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  1. #1
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    I must be one of the lucky ones....never needed to use chamois cream...(I have tried it, just samples to see if I "feel" different). I've gone on 20-30-50 mile rides without them. Never chafe either... ;-)

    Saddle sore??? What's that? Never experienced that either, not even when I had two horrible saddles!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyborgQueen View Post
    I must be one of the lucky ones....never needed to use chamois cream...(I have tried it, just samples to see if I "feel" different). I've gone on 20-30-50 mile rides without them. Never chafe either... ;-)

    Saddle sore??? What's that? Never experienced that either, not even when I had two horrible saddles!

    Careful what you say ... it can happen when you least expect it.

    And fwiw, you may be fine at 20-30-50 mile distances, often times chafing doesn't make itself known until you get to century-plus distances, which is what the OP was asking about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jobob View Post
    Careful what you say ... it can happen when you least expect it.

    And fwiw, you may be fine at 20-30-50 mile distances, often times chafing doesn't make itself known until you get to century-plus distances, which is what the OP was asking about.
    Yeah I rarely use it under 100 miles.
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    for short rides, under 80 miles, I don't bother with anything, but for things like AIDS Lifecycle, where I am riding day after day after day, I need something. I have had hideous sores using chamois butter, so I am thrilled to learn about some other stuff to try. Thanks!

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    found some Lantiseptic at the drugstore this afternoon. Picked it up in hopes it helps better than Chamois Butt'r or Hoo Ha Ride Glide. It's got to be better than that stuff....
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  6. #6
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    I don't claim to be an expert on this and have never bought a butt cream because I fear they may be using unsafe ingredients. I have cheap ol' mineral oil lying around the house and have used that a few times and I think it works great. No need to spend much money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Realgone View Post
    I don't claim to be an expert on this and have never bought a butt cream because I fear they may be using unsafe ingredients. I have cheap ol' mineral oil lying around the house and have used that a few times and I think it works great. No need to spend much money.
    Except I think mineral oil and other petroleum-based oils can cause the foam in shorts chamois to break-down extra fast. So you may not be saving any money in the long run if you end up having to replace shorts prematurely.

    I don't generally like lotions that contain petroleum-based ingredients, so I'm not willfully spreading them around on or on anything that touches my nether-regions, either.
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