Comments on: Friction Freedom Chamois Cream

By: jdm949

jdm949 — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:10:00 +0000

I tried this stuff. It’s great. I’ve been using Assos and NuButte. Assos on the chamois and Nubutte on the “taint”, as they say. Friction Freedom is perfect right out of the jar. I’ve had a chronic saddle sore of some kind for years (400,000 plus life time miles so far), and I can ride for hours with this stuff with no discomfort.

By: Tandemist

Tandemist — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:43:00 +0000

I ran across Bontrager's personal recipe a couple years ago. It is:

13 oz. petroleum jelly
1 oz. lanolin
1 oz. triple antibiotic ointment
1 oz. hydrocortisone cream

When mixed together it yields a cream that is cheaper per ounce than prepared ones, though that initial post-application buzz factor is less pronounced. Another benefit is that it seems to soak so deeply into the chamois that it's good for a 2 hour + ride, a laundering, and another 2 hour + ride.

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:01:00 +0000

I laughed out loud with the “reproductive apparatus” line. Good stuff.

Oh, still using Bag Balm cuz I can get it for nearly nothing at any drug store.

By: jza

jza — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:30:00 +0000

There’s probably 5 different chamois creams out there that all come in this little white jar. My guess is that it’s all the same stuff.