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Panoramic
06-01-04, 04:29 PM
I'll save you the grief immediately and say this isn't about whether to wear underwear or not.

It's about the padding, and the lack of effect the padding does. I've ridden with these shorts for 3 years, and have never bothered to ask anyone why it's equally comfortable as baggied shorts. The padding isn't positioned correctly for my seating position - i.e. there is no padding being compressed by my rear. Is this normal? Do I have the wrong pair of shorts? And am I better off removing the padding from my shorts to save on the weight?
thanks

sorebutt
06-01-04, 05:31 PM
if the padding is not where you sit, you may have the wrong shorts.. I find that bib shorts work better in keeping the chamois in place. The more important job of the chamois is protect you from chafing.. Good quality material will "hide" the seams you sit on, and is a bit stiff so the top layer of the chamois stay tight stretched so it doesn't create wrinkles and creases that dig into you and you sit on it for hours.. The longer the rides the more important the quality of the chamois..
bac
06-01-04, 07:34 PM
Am I better off removing the padding from my shorts to save on the weight?
thanks

You're joking, right?