Embrocation still a thing?

[oldguy00]

Was it just a fad during the Velocipede/cool kids era? I remember several years back seeing some Mad Alchemy jars showing up in my local MEC (Canadian version of REI...), but never hear of anyone using it anymore....

[GScot]

Hmmm. I used it often when we lived in STL, but that ended in 2018.

[Alistair]

Originally Posted by oldguy00

Was it just a fad during the Velocipede/cool kids era? I remember several years back seeing some Mad Alchemy jars showing up in my local MEC (Canadian version of REI...), but never hear of anyone using it anymore....

It's been a thing forever-ish. But, I never found it all that useful. Tried it for a couple of seasons during cyclocross, but it never helped and even post shower, I'd feel some burn, so I gave up using it. Leg warmers exist for a reason.

[tv_vt]

I still use MA stuff. It lasts a while, so not one of those things you go out and buy often. The mid-heat range embro is great for tight muscles any time, not just for riding.

[mass_biker]

Still use MA as well - just the ticket when it is raining outside and you want to stay warm!

[redir]

I remember trying it a few times and thinking it was a bit gimmicky. It might feel warm but it's really not. My guess is a lot of people started catching on to that fact.

[crankles]

Originally Posted by Alistair

Leg warmers exist for a reason.

IMHO, knee and leg warmers are great for cold, but suck if it's cold and raining. For rainy cx races, Its' MA on the thighs and knees. Knee and leg warmers just get soaked and chafe behind my knees. Dawn dish soap in the shower is your friend. Start with that before you hit the hot water!

[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)

[christian]

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)

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.

[CAAD]

Tried it a few time and didn't like it. The shower after the ride was brutal!

[cash05458]

do we mean nut salve here? or am I missing something?

[osbk67]

Originally Posted by cash05458

do we mean nut salve here? or am I missing something?

Confuse the two and you’ll understand completely.

[cash05458]

Originally Posted by osbk67

Confuse the two and you’ll understand completely.

fantastic...always have wanted folks to care about the taint...was worried as a child and now a boomer so let's hear it for taint!!!
let's go on caring about that area and being on the spot as caring adults...

[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!

[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.