What's in YOUR shorts?

[Bruce Herbitter]

I mentioned last week that a new Brooks B17 finally gave that "ahh, it's broken in" feeling after about 300 miles. As it happens, last week was also my 1st century ride in un-padded shorts. The ride was so comfortable, I got out a scapel from the college dissecting kit and cut the threads to remove pads from two pr of Ibex Duo shorts. Rode 50 miles today with one of them them on (this was on a Selle Anatomica) and can report that they are very comfortable sans pad on a leather seat. If you haven't tried it, test the ride out on a 20 mile spin. No chamois means no need for chamois cream either.

Happy riding!

Bruce

[Philip Williamson]

I've only ever just worn 'street' underwear, or unpadded lycra shorts under cargo shorts, even when 30-50 mile rides were a regular part of my schedule. I have a Brooks, but it works on my leather-covered plastic saddles as well. I did buy a pair of Andiamos from Rivendell, and tried them a couple times. They were a no-go. They're in a weird limbo - too uncomfortable to wear, too new to throw away, and too embarrassing to sell. Do I really want to be the guy that sells used underwear on the internet?

Anyway - 100% cotton 'boxer briefs' from the usual mass-market suspects.

 Philip

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[PATRICK MOORE]

Ahhh, the pleasure of a well set up and ass-compatible saddle! I never
wear chamois for rides under 35 miles (which is all the time for me),
tho' I have a coupla pairs of nice Kucharik and Swobo wool chamois'd
shorts. Saddle and setup is the mantra.

Tangent: some months ago I inquired for suggestions for winter tights
that didn't look obscene on someone over 28. Many recommended the Riv
wool tights, but just as I was about to spring for a pair I saw that
Gnashbar was remaindering their Cargo pants for $28/pair -- 57% off. I
bought two pairs -- tho' had to buy Large because they were out of the
Meds (32"-34"); the Large (claimed 35"-37" waist) is too big but with
the included cinch belt and suspenders they feel fine (the big size
has the advantage of letting me wear them higher, which helps prevent
that annoying cold draft between jersey bottom and pants top).

They come down about 4" below the knee, where they are tapered, and
have velcro to cinch things down.

They are heavy nylon that feels like good cotton, well stitched and
well-featured. According to the catalogue I just rec'd, Nashbar still
has the L on sale.

They feel heavy enough to be comfortable (with Bicycle Fixation's wool
knicker socks) down to at least 40F and, today, were not annoyingly
clammy at 80F (moderate humidity at 6%).

I like these because, beside the good price, they are more versatile
than tights, even Riv tights. They don't look as twee as some knickers
-- they are black and cut more trimly -- yet they are loose enough to
be comfortable and to not cling.

Recommended.

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[Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery]

Cheap cotton boxers from Target for me, under MUSA shorts when temps are above 40F. The boxers have to be "broken in" (ten or so wearings/washings) before I wear them on longer rides. When new, the fabric is a little too stiff. I tried padded shorts half a dozen times, and I found them horrible (hot,sweaty, squishy, etc) in a short time. I've also tried "going commando", but that was somewhat uncomfortable and carried an almost intolerable degree of blowout risk. These days I ride B67 saddles on everything. I just sold my long-loved but no longer ridden B17 Champ Spec, which I miss mostly because of the beausage.

[Tim McNamara]

On Apr 7, 2012, at 3:17 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:

<snip>

> (moderate humidity at 6%)

These things are relative. Around here that would be considered bone dry and there'd be fire hazard alerts.

[EricP]

And I'm probably one of the few to consistently get saddle sores from Brooks saddles.  Both with and without padded shorts.  For today, put a Brooks back on the Hillborne and rode about 30 miles today, about half in the rain.  Including an extended stop at Hiawatha Cyclery.  Sitting in front of the computer, can certainly tell I was on a Brooks.  And, no, I have not ridden that much this year.  Just a bit above 1,000 miles so far.  So it could be my lack of riding and/or fitness.

 

Frustrating, but it appears that the area around where the cantle and rail meet rub me the wrong way.  So to speak.  Not just on one Brooks, but on at least 3 different B-17s.

 

But to the original poster - for rides up to about 20 miles, I find boxers just fine.  Even on Terry saddles. 

 

Eric Platt

St. Paul, MN

[Matthew J]

Have not worn padded shorts in years.  Originally wore them more out of peer pressure than any pressing need.

Lately I've been using Pulse Activewear boxers as the base layer.  Ultrafine Merino is very comfortable against the skin.

On Saturday, April 7, 2012 1:03:41 PM UTC-5, Fullylugged wrote:

[PATRICK MOORE]

I must say that the two wool cycling shorts I've worn (Swobo and
Kucharik) feel much more comfortable than the cling-wrap feel of the
lycra I abandoned some years ago; mostly because they are stretchier
and baggier and ride higher on one's torso, I guess. But I almost
never wear even these and don't even notice that my riding pants don't
have padding.

I suppose if you are riding a century or further, chamois is nice --
do any of you long distance riders forgo it?

+1 more for those (still on sale, L only) Nashbar cargo pants (I take
a M but the Ls work fine with belt and suspenders and I like the
additional room that allows me to pull them higher.

Patrick Moore, who rode back from church today with Palm Sunday
(Orthodox Church) branches sticking out from my jersey pocket --
justus florebit ut palma (but who stops at calling himself a justus).

Happy Easter to the rest of you.

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