never too early to prepare yourself for the raw rough road ahead (I’m really into alliteration these days). In the past, I’ve suffered the consequences for not taking the proper precautions in the beginning of the season and paid the price by the time August rolled around. (image to the right: http://www.bikingbis.com)The cyber-cycling community is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to advice on how best to approach this particularly delicate yet slightly
humorous situation. Prevention is the best line of defense...however, lancing may be necessary in some situations.I have created a small library of resources below. Of all of them, I have found Keith Bontrager’s to be the most entertaining and informative. Enjoy!
Keith Bontrager
“Lubrication is simple. Mix up a large vat of petroleum jelly with some antibiotic ointment and some pain reliever. The latter is probably optional, but I use it because I always have.The trick to effective lubrication for a long stage is to use a lot.. Smear the stuff onto the chamois in a large quantity - three fingers worth, minimum. It should feel weird when you put you shorts on. That won't matter. But you want it to last all day, so you need a lot. That's why I don't want to use any expensive Swiss stuff. It would cost a fortune.”
Other links:
And for the musically inclined....
"That shit ain't right"
6 comments:
Bag Balm is great. A little dab'll do ya.
Take care of your undercarriage and it'll take care of you.
Be well.
Truer words never spoken.
Damn, coulda used this about a year ago before I'd ever heard of such thing as saddle sores... Slightly afraid to read what Fatty has to say about saddle sore though.
He also seems to like to rock the alliteration.
"Painful Purple Pimple of Pustulence"
I have never tried chamois butter
have heard good things about the bag balm
maybe the next time we cross paths on the mount pleasant strip we will get to meet up with my old friend Blevis
well... he is an old acquaintance
but I am friends with Super Dave
and Dave and Blevis have been friends forever
Do they like the bag balm?
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