Paceline Chamois Butt'r Skin Lubricant Cream

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He was heavily involved in the mountain bike boom of the late 1980s as a racer, team manager and race promoter, and that led to writing for Mountain Biking UK magazine shortly after its inception. He got the gig by phoning up the editor and telling him the magazine was rubbish and he could do better. Rather than telling him to get lost, MBUK editor Tym Manley called John’s bluff and the rest is history.

It is possible that the type of chamois butter you use could shorten the lifespan of your expensive cycling shorts. DIY chamois cream, or cheaper alternatives to chamois cream, might have unintended consequences. For example, Vaseline soaks in and doesn’t come out, so it then soaks into your saddle, too, leaving it rather slippery.Chamois cream is applied to the inner thighs or any place where there may be chafing between the skin and clothing. Applying chamois cream to your skin If you have a genuine leather chamois, you need to condition the chamois pad itself. However, with a new synthetic chamois, you have two options: lathering it on the chamois, or just putting the cream on your skin.

Chamois Butt'r from Paceline Products is a regular addition to sportive goody bags and from our experience, most riders seem to get on with it well. It softens and soothes skin and helps to avoid chafing, as promised.For a real leather chamois, you used to need chamois butter to condition it. It’s like how you have to oil a leather baseball mitt to break it in and keep it pliable. You would apply the cream to the chamois itself, or else it would stiffen up after it was washed and dried.

On the other hand, this numbing feeling won’t suit everybody. It also goes without saying, but if you are allergic to menthol, any chamois creams with this added ingredient will be a no go for you. The same can be said for any other ingredients used, so please make sure you read the label beforehand. The same can be said for those who race: if you are competing in a stage race, it’s a good idea to protect yourself early doors against any friction that may occur. This is because, once the skin is damaged it’s hard to recover and heal without taking a day off the bike.

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The best chamois creams are claimed to be water- and sweat-resistant (look out for lanolin in the ingredients). But, subsequent to the constant washing of the old school leather pad, the insert would become tough and uncomfortable after a while. Thus, chamois cream was created to help soften the pad and improve upon comfort. Now that the pads have moved on, people still use chamois cream as it carries many benefits. What are the benefits of chamois cream? Often the ingredients list is far longer than that, so I like to look for products that are paraben-free, gluten-free, and vegan, and contain no artificial fragrances. Couldn’t it damage my expensive shorts?