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Bikes: 1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo (frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame), 1974 Peugeot UO-8
Originally Posted by
Tigerprawn
The "Bodyglide" or chamois cream... I've never used it before, but then again I've only done about a 40 mile continuous non-stop ride. No discomfort, but would the cream make all the difference in the long run?
Chamois Butt'r and Belgium Budder are popular brands for cyclists. It will be very nice to have for the century but it really does the trick when you start riding long distances regularly. After several days in a row you can get mighty sore if you don't use something like that.
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista