Embrocation - What say ye? - Cyclocross Magazine2024-03-29T06:34:54Zhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/forum/topics/1198434:Topic:7795?commentId=1198434%3AComment%3A7933&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI like the Quoleum (sp?) Medi…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-09-11:1198434:Comment:82242008-09-11T15:36:47.568ZSurly Bastardhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/SurlyBastard
I like the Quoleum (sp?) Medium and Hot. If it's really cold (Michigan in December and January) I'll even put knee or leg warmers over the top of it. The alcohol cleaner is a must.<br />
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Once after using embrocation I showered after the race, thought I scrubbed it all off and went to bed ... only to wake up a few hours later with my legs on fire! Soap and water alone won't do it ... be warned! The tip about dressing first is also a must ... biggest mistake I ever made was putting on embrocation…
I like the Quoleum (sp?) Medium and Hot. If it's really cold (Michigan in December and January) I'll even put knee or leg warmers over the top of it. The alcohol cleaner is a must.<br />
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Once after using embrocation I showered after the race, thought I scrubbed it all off and went to bed ... only to wake up a few hours later with my legs on fire! Soap and water alone won't do it ... be warned! The tip about dressing first is also a must ... biggest mistake I ever made was putting on embrocation before popping in my contacts. I was crying like a baby at the start line! Man did that hurt ... please respect the cardinal r…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-09-11:1198434:Comment:81902008-09-11T13:09:07.922ZRidley Fortunehttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/RidleyFortune
please respect the cardinal rule of hot sauce on the legs: put shorts on first, roll up legs, THEN embrocate. if this is difficult to remember, consider the alternative. as you pull the chamois up over the hot sauce, some is bound to get smeared up into your private bits. this can be very uncomfortable. a mistake you only make once.
please respect the cardinal rule of hot sauce on the legs: put shorts on first, roll up legs, THEN embrocate. if this is difficult to remember, consider the alternative. as you pull the chamois up over the hot sauce, some is bound to get smeared up into your private bits. this can be very uncomfortable. a mistake you only make once. I call that "helping other pe…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-09-09:1198434:Comment:79492008-09-09T17:02:34.262Zjkhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/JoeKallo
I call that "helping other people share the joy of cx."<br />
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Also entertaining: wiping your hands, post-embrocating, on the general use hand towel in the bathroom.
I call that "helping other people share the joy of cx."<br />
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Also entertaining: wiping your hands, post-embrocating, on the general use hand towel in the bathroom. LOLtag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-09-09:1198434:Comment:79432008-09-09T16:53:20.682ZTire Snobhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/TireSnob
LOL
LOL You've never had your wife co…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-09-09:1198434:Comment:79332008-09-09T15:59:47.590ZChris Mayhewhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/ChrisMayhew
You've never had your wife complain about her butt burning from the embrocation, have you?
You've never had your wife complain about her butt burning from the embrocation, have you? You guys wash your embrocatio…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-09-09:1198434:Comment:79282008-09-09T15:32:56.778Zjkhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/JoeKallo
You guys wash your embrocation off?
You guys wash your embrocation off? I do go with a top secret kic…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-09-09:1198434:Comment:79242008-09-09T15:22:42.306ZGeWillihttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/GeWilli
I do go with a top secret kick ass embrocation though. Bare legs covered with a good coating but not devil's tea (petroleum/crude oil) based like vaseline/petroleum jelly. It is something else entirely.<br />
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Oh and this stuff washes right off in the shower with plain old soap. Gotta love that.<br />
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It works like gore-tex for the skin. Keeping water off helping to reduce wind evaporative losses but still when it gets warm the sweat beads through.<br />
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If you warm your legs with embrocation you are taking…
I do go with a top secret kick ass embrocation though. Bare legs covered with a good coating but not devil's tea (petroleum/crude oil) based like vaseline/petroleum jelly. It is something else entirely.<br />
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Oh and this stuff washes right off in the shower with plain old soap. Gotta love that.<br />
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It works like gore-tex for the skin. Keeping water off helping to reduce wind evaporative losses but still when it gets warm the sweat beads through.<br />
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If you warm your legs with embrocation you are taking core body heat and moving to the outside to be lost. It does increase dermal blood flow but it screws up your internal temp regulation. Beer just makes you not care…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-09-09:1198434:Comment:79202008-09-09T15:11:48.206ZChris Mayhewhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/ChrisMayhew
Beer just makes you not care it's on your legs.<br />
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Be careful with that though. You'll notice my son is born 9 months to the day after the last race of the season.<br />
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Beer just makes you not care it's on your legs.<br />
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Be careful with that though. You'll notice my son is born 9 months to the day after the last race of the season.<br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2163849267?profile=original" alt="" width="2816" height="2112"/></p> Alcohol takes it right off.…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-09-09:1198434:Comment:79162008-09-09T14:45:36.964ZTim Mullinhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/TimMullin
<i>Alcohol takes it right off.</i><br />
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Beer?
<i>Alcohol takes it right off.</i><br />
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Beer? Good suggestion about the alc…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-09-09:1198434:Comment:79112008-09-09T14:41:58.946ZHamiltonhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/Hamilton
Good suggestion about the alcohol. I keep reading about how hard it is to wash it off.
Good suggestion about the alcohol. I keep reading about how hard it is to wash it off.