Riding without a Chamois?

[shootingstar]

We're on cycling touring ride. 52 km. today, yesterday 50 km. Tomorrow 65 km. Day after 70 km. homeward.

I've done harder and longer cycling. Did not wear chamois. Other rides have included several days each of 100 kms. per day with loaded panniers.

So try a thinner chamois.

I also...use water based lubricant ...so that my tissues are fine, not raw from being in saddle for hours.

I actually have not used any chamois for the past 20 yrs. of regular cycling. And we vacation tour on our bikes. And I bike all over city, etc.

Do what your body feels most comfortable over the long haul. Yes, I do wear cycling shorts and tights without the chamois. There are specific types of walking shorts I wear for cycling that I look for in construction, location of seams, etc.