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#1
09-03-2004, 11:41 PM
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Who here butters their briefs??
like many of you when I started riding, fancy shorts had real leather chamois, and it was necessary to lube them up now and again so they wouldn't dry out and rub a rider the wrong way.
Now they all are sythetic, and I didn't think people still buttered their bottoms yet some of my jock racer friends swear by the chamois butter! Sometimes my Exte Ondo pad gets dried and does...well...cause slight discomfort after a long ride. Would it help to grease them up ? where does one use the stuff? Truly I have no clue as usual! xxoo ShinoMAster
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09-04-2004, 12:30 AM
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I once thought that Avon Skin So Soft would work on a natural chamois, after all it is called "Skin So Soft" and does so many things so well. I was wrong. I was very wrong.
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09-04-2004, 12:36 AM
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and what happened Bill??
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09-04-2004, 12:40 AM
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09-04-2004, 04:41 AM
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i butter before every ride. there are just some things in life you don't wanna take chances with. i never want to utter, "not tonite, dear, i'm chaffed."
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09-04-2004, 06:42 AM
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A&D ointment before every ride.
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09-04-2004, 06:43 AM
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Inquiring minds want to know.
I have always wondered about this topic too as in all my years of cycling I have never, ever been advised to, or even heard of anyone actually lubing up before heading out. I thought it was an antiquated notion which harkened back to the days of wool clothing, friction-shifting and Reynolds 531 tubes.
So...does it feel as strange as it seems it would? I mean, I generally try to avoid filling my pants with anything viscous. Do you warm the sauce up before applying? Do you use it just because you can play the "I am a serious cyclist card" and it feels just too darn good? I have lots of question about shaving legs too. I mean, yeah, it feels sexy as hell and middle-aged guys with smooth muscley legs are hotter than heck, but I don't get many post-ride rubdowns nor do I deal with road-rash too terribly often so I don't really understand the point. Plus my wife hates my stubble-strewn legs rubbing up against her in the night. Anyway. Cream-on!
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09-04-2004, 06:51 AM
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09-04-2004, 07:00 AM
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phatmatt--for me, lubing the nether-regions is strictly utilitarian. when i don't, i get chafed. stuff rubs together that doesn't feel good. but about leg shaving...i started doing it when i was seriously into triathlons and actually was getting massages twice a week and i was crashing more. but now that neither of those happens much, i gotta admit, i simply got used to how shaved legs look. no practical value anymore, purely poser.
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09-04-2004, 08:20 AM
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For long rides I butter up with Asos or Butr Cream.
Kevin
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09-04-2004, 10:07 AM
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I'm convinced
If you search the threads, you will see I posted about this about 4 months ago.... Anyway, the long and short of it is that I bought some Assos cream and now butter before EVERY ride. I never thought it would make the difference it does, but (butt).... THe best advice was to slather the nether regions, then gently push the chamois up tight before you move out. It doesn't act like lubrication, as I originally surmised; instead it sort of bonds skin to chamois in a very comfortable, smooth way that makes for NO chafing and for a "skin-and-chamois-is-all-one" feeling. Result: no irritations, chafing, saddle sores, rash after 3,000 miles. Try it.
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09-04-2004, 12:12 PM
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but do you apply it to the skin or to the shorts?
How about sitting on a piece of flank steak? 
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09-04-2004, 01:31 PM
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I didnt butter until I read the post here a few months ago... but NOW I hate it if I go for longer than a 1 hour ride without. The nuts must be properly cared for! also - for those who care, Butt Buttr works well. Having tried slathering the shamy, I find its best to just apply it to yer friends and then put your shorts on.
Have tried : bag balm (works, but stinks), some other lubes (no thanks) - butt buttr - great stuff! Butter yer 
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