Mountain Biking - Looking for shorts

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dabee1106
03-04-12, 08:24 PM
So I'm looking for some shorts to wear while mountain biking. I dont want anything that is skin tight. I would like something that is loose but still has the padding for the butt. Does something like this exist? If so who makes them?

1nterceptor
03-04-12, 08:44 PM
REI sells some (http://www.rei.com/search?cat=4500003_Cycle+Clothing&cat=4500124&search=Cycling+Shorts&jxBike+short+style=Double+short&hist=cat%2C4500003_Cycle+Clothing%3ACycle+Clothing^search%2CCycling+Shorts^cat%2C4500124%3AMen%27s+C ycling+Clothes^jxBike+short+style%2CDouble+short).
samburger
03-04-12, 08:47 PM
Check out any online biking stores (jenson usa, chain reaction cycles, wheelworld, huck n' roll, etc) & look for "mountain biking shorts" (will probably be under apparel>short>mountain, or something to that nature). Make sure whatever you decide on has what is called a 'chamois', as this is the liner than has the padding to keep your butt from hurting so much after long rides. The chamois liner will be skin-tight...that's just a part of biking shorts...but the exterior will look just like a regular pair of shorts.

NCbiker
03-04-12, 09:21 PM
I just bought a pair of these:

http://www.aerotechdesigns.com/baggy_bike_shorts.htm

I really like them.
ESW116
03-04-12, 10:02 PM
I just wear lycra under normal shorts. Works great.

edit: right, you said something loose. So obviously you're going for feel as well as appearance. Personally I don't mind tight lycra. To each his own. But I know that specialty shorts are made with padding.
MattinAZ
03-04-12, 10:08 PM
I just bought a pair of these:

http://www.aerotechdesigns.com/baggy_bike_shorts.htm

I really like them.

+ 1

Good products
ShimmerFade
03-04-12, 11:04 PM
I wear a liner/bike shorts with chamois under mtb shorts. Works really well for me. I like specific biking outer shorts because of the seam placement, and material choice. I have to have something that dries fast when it gets wet.
pablosnazzy
03-05-12, 05:37 AM
endura, club ride, dakine, zoic, and some other brands make what you are looking for.
Daspydyr
03-05-12, 10:33 AM
rei.com outlet section has good pricing but the size and selection may be picked over. blueskycycling.com, pricepoint.com, huckandroll.com all carry good shorts.

I also use spandex under a pair of cargo shorts most of the time. Costco has good cheap cargo shorts this time of year. Investing is a good spandex short with a quality pad is a smart buy, don't get too cheap there.