Comments for My Molokai (or the view from the back of the fleet) at http://www.surfski.info , comment 0 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.surfski.info Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:37:52 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/733/147/#pc_2498 Used Dubbin on all the river races. Rub it in about 45 mins before. Put some on your cap for during the race. Did Berg - not one blister over 4 days. Ben - Ben Silverston Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:55:12 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/733/147/#pc_2485 Good go on the channel. I had bad chafing when I first moved to the V10S. What has worked for me is Lycra underwear (boxers). I used the lycra as needed to prevent from wounding, while alternately allowing the sensitive areas to toughen up. This ended my chafing issues, and no longer need the lycra. - Ritchie Cunningham Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:49:02 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/733/147/#pc_2481 Last year I seconded for mates doing the Cape Epic (an 8 day mtn bike race that see riders climb over 16 000 meters or twice the height of Everest) and most riders suffer really badly with chaff etc and make a visit to the "bum docter" for a patch or two each morning. Whilst all of the cyclist use very expensive creams & lubricants with varing results, some seasoned riders swore by a product called Melco which dairy farmers used on the utters of cows when milking and also has hygenic properties....and leather dubben is also a fairly good option on the hands. PS Rob your seat skin is ready for you! - Jamii Hamlin Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:26:32 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/733/147/#pc_2479 Vaseline works fine for awhile but is water soluble. I once tried something called "hydropel" that was much better-and it also has some kind of medication. There are lined paddling shorts available that are made with no seam in the area of coccyx. - Jim Murray Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:39:24 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/733/147/#pc_2477 The 12 hour time difference from home and resulting jetlag probably didn't help your prerace training and sleep either! In a perfect world, arriving about two weeks before the big day would be the way to go I imagine.Never the less, well done Rob. - Steve H. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:57:47 +0100