Looking for an Ultra Endurance Chamois Cream

[jobob]

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.

[maillotpois]

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.

[carolp]

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!

[Tri Girl]

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....

[Realgone]

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.

[zoom-zoom]

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.

[jobob]

ow.

Tom Boonen’s delicate (t)issue

[XelhaI]

This long weekend my husband and I rode 3 days and got over 350 miles on the bike. The First Day: We both used Endur-It. The cream (is more like a balm) has a faint but nice smell, it’s texture is thick and sticky in the jar but once a little body warmth hits it, has excellent lubricant concistency, it gives you a very smooth feeling and performed amazingly good for the whole length of the ride with no issues of burning or chafing at all.
Second day we used Lantiseptic. The texture seemed similar, but I just didn’t feel as soft as Endur-It and the smell of Lantiseptic wasn’t attractive to say the least! Especially if we compared it to Endur-It’s nice smell. Lantiseptic appeared to be greasier as it was quite hard to clean off your hands after application, but as recommended Lantiseptic worked well with no issues with chafing or burning.
After the second day of riding we had Endur-It as the clear winner. Both my Husband and I just liked Endur-It much better. Is clearly formulated for cyclists, as it has a nice smell, really smooth feeling, it lasts for several hours without having to apply again, also it is easy to clean off your hands and to wash off your shorts. I could see us using Lantiseptic if Endur-It wasn’t available but for now we’ve found our chamois cream. Thank you for all you help and see you on the road