I buy cheap stuff from love2pedal.com - I've only ever had cheap shorts so I probably don't know what I'm missing, but my current set of 3 shorts was bought for $20 each from them, and I've been wearing them in rotation daily for about 4 years now. I'm about to order some more, looks like I may be paying $30 this time, and I'm thinking about throwing some baggies into the mix.
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