Glad it isn't just me.I also have issues with #2 on your list. I used to always wear a liner when biking, for general ooze, but I've been having such discomfort issues all summer anyway, I've been going without (don't want to add any possible irritation). So I just don't worry about it, and wash my shorts a lot (it usually isn't that bad, but it icks me out). I have several pairs of shorts, and don't ride that many times per week, so they get washed after every ride. I agree with indigoiis - it seems like using chamois creme does help.
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08-28-2007, 04:04 PM #1
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08-28-2007, 04:08 PM #2
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Its amazing how different we all are. I never used chamois creme for the first 3 years of riding, and then this year, since I was doing much longer, harder training rides, I got some.
Originally Posted by Skierchickie
The first time I used chamois creme, I got my first ever saddle sore. No more chamois creme for me!"The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
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08-29-2007, 07:18 AM #3
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Well, I tried out my first pair of biker shorts for the first time yesterday on an 18 mile mountain bike ride followed by a jaunt on a barstool for a club sandwich and a microbrew. Yum. The ride was great, too!
I went back to my bike shop and grabbed another pair in a different color. That's two more pairs of shorts I need. I would never wear them again without washing them (health hazard), and I'd like to have them last, so washing once a week is enough.
Thanks, everyone! It sounds like this is a topic that needed to come out.
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08-31-2007, 04:43 PM #4
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If you hand wash them they last longer. I also find that when they do get a stain I just spray it with one of those oxy wash pre-treatments and it comes right out.
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08-31-2007, 07:04 PM #5
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I slather my chamois up with Aveeno baby lotion and use Astroglide on myself, so everything is all slimy and gooey anyway (sorry, that was gross...but it's the truth!). For me, the slippery-er the better. I guess it is rather disgusting but no one knows what's going on with my chamois except for me, and I know that I'm a clean person, so it doesn't bother me. At first I felt funny about the no-underwear-lotion-Astroglide thing, but it's worth all the goo and slime to prevent saddle sores. Oh, and I wash my shorts after every single ride and hang them to dry.
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08-31-2007, 07:11 PM #6
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Sara, so, enquiring minds want to know...what kind of looks do you get at the drug store when you buy your monthly case of Astroglide?
"The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury
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