I use this stuff called KY jelly. I saw it on my mom's dresser. She must use it when she rides too because the tube doesn't last that long. Sometimes the cap is missing. She must be in a hurry to ride and drops it. Works great, though.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 funniest yet ! 👊

@stevenking9357

3 жыл бұрын

That's friggin hilarious!

@dieterbierman9803

2 жыл бұрын

I fished that out of the bedside cabinet recently to use as contact lube for my heartrate strap.

A national Noxzema shortage to follow this video!

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

😂

Chris has zero pretense, which is so refreshing in cycling. He's like a happy uncle who wants to share all of the knowledge that he has accumulated over the years to make you ride better and smarter. Noxzema and Carmax? Brilliant (and cheap)!

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

👍

@rollinrat4850

2 жыл бұрын

Bag balm or similar works good for me. Ive used it for decades. You can get it at any drugstore

A master communicator. Has every angle covered.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

You had me already at "It is a nice cool tingly sensation" I fell off my chair when you followed with a smile "THAT IS QUITE ENJOYABLE, IT IS REALLY NICE". This would be a hilarious skit on any comedy show. "DO NOT DOUBLE DIP" hah hah

NOXEMA! CARMEX! Brilliant. You should show a bit more about what makes a good pair of shorts though. A pro level bib short vs. a basic pair is huge.

@chasepalpatine170

3 жыл бұрын

I’d like to see that too.

@scottjohnson630

3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see that also. I have bought some expensive bib shorts and they are awesome. Just wandering if there is a better pad

@x-raymind7778

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottjohnson630 I’ve tried 4-5 different brands and the specialized sl race has been the best overall by far

I just love how happy Chris was talking about butt paste 🤣

@neuregel

2 жыл бұрын

and then u win the tour of Spain!!

Great video as always! Great information too.

Good tips!! Thanks so much.

This is gold! Thank you so much.

Great content again Chris, keep up the fantastic work!

Great tips, thanks Chris.

Great information ☺️

Great video Chris. I knew the double dip was coming.

Thank you for keeping i real and honest!

Always the best.. 👍🏻

Very good information.. Thanks

Clearly you had a lot of fun making this video! Bravo! We needed this info though! haha!

You are a legend! Killing me, thank you ! :)

Great video. Answered so many questions (weird) that I have had as someone coming to the cycling party waaay later in life. So now I can ditch the bunched up undies. Thanks for the info. \

You are a great lecturer, not everyone professor at university is such a good speaker and on top of that, you give the "material" in a very pleasant way. It is a real pleasure to listen to you.

I was smiling the whole video. 😂😂😂 My noxzema just arrived today, can’t wait to try it this weekend, everything that can make the ride comfortable is a plus, coming from you chris I bought mine immediately. 👍

Enjoying your videos. No nonsense, knowledgeable, cycling play by play 👍👍👍

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

👊

this was too good. the information was spot on but also so many funny lines in this one haha

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

👍😂

I came back to check this video out again. I'll have to try this. Thanks.. great channel

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

👍

this is the most useful cycling video ive seen in years

Thanks!

the happiness that he exhibits with the “tingle” is hilarious!

Great vid bro, yeah I always put lotion on my butt pretty good and that works for me always. I’ll try the Carmax when needed. I use melaleuca lotion to moisturize and that lotion is excellent

LOL... love the brutal honesty

I wonder if Chris is gonna trend with this cheeky off-season content. And I grin and say thanks, Chris, and now that that's out of the way.

Great advice and perfect timing. I just ran out of Assos Chamois cream and I'm going to try Noxzema now. I never ride without chamois cream, even on my short rides - so much more comfortable. Everyone should ride with it. Now with your advice (Noxzema), there is no excuse now. You can buy this stuff anywhere.

Another excellent video. I have used bag balm in the past, but will look into the Noxema. Thanks Chris!

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck. The upside is that it’s a cheap try if you are not happy. 👍

I’ve been struggling with saddlesoreness for months. This tip on Noxema is priceless. Thank you Chris

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear it helped. 👊

Your comment about the smell is so true. Same with embro, the smell "flips the switch"!

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

😂 yes it does.

I’ve always applied the cream to my skin and not the pad. Looks like I’ve been doing it wrong for the last 10 years! Thanks for the tip!

I've been using Noxema for 25 years. It's got camphor, menthol, phenol and eucalyptus, which provides the tingle I dig so much. I think the word you were looking for regarding Carmex is the Taint. I also love A&D ointment...

I’ll add a few things to what Chris said. Concerning care and cleaning of bib shorts. A few tips. Wash your bib shorts in a garment bag. (I use large size 16x20 inches). Turn bibs inside out before putting in bag. I use Woolite liquid detergent, cool water. Never, ever wash any cycling kit items with anything with Velcro on it! In fact, keep all Velcro away from your cycling clothing, especially bib shorts. This includes gloves and those Velcro straps holding your seat bag on. They will absolutely destroy the inner leg of your bibs if they rub. Hang dry your bibs inside out. When riding, try and avoid having the nose of the saddle rub against the back of the bibs when stopped while straddling the bike (wear thru damage). Wash your bibs right away after a ride. One ride, one wash.

@topmech71

3 жыл бұрын

I've heard this too...which I don't do, can keep the bibs from getting caught and the chamois getting damaged. I've heard of some people washing them in the sink too.

Wow, Chris, the big five-o looms! You wear it well my friend.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it’s very close now. 😂😱

Thanks ! gotcha !

I keep the chamois moisturized with a little Bag Balm and apply a dab of Preparation H (reduces swelling) directly to the taint before and sometimes after ride.

I cant believe the mistakes I made in the beginning because I didn't have a lot of guidance. I rode years without a chamois pad and I rode years of chamois pads without chamois crème. Things to remember: 1. Bring a post ride dry T-shirt, nothing feels better. 2. If you see everyone doing something and think its stupid, its because you are too new and don't understand things that make the experience better yet. Ex. chamois pads, chamois crème, cycling shoes and cleats, base layers,, wind layers, large sunglasses, incredible amounts of bike food, quality cut kit with quality fabrics, all the gadgets (bike computer, power meter, electronic shifting). 3. The guy who you don't understand how he has all the stuff and looks dialed, probably acquired it over time, not day one out of the bike shop. Build your kit and gear as you can afford it or find things that work for you. Don't just buy what works for someone else.

@joerenner8334

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Except the 900 power meter. No thanks.

@the_fast_life

3 жыл бұрын

@@joerenner8334 point proven lol

@Ryan97beyond

3 жыл бұрын

@@joerenner8334 you have one nowadays that costs $300

@Here2shtpst

2 жыл бұрын

You don't need electronic shifting. You arguably don't need a power meter unless your trying to be competitive.

@danalawrence4473

2 жыл бұрын

All this. Boy, I remember riding my first RAGBRAi and not knowing anything. Had underwear under my lycra! End up with the worst saddle sores ever! Had to bail after 4 days as the pain was so bad. Live and learn! I wish I had seen this 18 years ago. :-)

Thanks chris....needed this video. Ruptured a meniscus and part of restengthening was cycling. A friend gave me a tt bike but failed to tell me about bike shorts...the meniscus healed before the sores.

thanks!

Im gonna try it thanks.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

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Chris, I met you via Matthew Busche at your winning Tour of CA. You had the great climb up Baldy. And, I’m so glad someone supports the Noczema as chamois cream I’ve been using since 1990ish. BTW, the generic Walmart version works well, too. Thanks for the Carmex tip.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

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When I began racing in the early 1970's, bib shorts did not exist: everyone wore wool drawstring shorts with a thin layer of real chamois leather sewn into the crotch area. But my mentor clipped men's dress suspenders to his shorts to keep them up and didn't bother with the drawstring: a primitive version of a bib short! I tried it, liked it, and did it too. Eliminating the constriction of the drawstring made deep breathing easier. The only problem was that the clips were brass-plated metal which our sweat rusted, so we had to get new suspenders a few times each season. Chamois cream didn't exist yet either. I'm a huge fan of bibs and chamois cream, to me among the biggest advances cycling has made in the past 50 years.

@andrewsandoz8005

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Paul. Used to wear the Kuchuric wool draw string shorts with real leather chamois. It would become soo stiff after being washed. I would rub vaseline to loosen things up...yes old school, everything wash wool. No bids shorts yet.

@paulflory3532

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewsandoz8005 Thanks, Kucharik is a name I haven't heard in years! Started racing in the LA area so our team kit was Kucharik. Kucharik still exists and sells wool drawstring shorts with leather "pads", apparently for the traditionalist masochists among us: www.kucharikclothing.com/wool-shorts-traditional-p-347.html

Great channel (my favourite cycling channel) hope you do some videos on training and things like numb hands 🙌🙏🏼

I’ve always liked Desitin. This is one of those things that there are so many fancy products that cost WAAAAAY more than you need. Simple Noxzema, Desitin is the way to go.

Thank You 🙏🏻

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

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Back in the 70s when a chamois was actually chamois and all the good kit was wool I was told to use noxzema. Im a much more casual rider now.

Great tips! Thanks, Chris. I'm just getting into bicycle touring and the great thing about Noxzema and Carmex is that you can find them in almost any grocery store or drug store in the U.S. Now I won't have to go searching for a bike shop to get some specialty chamois cream or butt butter.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly 👊

A&D ointment works really well too.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

I bet it does. 👊

i've been applying directly to skin, i'll try on chamois and see if I get better results this info is gold ! keep it up

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

👍

My saddle sore sometimes comes in, other goes out. No dermatological creams work for me, only the Assos chamois. Apply directly on the skin, and I feel much better. Thanks for this content Chris! 🙏🙂 Regards from Portugal!

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

👍

“It was like hamburger.” - 😱 Sounds like one of those things that you wish you could unsee! Thanks for sharing...

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

It was 😱

Cool tip!

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

👊

I’d love to see your take on cold-weather riding gear. It’s getting cold here in Utah...

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

👊

Noxzema great tips! That cracked me up "No double dipping"!

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

Ever ! 😂

Great content ! Go head and make more videos please

You Tube Gold !

Very cool. Can’t believe there’s still stuff I haven’t heard of. I DK if anyone said this already, but bag balm is good, too, as a substitution for Carmex

thanks so much for the important information Chris, i would use vaseline jelly it worked well, i will be trying the noxzema for sure.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

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I had developed some irritation..small blisters..both sides of "the boys" right where the inner thighs joins the crotch. Was going for long rides every day to get in shape for a nice 100 mile solo ride in the mountains (want to do it with style and speed)... It became painful to ride and something had to be done. Your Noxzema treatment work miracles!! Irritation subsiding and I can ride every day pain free and not making the condition worse, but actually healing....THANKS!

Freakin awesome! 27+ years using chamois specific creams at premium cost! Thx Chris I leave the jar open for evaporation to get a little bit thicker consistency ;)

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

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LOL, noxzema was the chamois lube of choice way back when chamois were still made with chamois in the 80s. Sometimes we'd mix it with some aloe gel.

Great info on the chamois cream; I've used Chamois Buttr, Dznuts and Assos (my favorite) but they all cost a lot more than the Noxema ($4.99 for 12 oz tub)! Thanks.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help.

Thank you for the noxcema suggestion Gonna buy some ASAP lol

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

👍

Your son looks like he's ready to drop Nibali.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

The kid is always training. He does running laps around the inside of the house. 😂

Finally, the definitive answer. I've been using Assos, but now it's Noxsema. Do a vid on saddles.

@Swampster70

3 жыл бұрын

Assos has been my go to for years. Cooling and smells good but I'll give the Moxsema a go just because it's probably a 1/5th of the price...

Tried the Noxzema for the first time today. GAMECHANGER! So many things are good about this! But that smell, now paired with the comfort, Damn! Chris…I feel I owe you a debt I can never repay!

Great video!!! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and experiences as a pro cyclist. Your instructional and comments are very welcome. Never used Noxema before but I will try it for sure. Any plans to make a video about the different qualities of chamois pads in the market for the common joes and how these compare to the professional level bibs? I will keep hooked to your channel. Thanks!!!

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

🤔 I will give it some thought. That may need an industry expert to explain in more detail. 👊

@Kvs-vf9nt

Жыл бұрын

Buy an assos pants/short. It are the best.

I'm not a cyclist but this is very insightful information.

Still have some chamois buttr left and it works well but I took your advice and hit Walgreens and yes Noxema is buy one get one 50% off plus it is a bargain to start. No Carmex but they had the blister version thanks for keeping us healthy 👍

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

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I've been using Noxzema for 36 years and you're the first person I've heard of who uses it too. Great stuff! I've recommended to others, but don't know if they ever used it.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

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Just ordered Noxzema and Carmex from Amazon. I pray you are right on this one Chris, last week was rough, and super de-motivating due to saddle sores.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck. 👍

You take a taboo subject and just face it head on, say what needs to be said. Love it. Will have to try the Noxema and Carmex - cycling specific products aren't cheap!

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

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I just pulled up the 2013 La Vuelta on the Angliru and some guy in the red jersey (#184) was putting the hurt on Nibali... in the clouds and smoking hot, just epic all the way. And then the tropical breeze gave it away, one of those leading stud muffins must have been wearing a pinch of NOXZEMA and who is the poster child for that? OK, my silence can be bought :)

Awesome to hear tips like this from a 25-year pro.

@SuperOCHomes

3 жыл бұрын

25 year pro, Grand Tour Champion

Way to deftly skate around TMI and keep it funny. I was cracking up through most of it. And yes, I wore my jockey shorts ONCE on a ride... :D

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

We all did. 😂

s Silvadine works fabulous also...

Great video, thank you for the realness that not many want to talk about. The double dip comment hahahahahhaa

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

😂👍

I never had any issues with bib shorts and have been riding for a long time up to 5h rides without chamois creme !! I can also ride everyday, if it doesn't rain. My only issue is the straps rubbing on the nipple (I don't wear a base layer either), that I solve with a bit of medical tape ! I'll try the Noxema anyway.

That's the same thing I used to Chris is the best

I've had really good luck with Body Glide. Lasts forever even on hot days, it's a stick so you don't need somewhere to wash your hands after applying it, washes out of chamois easily, very effective at preventing chafing. When you get home, get your shorts off ASAP and take a shower. I use aloe vera gel after the shower.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

I never tried Body Glide.

Chris great video! You still recommend these products or anything different? Thanks!

I'm kinda speechless after that, but that was good stuff!

I apply chamois after I washed the bib shorts then hang to dry indoors. Cream can retain moisture from your perspiration and cause chaffing . That’s my experience

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

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6:48 OMG! 😳 Carmex? I thought you said CARWAX!! No wonder I was slipping all over my saddle 😆😆😆. At least the rain was beading off of me.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

😂🤪

"They Laughed when He put Nivea on His Chest" , a headline I recall from an article about early Sponsorship from a Non-Cycling Company , changed pro sport finances forever O/O°

Now I know!

@Chris Horner Thank you very much for this video. What kind of bib shorts would you recommend to buy?

After 11 years of cycling I didn't think there was anything else to learn, but I was wrong. Thanks for making this video! (I'm still not quite sure about that Noxema smell, though. Too bad they don't make it in a scent-less variety.)

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

I love the smell. But I got a 35 year relationship with it. 🤪🦋👍

I gotta try this Noxzema stuff, Important Advice Chris, I've generally been okay in this area but always appreciate a Pro Tip. I've also heard about putting bib shorts in the freezer to kill off any bacteria. That and a decent Saddle too.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

A good saddle is golden

@davidburgess741

3 жыл бұрын

Good bike fit. Golden saddle, check! Lots of miles, almost as good.

I've used chamois cream over the years and never really liked it that much. I now use plain vaseline and haven't had a saddle sore in ages. Same method, apply some vaseline to the chamois pad and off you go.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

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Chris, thanks for another great and informative video. How easily does the Noxema wash out of the chamois ? I hand wash my kit after every ride and use the branded shorts manufacturere creme , which is very pricey. However, after each hand wash the chamois is like new. My concern with trying something else would be that it is difficult to wash out and/or it would prematurely degrade the chamois in my expensive shorts. Thanks

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

I have not had any issues with premature wear to the shorts and when I have had to hand wash them in the sink at the hotels I never had a problem getting them cleaned but I always used normal Tide detergent

I use regular cotton boxer shorts and cotton belt held short pants and have ZERO problems. I ride 35km daily and on the weekends a big ride from 70km to 140km.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

😱👍

The wisdom you share is awesome. My ass respectfully thanks you!

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

👊😂

That cool, tingling sensation 😘🤣😘🤣

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

🤪

Thanks for the Noxzema tip. Works great, better then chamois butter. Works for woman too.

@ChrisHornerCycling

3 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear you like it 👊