Just let your clacker toughen like a pair of old leather shoes and your good to go. Why you would want to soften up a part of your body that needs to be callused I`ll never know.
just like the man said, depends on length of ride and weather conditions. And the correct way is to apply it to the chamois so you can see what you are doing. ;-)
This is by far my favorite channel on UA-cam! I’m a relatively new solo cyclist, and you guys have introduced me to so much in the sport and made me so comfortable I can never thank you enough! If I have a question, I simply look it up on your channel, where I’m given history, humor, pros and cons for all levels of cyclists, and even data(!), all for FREE. Absolutely incredible. Thank you, guys.
Dude Man Lol that's why I didn't respond. I've always thought over the years whenever someone has to come out and correct someone spelling what does it really say about that person LOL. And in this case it's even more funny
True story, I left a half used tub of Chamois Cream at the In laws when I was staying there for a month and cycling everyday, anyway went back 6 months later and the Tub was almost totally empty, her dad had been using it on his face!!!!!!!!.............
Good luck WeNeedIt my son had some friends over and when looking for ice for a rum and Coke, use the portion of ice left in my cryo-cup (www.google.ca/search?q=cryo%20cup&tbm=isch)
Thank you! I am new new to biking. My dutch husband just taught me how to ride a bike. I live in a town with many bridges. I am proud of my progress, but not the chafing. Will definitely buy this.
I make my own. Utterly smooth, shea butter, lanolin, bit of tea tree oil. Can add other things if desired like a bit of noxzema or bees wax or aquaphor/bag balm. Mix it up in the Kitchenaid bub.
Maybe only available in the US, but Queen Helene cocoa butter cream works really well and is also very cheap. Lanolin is the key ingredient, if you have a wool allergy this isn't going to work. Add a bit of witch hazel for antimicrobial purposes and for $7 you'll have a years supply.
This vid prompted me to use chamois cream on a 72 mi sportiv a few days ago. I've never had any serious issues but the addition of cream made the 4.5 hour ride with a particularly brutal head wind so much more enjoyable. Smooth and buttery. I am a convert to the chamois cream, especially for multi day events.
I didn't use it for the first 3 years of riding, but then I got my first saddle sore. I have been using DZ Nuts for the past 5 years and it's been smooth sailing ever since. So yes, I do use it and I use it every ride.
The steak storyline led to immediate involuntary concurrent projectile vomit and explosive diarrhea, proving once again that cycling is great for weight loss! Thanks #GCN
Rainy weather is not the only reason to consider chamois cream. So is hot weather. Most modern chamois are like sponges and can absorb a lot of moisture. So, if you will be riding many miles in hot weather, your chamois can become soaked with sweat. This is another occasion when some chamois cream my be a good idea. Personally, I use Glide, an anti-chafing stick similar to a solid anti-perspirant. And the only time I use it is when I'll be cycling 100 miles (161 km) or more.
A little late to the party, but... but yes, the sweat on the skin and a chamy full of sweat is IMO the real problem. Deo stick seams like a better solution than adding more layers which catch even more water and salts on the skin; only problem is, that a deo stick application is like... double dipping... :-)
I'm a "tourist", discovered chamois cream a few years ago and now won't do without it. Even when I'm not actually on a tour, anything over 20 miles and on it goes. LG.
In addition to the cream during longer rides, I use (liberally) Witch Hazel where it counts. Keeps the bacteria population reduced as a added prevention measure.
Yes all the time on the home trainer. It’s anti bacterial and reduces friction. As commented good fit and saddle are first step. I use full channel and a big fan. Worth mentioning I never wear the same kit twice. One use goes in the wash.
I have really big thighs so I find it helps reduce friction around the inner thigh / groin / saddle interface for me. I think also the antibacterial ones can help prevent saddle sores as I've never had one in rides of over a hundred miles in all weather conditions over many years.
I use the chamois creme almost everytime I am riding and it feels great, in February I made a 1000km ride without chamois creme and I soon got problems with my bottom which took quite some time to heal of. I can only recommend to use it.
I had some chafing in an unfortunate spot in that region lately and while taking a few days off I ordered Chamois Butter and have never looked back. I use it on any ride over an hour.
Oh My, the mysteries of chamois cream . Proof that No topic is too taboo, You guys Totally Crack Me Up. Thank you for this incredibly important public service. I don't use. However you've got me thinking that I might.
I stayed at a mate's house one night before a long ride. He gave me a sachet of 'chamois cream' which I duly applied the next morning before the ride. Should have read the label because it was 'embrocation cream'! Yowser! I started that ride all fired up, that's for sure. Won't make that mistake again!
I advocate cream all the time. But I've recently adjusted my position of more than 5 years, and the chaffing has hugely reduced. So, only by a few mm adjustment, I now have a multiple hours-in-the saddle comfy position! So, maybe a thought for anyone out there who relies on cream...
Never had an issue with rubbing in Australia but currently in Florida I do, humidity I guess. I did a long ride, where the leg joins the pelvic region was so bad I couldn’t ride for days, so use all the time at the moment.
A and D ointment for rides longer than an hour. Use shorts once then wash. Tried using Desitin for a while but it was difficult to clean off in laundry.
Seeing this, made me realize that perhaps I don’t need to also add underwear when I wear my cycling shorts, but I always have. When I rode from San Francisco to Los Angeles, we had regular Butt Balm stops.
Haven't ever suffered from chafing so never used cream. Got heat rash and used aqueous cream to prevent and relieve it. Costs about 10% of the price of Assos. Now use only in hot weather.
For my daily commute, never. For longer rides over 2 hours, yes. But I use vaseline. Especially during the summer - Japan's summers are very hot and sweat can be you enemy. Cycling with a sweat filled pad for 4 hours gets very painful without protection. I have even turned around and returned home when I realised I had forgotten to apply! And chamois cream is not so widely available here so vaseline is just right.
i use chamois for about a year now , it hated it at first but then i feel like even more confortable. I use it when i do long ride or in wet condition to prevent irritation due to the water. Last tip for guys that shave their manly parts, when grow back smooth it with chamoi cream !!
Yesterday on the GCN show Dan talked about Peter Sagan spending a week down under in what I hope was meant by Australia and not performing some other act before having sex with his wife and today Matt is asking us if we want to cream. What has GCN become some sort of X rated cycling based dial up line.
Talcum powder. Seriously. Just flour up the old family jewels liberally prior to putting on shorts. Including, crucially, the cracks at the very tops of the legs. Does the job.
Use coconut oil. It is a liquid when over 20C /72F. If you use organic oil even better. It smells neutral. Just keep some in a small tupperware and apply to your tender personal spots. No need to destroy your expensive shorts. After your ride your skin will haver absorbed it. and your skin will be better than before.... Have I ever lied to you before? Experience reminds me that it works even better when the gentler sex partner applies the oil.
I have used it a few times but decided it was not necessary. Maybe if I did multi-day events, but for one days ride all that is needed is clean shorts.
The use of these creams is fine if you can afford to replace the bib shorts regularly. Washing immediately in a hot wash after use is a must with regularly replacing them to avoid bacterial infestation on the padding. So if you are unable to afford regular replacements don't use the cream.
No! I do not anymore.. Like you said MATT back in the Big BAD cycling days of the 70s and 80s yes I did. But with today's more hi-tech chamois, it is no longer needed. I think that the cream just closes up pores in the skin and can cause more damage then good. If you are having discomfort as you ride try up grading your bids to a better pair and a better chamois in them.. Do your home work lots of good info on the web on chamois..
Favourite brand? Lots seem to have menthol in them these days: I find the "cooling" effect deeply uncomfortable. I prefer Elite: no menthol, plus the squeezy tubes mean no danger of double dipping...
No need for expensive creams imo, just a cheap moisturiser is sufficient. Can dispense extra into small plastic bottle for longer rides/wet conditions.
I don't use it all the time, but it may be a lifesaver. It did save my life (well you know, my butt...) after a rainy day, after which I had to go on for another week on my bike. So, on multi-day trips/events it's definitely worth it!
Carefull, chamois cream is like crack. I used to never use it, then one day I gave it a go. Now I can't ride without it. It will make you soft and dependent.
If I know I'm going to be out for more than an hour, then yes, generally I'll put a coat on. I'm a runner as well, and I've never chafed on the bike, but have suffered enough of it on long runs to know it's best avoided at all costs.
I use cream prior to riding, I spread it around my groin area rather than onto my shorts though. I find it does relieve saddle soreness, it doesn’t work perfectly but post ride and shower sudocreme, makes things better. Thanks for the vid Matt, a serious subject dealt with thoroughly and your enjoyable wit to boot!
My Donald Trump is of delicate constitution being old and not getting much exercise, so I find a bit of chamois cream to be quite beneficial. It also helps on hot days to punctuate the chammy with 18 holes (front 9 and back 9) to stay cool on the job.
Do you use chamois cream? Let us know!
Just let your clacker toughen like a pair of old leather shoes and your good to go. Why you would want to soften up a part of your body that needs to be callused I`ll never know.
Yeap, since my first 200km ride where i didn't felt my nether regions fro 2 weeks!!!!
Yes, I do. Thanks for asking.
just like the man said, depends on length of ride and weather conditions. And the correct way is to apply it to the chamois so you can see what you are doing. ;-)
yeah I do too, though sometimes I wonder if I just like rubbing my arse (not my "ass" thats a kind of pack horse/donkey thing)
Caught my son putting it in his hair the other day as he thought it was hair gel. I laughed alot.
father of the millennium
Presented by Matt because he's the only presenter old enough to have shorts with a leather chamois.
Vegan day
This is by far my favorite channel on UA-cam! I’m a relatively new solo cyclist, and you guys have introduced me to so much in the sport and made me so comfortable I can never thank you enough! If I have a question, I simply look it up on your channel, where I’m given history, humor, pros and cons for all levels of cyclists, and even data(!), all for FREE. Absolutely incredible. Thank you, guys.
I always cream my bibshorts when i get near a nice bike
I use WD4O 😊
HACK
Simon is pleased.
To only chains. Not in groins.
Go to hell.... Ha ha
good god...
I absolutely love the humor and the video production very very well done
Brian Cartoscelli humour*
Dude Man
Lol that's why I didn't respond. I've always thought over the years whenever someone has to come out and correct someone spelling what does it really say about that person LOL. And in this case it's even more funny
I'm such a hardcore roadie I put chamois cream on every day even if I'm not riding. #DEDICATION
jtl909 most chamois creams have formaldehyde or formaldehyde releaseing agents. You're gonna get butt cancer if you use it that much
I check my tyre pressure even if I'm not going for a ride.
Chamois cream is the best skin creame on market. No more itzy skin.
Disturpin pic that Lloud did there. ”What u doooing”
Anthony Holdway really?? So what should one buy??
Pervert.
True story, I left a half used tub of Chamois Cream at the In laws when I was staying there for a month and cycling everyday, anyway went back 6 months later and the Tub was almost totally empty, her dad had been using it on his face!!!!!!!!.............
Good luck WeNeedIt was his skin soft soft soft
Good luck WeNeedIt did you double dip?
Good luck WeNeedIt too funny, best joke I have heard in a month or so!
Good luck WeNeedIt my son had some friends over and when looking for ice for a rum and Coke, use the portion of ice left in my cryo-cup (www.google.ca/search?q=cryo%20cup&tbm=isch)
😂😂😂
I Cant stop crying 😢 watching this. Matt is hilarious 😂.
Thank you! I am new new to biking. My dutch husband just taught me how to ride a bike. I live in a town with many bridges. I am proud of my progress, but not the chafing. Will definitely buy this.
"In two words. yes and no" lol
„But not in the 1940s“
Yeah you tell ‘em Matt! It was the 1950s!
I make my own. Utterly smooth, shea butter, lanolin, bit of tea tree oil. Can add other things if desired like a bit of noxzema or bees wax or aquaphor/bag balm. Mix it up in the Kitchenaid bub.
Incaensio …do you use that same KitchenAid for your cooking?
No way... I let the wife do the cooking. >.
Maybe only available in the US, but Queen Helene cocoa butter cream works really well and is also very cheap. Lanolin is the key ingredient, if you have a wool allergy this isn't going to work. Add a bit of witch hazel for antimicrobial purposes and for $7 you'll have a years supply.
This vid prompted me to use chamois cream on a 72 mi sportiv a few days ago. I've never had any serious issues but the addition of cream made the 4.5 hour ride with a particularly brutal head wind so much more enjoyable. Smooth and buttery. I am a convert to the chamois cream, especially for multi day events.
Dan putting chamois cream on was one of the funniest things I've seen on g c n 😂😂😂
I didn't use it for the first 3 years of riding, but then I got my first saddle sore. I have been using DZ Nuts for the past 5 years and it's been smooth sailing ever since. So yes, I do use it and I use it every ride.
The steak storyline led to immediate involuntary concurrent projectile vomit and explosive diarrhea, proving once again that cycling is great for weight loss! Thanks #GCN
Steaks were only used if a Tour rider was suffering from a "ruined seat."
Rainy weather is not the only reason to consider chamois cream. So is hot weather. Most modern chamois are like sponges and can absorb a lot of moisture. So, if you will be riding many miles in hot weather, your chamois can become soaked with sweat. This is another occasion when some chamois cream my be a good idea. Personally, I use Glide, an anti-chafing stick similar to a solid anti-perspirant. And the only time I use it is when I'll be cycling 100 miles (161 km) or more.
A little late to the party, but... but yes, the sweat on the skin and a chamy full of sweat is IMO the real problem. Deo stick seams like a better solution than adding more layers which catch even more water and salts on the skin; only problem is, that a deo stick application is like... double dipping... :-)
It's got many riders scratching ...PAUSE... their heads.
Top notch timing, gave everyone just enough time to think 'their arse'
Matt now has 2 weaknesses!
Clicking in, cyclocross, and apparently counting
😂😂
Yes. I just started using a similar product and It works great. No more irritation and prickly feeling.
I'm a "tourist", discovered chamois cream a few years ago and now won't do without it. Even when I'm not actually on a tour, anything over 20 miles and on it goes. LG.
In addition to the cream during longer rides, I use (liberally) Witch Hazel where it counts. Keeps the bacteria population reduced as a added prevention measure.
This network has answered everything about cycling I could ever think of.
Man, its really late and i have no clue how i got here but this guy is awesome
Yes all the time on the home trainer. It’s anti bacterial and reduces friction. As commented good fit and saddle are first step. I use full channel and a big fan. Worth mentioning I never wear the same kit twice. One use goes in the wash.
I have really big thighs so I find it helps reduce friction around the inner thigh / groin / saddle interface for me. I think also the antibacterial ones can help prevent saddle sores as I've never had one in rides of over a hundred miles in all weather conditions over many years.
I use the chamois creme almost everytime I am riding and it feels great, in February I made a 1000km ride without chamois creme and I soon got problems with my bottom which took quite some time to heal of. I can only recommend to use it.
"burning question" oh matt...
Thanks. I like how you cover topics but still use some humor to lighten things up.
brad Schwamberger humour*
I had some chafing in an unfortunate spot in that region lately and while taking a few days off I ordered Chamois Butter and have never looked back. I use it on any ride over an hour.
Haha Dan's pose at 3:45 needs to be captioned!
How about calling it the "indiscrete creaming lunge"?
Oh My, the mysteries of chamois cream . Proof that No topic is too taboo, You guys Totally Crack Me Up. Thank you for this incredibly important public service. I don't use. However you've got me thinking that I might.
Glad to be of service, sir.
I stayed at a mate's house one night before a long ride. He gave me a sachet of 'chamois cream' which I duly applied the next morning before the ride. Should have read the label because it was 'embrocation cream'! Yowser! I started that ride all fired up, that's for sure. Won't make that mistake again!
Hahahahahahahahaha
Yeeeeeowch!
I advocate cream all the time. But I've recently adjusted my position of more than 5 years, and the chaffing has hugely reduced. So, only by a few mm adjustment, I now have a multiple hours-in-the saddle comfy position! So, maybe a thought for anyone out there who relies on cream...
Great video and a good bit of humor. Great job!
With Matt wearing that wool kit, you guys should go and ride L'Eroica 2018 on some properly vintage bikes.
Never had an issue with rubbing in Australia but currently in Florida I do, humidity I guess. I did a long ride, where the leg joins the pelvic region was so bad I couldn’t ride for days, so use all the time at the moment.
A and D ointment for rides longer than an hour. Use shorts once then wash. Tried using Desitin for a while but it was difficult to clean off in laundry.
Seeing this, made me realize that perhaps I don’t need to also add underwear when I wear my cycling shorts, but I always have. When I rode from San Francisco to Los Angeles, we had regular Butt Balm stops.
So much better than the newer video
Haven't ever suffered from chafing so never used cream. Got heat rash and used aqueous cream to prevent and relieve it. Costs about 10% of the price of Assos. Now use only in hot weather.
Chafing after ride? Bepanthen (nappy rash creme) - amazing stuff.
EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE BROOKS C17 SADDLE, I HAVE NOT USED ANY CREAM WHATSOEVER. THE MOST COMFORTABLE SADDLE I HAVE EVER RIDDEN ON!!!
You should do a gcn on mountain bikes and gmbn on road bikes and do challenges
This guy does a wonderful job as a trainer.
I rode with Matt on Zwift today and as soon as he clipped in, he took 5 minutes, we were all screwed 😌
For my daily commute, never. For longer rides over 2 hours, yes. But I use vaseline. Especially during the summer - Japan's summers are very hot and sweat can be you enemy. Cycling with a sweat filled pad for 4 hours gets very painful without protection. I have even turned around and returned home when I realised I had forgotten to apply! And chamois cream is not so widely available here so vaseline is just right.
I only use chamois cream when I'm bikepacking on a cycling holiday, cycling almost everyday from morning to evening
Gcn...how about a video on how to get saddle sores healed!
i use chamois for about a year now , it hated it at first but then i feel like even more confortable. I use it when i do long ride or in wet condition to prevent irritation due to the water. Last tip for guys that shave their manly parts, when grow back smooth it with chamoi cream !!
Crotch-tenderized steak???? 'Taint for me.
Taint is the word! :-D
Yesterday on the GCN show Dan talked about Peter Sagan spending a week down under in what I hope was meant by Australia and not performing some other act before having sex with his wife and today Matt is asking us if we want to cream. What has GCN become some sort of X rated cycling based dial up line.
Hilarious , crazy funny. Thanks guys. Double dippin, too funny. Almost shat my loons.
never used it, but will try it next year. I'm curious.
Talcum powder. Seriously. Just flour up the old family jewels liberally prior to putting on shorts. Including, crucially, the cracks at the very tops of the legs. Does the job.
Corn starch here. Works way better than cream on synthetic pads, especially in hot weather.
gotta use it in the hot locations where I live in Malta and oz, as you dry out downstairs
Use coconut oil. It is a liquid when over 20C /72F. If you use organic oil even better. It smells neutral. Just keep some in a small tupperware and apply to your tender personal spots. No need to destroy your expensive shorts. After your ride your skin will haver absorbed it. and your skin will be better than before.... Have I ever lied to you before? Experience reminds me that it works even better when the gentler sex partner applies the oil.
Bristol Butt’r by John Whittington is the best out there. Contains essential oils which smell good and are a natural antiseptic.
Good Ol' Brizzle!
I have used it a few times but decided it was not necessary. Maybe if I did multi-day events, but for one days ride all that is needed is clean shorts.
I use aeresol whipped cream with a loooooooong applicator tip for the nooks and crannies
I use petroleum jelly pre ride.. Coz there is no chamois cream for sale in my area
So funny how you guys had Dan do all the dodgy bits. Lol.
Important to check your bike fit if soreness is persistent
howled at the snacking scene
Another interesting question: put on the chamoi or on your skin?
Zsolt Csapó good question I use it directly in the skin. Is better to use it in the clothes...?
Skin on spots that chafe
Funny and educational
Matt is a comic genius.
What's in it? I've got way sensitive skin and probably have to substitute hypoallergenic prescription stuff
The use of these creams is fine if you can afford to replace the bib shorts regularly. Washing immediately in a hot wash after use is a must with regularly replacing them to avoid bacterial infestation on the padding. So if you are unable to afford regular replacements don't use the cream.
I live in a hot country. I use chammy cream in the summer to prevent sensitive parts
No! I do not anymore.. Like you said MATT back in the Big BAD cycling days of the 70s and 80s yes I did. But with today's more hi-tech chamois, it is no longer needed. I think that the cream just closes up pores in the skin and can cause more damage then good. If you are having discomfort as you ride try up grading your bids to a better pair and a better chamois in them.. Do your home work lots of good info on the web on chamois..
Favourite brand? Lots seem to have menthol in them these days: I find the "cooling" effect deeply uncomfortable. I prefer Elite: no menthol, plus the squeezy tubes mean no danger of double dipping...
I've still got chaffing . wish had used cream
It's painful .
Back in the eighties I would regularly use petroleum jelly ( Vaseline)
Well, now I understand why it's called a chamois!
No need for expensive creams imo, just a cheap moisturiser is sufficient. Can dispense extra into small plastic bottle for longer rides/wet conditions.
The video should have come with a warning. Cannot unsee Lloydie applying chamois cream.
Never used. Never will. If it's getting a bit damp down there, shower and dry direct after the ride. Plus, a good kit helps. Never had a problem 👍
I don't use it all the time, but it may be a lifesaver. It did save my life (well you know, my butt...) after a rainy day, after which I had to go on for another week on my bike. So, on multi-day trips/events it's definitely worth it!
I’m surprised Matt managed to screw on the lid of the chamois cream first time... A better success rate than clipping in!
Carefull, chamois cream is like crack. I used to never use it, then one day I gave it a go. Now I can't ride without it. It will make you soft and dependent.
How do you choose a chamois? There are a few different kinds, what is the best?
Once you get saddle sore, and it doesn't have to be bad, YOU WILL use some sort of barrier cream...for ever.
Agreed - yes and no!
I only use it once a year - 230km mtb race with multiple water crossings - then it works perfectly.
If I know I'm going to be out for more than an hour, then yes, generally I'll put a coat on. I'm a runner as well, and I've never chafed on the bike, but have suffered enough of it on long runs to know it's best avoided at all costs.
I do now !
Always. Kills bacteria and prevents infected hair follicles/sores.
Does it depend on dipilitory status As well??
It's helpful when you're doing 100+ km rides in baggy shorts with a compression layer underneath
Do we need this on the synthetic chamois that come with the latest bib shorts?
Lloydy...RESPECT
I just learned about this 😮 OMG
Please tell me you were joking about the steak? I use it for longer rides and when I don’t know were the roads will take me.
I use cream prior to riding, I spread it around my groin area rather than onto my shorts though. I find it does relieve saddle soreness, it doesn’t work perfectly but post ride and shower sudocreme, makes things better.
Thanks for the vid Matt, a serious subject dealt with thoroughly and your enjoyable wit to boot!
How much amount should be put
My Donald Trump is of delicate constitution being old and not getting much exercise, so I find a bit of chamois cream to be quite beneficial. It also helps on hot days to punctuate the chammy with 18 holes (front 9 and back 9) to stay cool on the job.
Beginner's Q- why don't they put the padding on the seat?
Why would one not use the cream? What is the down side?