Exposing The Biggest Rip-Off In Cycling. 

Not surprised you need a tub that size. Look at the bike behind you😳

Oh this is funny. I used Google translate to translate "udder cream" to the Dutch "uier crème", and to my surprise this stuff is sold everywhere here for people. They literally use the name "udder cream" for a consumer product! I guess there are a lot of farmers here, and they discovered this trick a long time ago.

Chamois cream is just a standard emulsion of water with oils and waxes. A bit of zinc oxide suppresses bacteria along with the usual biocides you'll find in any emulsion. And yes, udder cream is the same stuff without the perfume and a fancy label. Sudocrem is probably the best cream for sore skin.

I have used store-brand diaper rash cream for years after discovering that cyclist-specific chamois cream uses the same ingredients. Probably not as inexpensive as this udder cream but works well. I think American friends are using Bag Balm, which is also an udder cream. Probably the biggest rip-off in cycling is $350 jerseys!

You need a sponsorship! Imagine discount codes for udder cream. That's when you know you've reached the big time 😂

This is udderly briliant!

Thank you for keeping us abreast.

if Udder Cream was invented for cows then why do you never see a cow riding a bike smdh

Struggling to understand how you are able to go through so much chamois cream in one year..???

The danger of buying those large tubs is bacteria growing in the cream. I think you need to be very careful about scooping the cream out of the big tub. Use a clean, dry spoon, move a required blob size to a bowl and then use fingers from bowl to your bits. If you keep sticking your fingers into the big tub you may cause bacteria to flourish and thus find yourself with a different kind of painful skin problem.

Been cycling 56 years raced pro in ultra-marathon, my longest race a 5150 kilometer non-stop time trial. But training at 2500K a month I had to have a perfect answer for all contact points on the bike. Chamois cream was then just something for those who used a leather (natural) chamois in their shorts. I used a synthetic and so never used a cream in my life. So shorts back then were something we didn't think about much, they functioned perfectly with a very thin layer of anti-friction material and the lycra fabric. Interfacing the shorts with a Brooks leather saddle completed a contact point that served me well even in a 10 day non stop time trial. Today all we get from EVERY manufacturer is THICK padded shorts like wearing a diaper, not supposed to have padding, the thick padding have thick seams at the edge even when taperd. So, today I have all kinds of problems, and I can't buy the simple shorts I used 40 years ago so effectively. After trying 30 different brands and shapes of shorts over the last 10 years of this "padding" fiasco, I am buyinig a sewing machine next year and will be making all my own cycling clothes. WTF happened to this market where every cycling business makes all the same junk? The shorts need to be thin and air circulating so you are dry all the time, being wet is where the problems begin, the skin wet combined with friction will create soars very quickly. So my old Canondale shorts with a millimeter of anti-friction layer and just good fitting lycra is what I am returning to. Padding? Where did that come from? Padded saddles and padded shorts are a massive problem for cyclists. A thin breathable short and a saddle that perfectly matches your sit bones solves this problem.

I wasn’t aware that cows rode bikes till they came home!

You must be trowling it on to get through that much!

Yes Udder Cream or any neutral emollient cream like Doublebase, Cetraben, E45 etc will work perfectly fine.

12 gr/ride?! I use "SSASSOS" as well for a similar number of rides/year but I only go through one a year. Chances are the problem is somewhere else? I.e., bibs, saddle, bike fit, etc. ?

As long as no one tries to milk me, I’m all for it 😳 😂

But why would you use cream? With the right bibs, your skin will just get used to it (you get calluses), and hence I only use chamois cream when I get issues because I suddenly ride for a few consequential days long distances.

Dude must be layering it on like a peanut butter sandwich if hes going through that much.

I recently started using a cream. I found it most useful on rides longer than 1.5 hours or 50 km. So, I do not use it on shorter rides which is 50 % of my rides. That way it last longer. While I agree that it would be beneficial for shorter rides too, it feels so much faffing around for short rides.

have you thought about putting a saddle and chain on that bike?

At the bottom of my cow cream. Time for a new pot!

Slightly disappointed you didn't smear one half in Udder cream and one half in cyclist's taint cream! Loving the recommendation though

40 odd years ago when padding was genuine chamois, used nothing but udder cream from the local farmers cooperative😁

How do I get some of this product?

I can’t see the video you mentioned at the beginning and it was just an image and not a link.. any playlists with them?

This is so insane. I literally had saddle sores for the first time just a week ago, due to chafing with my Selle Italia Watt Gel Superflow saddle. I‘m just getting started with chamois creme and then you drop this video and it gets recommended to me…

Sounds great, but do they smell as good from cycling specific brands? Also, do they damage the chamois and/or bibs’ lyrca?

I switched to Noxzema at Chris Horner's recommendation. Not as cheap as udder cream, but about a quarter of the cost of the branded stuff ($10 CAD for 340g)

I bought a 200ml pot in 2011.. it's still half full 😮 I guess I use it sparingly.

Holy cow! Moo-ve over Martin Lewis.

never used cream one single time in my ~20years. also ride on a bare carbon saddle. Trim or shave your entire area regularly and before you hop on the bike use a diaper wipe and scrub the hell out of yourself before you put your bibs on.

The real question is do you now slide onto a milking machine? Do your teats get sore?

Udderly brilliant😁😁 Note the cheesy grin, comes from highly productive cows.

Gonna have to try that. Although not sure where to get that in canada

100 Bucks for a Liter of nappy change cream is criminal. I did not know people would buy that. 😂😂😂 Great Video!

Back in the 80s and 90s I used to use a product called Silcon by Faulding, it doesn't appear to be available anymore. It was originally used for bed sores etc.

Ive been on noxema skin cream for couple yrs and its tubs are much less than ‘sassos’, ‘dutter’ or ‘theez butz’. -U10

Have you checked the ingredients on the udder cream? Maybe it contains something that's potentially harmful to you, but the rules aren't as strict for animal products.

creams are useless in my opinion. It just makes your shorts soggy/nasty. Try "Gold Bond" friction barrier. It looks like a deodorant stick. I will never go back.

Morgan Blue solid cream, £16 a tub - but a tub lasts me 9 months (106 rides). Put it on skin rather than the chamois, it's the best I've ever used. It's more like a wax than a cream. I'm probably just paying over the odds for vaseline!

It’s even more insane if you look at moisturizing cream for women. Mostly it’s just added perfume compared to udder cream, but price per gram is like a thousand times more. As a funny side note in a Norwegian blind test of moisture creams the udder cream won.

Bought the 5kg tub to try 😂 me and the wife are happy with it. Also at the price we are happy to use more cream which also makes a difference!

A big benefit of living in Scotland is free prescriptions, so get your Doc to prescribe an ‘anti irritant’ cream!

Shea butter. Lasts all day and holds up under sweat

also it's probably just lanolin as the base, with, as you said antiseptics and antimicrobials added in, here in the US we have a product called "Working Hands", ... same thing, probably even the same company

Amazing idea!!! Can’t believe I missed the video from last year!! Found a 4lb tub cheap online!!

This is fantastic information, I can’t wait to try it. Thank you!!

Great finding. Thanks!

I typically just use Jergen's moisturizer. Works wonders for me and not super expensive here in the US. Thanks for the testing.

6:34 Living in Canada our family goes through a ton of moisturizing cream. This may be a good uddernative.

I use the same udder cream (love the smell, reminds me of growing up on a farm). However in hotter weather I found it a bit thin and less effective. I use chamois buttr in hot weather as it seems to last longer.

Are you seriously telling that I have now to go down the road asking where to buy the cow cream and maybe explaining how I intend to use it? Obviously we don't have that brand in Spain and even worst in the south where there are no cows at all but, let's give it a try becasue life has been very boring lately and Im sure trying to find this is going to be a good fun.

Noxzema with eucalyptus. Desitin diaper cream for trouble spots. That’s it.

I go bare back. What you need cream for?

This is a great idea. And had me in stiches. Awesome bit of research.

20 pounds for 200g?! Morgan blue solid chamois cream for about 9 pounds where i live. Used about half a tube in 2 years, for cycling and swimming in a wetsuit. Had to look udder cream up.. 1kg for 20 punds and it has a pump! 😂 Need to try it! 🤣

I switched over on your advice last year and it's a game changer! I don't think I'll be buying the 5kg tub though!

Dude, that’s a lot of cream !!! But if it helps, thanks for the heads up

Thanks again for this, I switched to udder cream after your last video. it's fantastic. Now time for you to switch to sugar water (with bit of salt, maybe half a lemon) instead of the next most expensive rip off l, carb drinks!

A little bag balm for your bag lol😆

Does it have a sell by date Dan? That’s a big tub 😂!!

I tried using Eucerin. It dissolved the glue on my leather saddle.

People from farm families have known about udderly smooth and similar products for many decades. I did buy one tube of “real” chamois cream to compare with udder cream. I probably won’t bother again. I don’t think there is much difference.

I apply either Nivea cream or Dry Comfort lotion to my cheap Chinese padded underwear before every ride. I can ride for hours on end without issue. But then again, I'm not a competitive cyclist, so YMMV.

Been riding a bike for 50 years. Longest ride over 200 miles. Regularly do 10,000 miles a year. I’ve never used any cream. What’s wrong with me?

I use E45 cream works for me! 😎

What a revelation! Thanks a lot for this tip. I may even buy a cow and get cheaper milk. 😉👍

In my country these creams has been used for decades for purpose like that.. Here it is called "kopattesalve" - and yes - very cheap..

I used petroleum jelly once and started a fire in my shorts!!!

I've been cycling "seriously" for 25 years and have never used or needed chamois creme even once 🤷 Most people I know don't need it either. If your position on the bike is good and you wear good quality shammies you don't need any kind of cream at all.

Just don't use udder cream with liniment. Some creams have it, to soften hard and swollen udders. Being it will get hot. It would probably have the same affect with other parts also.😲

Great video, gonna give it a try

Your video makes me laugh. Will try it out. great video.

this is iconic content

i resent the click bait video title very much, but enjoyed the content. i'd rename your video to something chamois cream related. i've actually wondered in the past what was in the stuff because i also found it overly expensive.

Wearing compression shorts inside improves it. It is not absolutely necessary to wear no underwear.

I use Destin, diaper rash crème. Keeps infections, boils etc. away

I still have half a tub of assos cream I bought 20 years ago as I only use it on 100km rides. Don't find that I really need it.

Brilliant. You are a real cycling Bro. I too have always used Assos, well I tried other brands including Noxema, but always went back to Assos. I don't like the price and always having to order online so I'm going to give a tub of Udder Cream a shot. Thankx.

I've just run out of chamois cream! Ordered 400g of that stuff from Viovet to give it a bash. Oddly enough chamois cream under ones boobs also stopped thr chafing i got there from a sweaty bra band. Literally protecting the udders.

For years I've been using Kenkay sorbolene cream from my local chemist in Australia. About $6 for 500 gram tub.

Infinity seat , no chamois cream. Propwr seat and bibs , no cream. Escept if is raining

I had a good laugh watching this. I grew up on a farm and we had milking cows. We always used carbolic acid for cow's tits (yes, they are supposed to be called tits) which is black and kind of like tar and really pungent. Really sticks to the tits and we applied it after each milking if the cow was having problems. Whenever we got chapped lips, we would use it on our lips and it would clear up the chapping right away. This was back in the 50's & 60's so don't judge; kids were tougher back then. I grew up and left the farm but this brought back memories, so great video. I think I will just spend the money on Chamois Buttr--for me it is not that expensive and I just use a little.

Squirt Barrier Balm works very well. It is thick and a tub lasts a long time. Only used it on rides upto 600km - couldn't vouch for how well it works on long rides

This is the funniest cycling video I've ever seen!! 🤣🤣 Also, I'm going to be buying Udder Cream! 🤣🤣

Do you really need a cream? I suppose it depends on why you chafe. If you have 'chub rub' you might need a small amount. Other than that good fitting chamois and the awareness to sort small niggles straight away probably not. My number one tip is to wash your backside before you ride.

coco butter works a treat too

How in god's name are you using so much? I know people who ride that much who get through half a tube of cream in a year. Like, i applaud your research but maybe your next venture should be to look for a new saddle or something.

I went through similar. but I use Vaseline now and happy with it.

What a revelation! I’m going to try it.

I use a cheap Vitamin E cream from the supermarket.

HAHAHA love the video and the savings Thank you.

As long as you don't end up smelling like a cow... I just looked for udder cream on Amazon. Further down the page they were offering de-horning cream. Bloody hell! Don't want that!

Been using udder cream for 2 years now... even found one that smells good. Cheap as chips in big tubs from local farming supplies shop.

TRY SHEA BUTTER all natural an $20 us 20lbs but urs is def IM TRYING

The cost of a bike because the tech hasnt changed in 50 years

At least in the US, this seems to cost almost the same as the not-top end chamois creams, so not a big savings, unfortunately.

TIL that triathletes use an absolute ton of chamois creme and don't understand that foregoing it lets your taint harden over time, negating the need for it on every ride. Still helpful for extra long rides.

I've never used shami cream.

Does it make you moo ve any faster ? Only for southern softies. We are hard and don't need any in the North.