Chamois Butter

[lizc]

Thank you ladies!

Some good stuff I never learned. Seems like some truth to the Assos anti-bacterial claim, but beyond that sounds like no real advantage for me. I have a male friend who swears by the stuff, but I spent 5 weeks in my younger years tooling around Europe on an old 10-speed, wearing running shorts and never chaffed. Funny, I figured they had more to jumble around and chafe than we did.

So far no problems with the new bike and shorts, so will leave well enough alone. Thanks for all the great insight. First post to the forum and well worth it.

[Bad JuJu]

I swear by Assos. I don't use it for rides under, say, an hour, but for those long Saturday morning rides, I wouldn't be without it.

On the other hand, I have no basis for comparison. I've never tried any other lube--Assos just happened to be the one my LBS had when I first went looking for a chamois lube, and that's what I've always used. Has anyone tried both Assos and others? I'm loathe to try anything else and be miserable for a couple of hours.