Embrocation still a thing?

[oldguy00]

Originally Posted by christian

OMG, apparently, this is what being a GenX cyclist is like because, I um, still do almost all of these every week...

- Rock 700x25 tubs on my Extreme Power
- Rode gravel on that bike this weekend
- Literally recommended Ass Savrs to someone yesterday
- Wore Assos bib knickers this past weekend
- Use Deda100 Shallow bars
- Use a Regal on a Extreme Power
- Have Record/Nemesis wheels, but presently running Nucleon tubulars
- Wear a cotton cap under my helmet every. single. ride.
- No headphones usually
- Still run Record 10 on 2 of my 3 bikes. The other one is single speed.

I've owned two EP's, both with regals, deda bars/stem, and tubies. Loved them!

[ghammer]

Edited to refer to the ointment.

If I were still racing I'd use it. Nowadays, it's legwarmers only. BTW embrocation does work, but it's a ritual and one has to respect the process.

[jkbrwn]

I think the OP was about embrocation - as in the balm you put on your legs in the cold - but it has transformed to a discussion about the publication?

[KJMUNC]

Funny, a racing buddy from 20yrs ago recently posted about using embro and I thought "is that still a thing?!"

When we lived in MA I considered it but never did.....no need out here in SoCal

oh yeah, I still wear a Mapei cotton cap under my helmet on virtually every ride :-)

[krooj]

Originally Posted by Pegoready

The embrocation era was a good one. I remember these things well:

• ...

What a time to be into cycling! (I'm still into half of these things)

• Hitting refresh on the Belgium Knee Warmers blogspot every morning - TWMP, despite it being unreadable/incoherent rambling
• Rim brakes and 700x25 tires - check
• Being hard and doing dirt roads on said 700x25 tires and 53/39 crank - check
• Clip on fenders, filthy drivetrains - check
• Bib knickers - check
• ISP bikes from Ridley, Gualzetti, and Speedvagen - check
• A magazine called Embrocation. Also, Roleur. - check
• 3T Rotundo bars and other round bend drop bars - Ego drops over here
• Classic Flite, Regal, and Concor saddles on your state of the art road bike - Was a SSM Rever weirdo
• Nemesis tubulars - Open Pro boy
• Cotton cycling caps under your helmet - check
• iPods and corded headphones on the bike, sometimes - check
• 10 Speed drivetrains - check

What monsters aren't wearing cotton cycling caps under their helmets. Also, bib knickers are the best thing.

[ghammer]

Truer words seldom spoken.

Originally Posted by krooj

Also, bib knickers are the best thing.

[Gummee]

Originally Posted by Pegoready

The embrocation era was a good one. I remember these things well:

• Hitting refresh on the Belgium Knee Warmers blogspot every morning
• Rim brakes and 700x25 tires
• Being hard and doing dirt roads on said 700x25 tires and 53/39 crank
• Clip on fenders, filthy drivetrains
• Bib knickers
• ISP bikes from Ridley, Gualzetti, and Speedvagen
• A magazine called Embrocation. Also, Roleur.
• 3T Rotundo bars and other round bend drop bars
• Classic Flite, Regal, and Concor saddles on your state of the art road bike
• Nemesis tubulars
• Cotton cycling caps under your helmet
• iPods and corded headphones on the bike, sometimes
• 10 Speed drivetrains

What a time to be into cycling! (I'm still into half of these things)

you mis-typed 19c there tough guy.

The rest? I didn't do Rotundos, prefering other bars. Love Flites. Pretty much always ran Mavic tubular (and still do)

M

edited to add: tho I rode mostly on 23c Supercomp HDs back then

[Gummee]

Originally Posted by ghammer

Truer words seldom spoken.

Bib knickers are indee the best things evar!

I'll wear them under tights all winter long. Only have 1 pair of knees

M

[Tandem Rider]

I used a lot of embrocation BID, mostly in the cold and/or rain. Vaseline on top of it in the rain. I don't miss the smell at all. I don't know if it really worked, but we all thought it did, that should count for something

[bahyow]

Embro just reminds me of college era cold rides in New England. Now, I'm a cold weather pansy, kinda miss the post-shower burn...felt like you were alive.

Watching the spring classics, the announcers definitely made references to embro.

[Spoker]

Just walking into the pre-race dressing room was intimidating; the real racers are here!