Originally Posted by Elwoodab

Can anyone suggest good padded bike shorts that I can get at Nashbar or Performance that don't cost an arm and a leg. I have a nice pair of Pearl Izumi that I bought at a shop in Pittsburgh for about $80. and they are very comfy. I have several other pairs but they're all the $30. variety and definately don't have the padding that the Pearl's do. I need a couple more pairs of good shorts before I go on "The Illinois Great River Ride" in Sept.