Chamois Butter and shorts!!

[ZenSojourner]

I wear whatever shorts are on sale (read: cheap) and the only time I tried to use chamois cream it was a greasy mess.

I don't slide around in my shorts - unless I use chamois cream.

A nice length ride for me (when I'm sorta in shape) is 30 to 50 miles.

I'll do 75-ish (for the MS-150) but it's sorta painful. Possibly because I haven't been in what I would consider to be REALLY good shape since I got back on the bike a couple of years ago.

Just sayin'. I ride longish rides several times a week (or did pre-shoulder hurt) in cheap shorts with no problems.

Is there a problem you're having that you're thinking of trying the chamois cream?

[ASammy1]

Anything over 50 miles and I have to use chamois cream.

+1 on the Assos cream. Just an FYI though... it has a cooling effect in it and I know some people don't like that.

For shorts, I wear Exte Ondo bibs or PI Sugar shorts.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I just use some hypo-allergenic hand lotion. Works fine for me and lasts on rides over 50 miles. It's light and water-based, not greasy, so it washes right out in the laundry.

I always think it's funny that they call that grease stuff 'chamois butter'....like we're slathering it on Kaiser rolls or something?

[roadie gal]

I don't use any sort of lube. I don't like the feeling.

As for the shorts, I've worn Aerotech Designs Top Shelf shorts and liked them a lot. You certainly can't beat the price.

[mtbdarby]

I've tried chamois butter and a couple other and ended up using bag balm. It's cheap, works and washes out. You can get it at the drug store and it comes in a green tin.

[Norse]

I've tried chamois butter and a couple other and ended up using bag balm. It's cheap, works and washes out. You can get it at the drug store and it comes in a green tin.

+1 on the Bag Balm, and that's after a lot of experimentation. You can't beat the price either. If it's a hot day, I also use corn starch. For shorts, I am using PI Ultrasensors right now. They breath better than their Microsensors and have less of a diaper.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Just so people know, Bag Balm ingredients are: petroleum jelly (same as Vaseline), lanolin, and 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate (an antiseptic).

[OakLeaf]

Kaiser rolls

Oh! I knew we needed a new euphemism!

[ginny]

I used Chamois butt'r on a tour last year. I rubbed it onto the shorts specifically where there were seams and if the thread had been doubled back. I didn't have any issues at all on that long ride. I don't generally use it on a weekend ride unless I have been riding a lot and feel some chafing coming on... an aside, I don't generally have infection issues, so I may not be the best resource here. Also, I made a point of changing out of my shorts just about the second I stopped riding on that tour (this was on the advice of a more experienced touring girlfriend of mine).

[katluvr]

I think the theme here is "what works for you".
I uses Udder Creme (cheap) when I worry about long rides or have had multiple days in teh saddle and I worry.
Otherwise I wear SheBeast shorts and never need it.
Me and my riding buddy have a theory...$20 shorts = 20 miles, $100 = 100 miles. And most of the time it works that way.
But everyone is different. Seat plays a role, too.

I have friends that use destin link creams since they have a lot of chaffing issues (related to the moist environment).

I have heard or used most of the creams mentioned here...all seem comparable. When you find one you like...you will swear by it!

Happy riding!

[Karma007]

My shorts are cheap for now ($40-50 I think) and my budder of choice is Belguim Budder. I haven't tried any others, but on rides of 40+ it makes my cheap-o shorts seem like heaven on my buns. I would like new shorts but it isn't in the budget.