear that same bike jersey (it was a brand new Pearl Izumi, NFW was I throwing that sucker out) and it still has the slightest whiff or Crisco on it to this day. ;-p
I think that if you lubed up w/Crisco, you might never have to lube again.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Noxema in a pinch. NO petro based lubes.