I recently purchased some saddle butter to relieve some discomfort from my saddle. Mainly some hot spots. This has helped make my riding much more comfortable. I am set to do my first HIM this weekend. Does the saddle butter have any issues with the water from the swim? Does is wash out during the swim, and if so how and when do you re-apply? I saw that my LBS have the ketchup type packets. Do any of you carry these with you during the bike portion and lube as needed? Any help would be appreciated.
For longer rides/races like HIM and IM, I slather on copious amounts of Chamois Butt’r before the race, and that’s good enough to last me through the race. I do reapply halfway through the bike for a full IM, but for HIM, the one application is enough. With a wetsuit on during the swim, no problems with it washing out.
I recently purchased some saddle butter to relieve some discomfort from my saddle. Mainly some hot spots. This has helped make my riding much more comfortable. I am set to do my first HIM this weekend. Does the saddle butter have any issues with the water from the swim? Does is wash out during the swim, and if so how and when do you re-apply? I saw that my LBS have the ketchup type packets. Do any of you carry these with you during the bike portion and lube as needed? Any help would be appreciated.
I use to have some chaffing issue that were pretty bad…now I have a ritual that seems to work pretty well. The night before the race (or century) I turn my shorts inside out and slather a nice thick coating of Shammy buttr on the crotch of the pad…and rub it into the seams. I let it ‘soak in’ over night. In the AM, I put the shorts on and put a large glob of vasoline around my nuts and taint.
It has worked great for me.