Chamois Butter and shorts!!

[ZenSojourner]

Ok, so my new terminology, the "Kaiser roll" seems to be catching on.

Pass the butter, please.

I did NOT need that image!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I did NOT need that image!

You mean this one?

[GLC1968]

The Assos did get somewhat absorbed by the body, so it wasn't like wearing a wet diaper or anything (not that I truly remember that stage in life, of course). It was never goopy - though you don't need globs of it to work, either. Just an even layer on the chamois before you put it on. I would carry small baggies for reapply at rest stops on centuries, but only needed to use it once.

Everyone's anatomy is different. Just like we all can't ride the same saddle or shorts, not everyone's nether regions handle friction the same way either. Without chamois cream, I've got FIRE going on down there. Think rug burn...on the sensitive parts! It's awesome that some of you don't need it, but don't poo-poo those of us who do. Until someone suggested it on here when I was new, I never knew such a solution was a possibility for women (I thought it was only for men). Let's not scare off any new riders who might also need to make use of these products.

Thanks for sharing the info about the Hammer Seat Saver, Alex. I'm going to give that a try instead of ordering new Assos cream.

[Skierchickie]

I've been using the Assos creme, and like it better than Chamois Butt'r or Body Glide (the Body Glide seemed to make my shorts stick to me). The Butt'r was okay, although on long rides on hot days it seems to congeal or something (not crazy about that). I still use it when it's more convenient, but I prefer the Assos. A little messy when donning the shorts, but kind of disappears - must soak in. I don't really notice the tingly-freshness as much anymore - I sure did at first, but I guess I got used to it. I'm not happy to hear that they've changed it.

Okay - I've been meaning to ask this. Has anyone else noticed the Assos stuff bleaching out the chamois in their shorts? I started wearing Shebeest SSS shorts last year, and got another pair. They have a light blue chamois, but now they are both all bleached out where I put the goop. It doesn't matter, as it doesn't seem to be hurting anything, but I just wondered if anyone else has noticed this?

By the way - I love the SSS shorts, but am not as crazy about the Tech tights, which are pretty similar (supposedly the same chamois, according to the tag, but actually not quite the same). They are a lot better than any other bike tights I have, but I wish they weren't designed for skinny little bird legs - I had to get an XL to go over my legs, which is bigger than I'd like in the, well, the butt area, and the leg material bunches behind my knees (they are too long, and not very stretchy). I have to arrange them carefully to keep from getting chafed on the backs of my legs.

Me too, GLC1968. I haven't peed fire after a ride since I started using Assos. I used to ALWAYS pee fire after even the shortest rides.

Oh - and Bag Balm might work for some people, but I find it way too greasy and stiff. Great for after-ride issues, but I didn't like it on my chamois.

[ZenSojourner]

You mean this one?

MUST I trot out the UN Convention on Torture again?

[OakLeaf]

Chamois Butt'r Eurostyle is paraben free. I'm not thrilled about iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, but it's not an endocrine disruptor anyway. I might have to give it a try.

I'm not sure I understand the comment about hygienic re-application of Body Glide. Care to be more graphic? If it comes in a stick, then you never have to touch it with your hands (unlike most chamois creams), right?


<roflmao @ Kaiser rolls>

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

[VeloVT]

Chamois Butt'r Eurostyle is paraben free. I'm not thrilled about iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, but it's not an endocrine disruptor anyway. I might have to give it a try.

I'm not sure I understand the comment about hygienic re-application of Body Glide. Care to be more graphic? If it comes in a stick, then you never have to touch it with your hands (unlike most chamois creams), right?


<roflmao @ Kaiser rolls>

I apply chamois cream directly to the chamois. when using body glide, I rub the stick right onto the *clean, laundered* chamois. I was referring to re-application during a ride (which isn't something I need to do much, but I can see how it might be beneficial on very long rides, and they do make "individual serving" packages of Chamois Butt'r for that purpose). Rubbing the Bodyglide stick on a sweaty chamois mid-ride would seem to compromise the hygiene of the stick. Maybe I'm just being a silly girl afraid of cooties, but that seems icky to me. It's something I wouldn't do.

Was that too graphic ?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I'm not sure I understand the comment about hygienic re-application of Body Glide. Care to be more graphic? If it comes in a stick, then you never have to touch it with your hands (unlike most chamois creams), right?

It's like the Seinfeld 'double dipping' episode with the chips.

[VeloVT]

Maybe they mean it's like the Seinfeld 'double dipping' episode with the chips.

I suppose it's a little like that .

Of course I share the stick of bodyglide with my boyfriend, who uses it to prevent nipple and groin chafing when running, so I'm probably being neurotic... but, ick, sweaty chamoii have got to be teeming with bacteria.

[OakLeaf]

OIC.

Really I'm less concerned about getting my own bacteria on the stick, than I am about other people's germs on my hands. I know I'm not the only one who's had to butter her Kaiser roll in a portajohn...