Since when did road cycling get overrun by wusses?
08-25-15, 11:48 AM
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08-25-15, 11:51 AM
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The statistic & quote that forms the basis of this thread is stupid. The poster actually said that 50% of comfort comes from the saddle & 50% from a pair of properly fitting riding shorts. No mention of padding at all. And from this the OP compares riding today with his "memories" and declares that cyclists of today are wusses. On that basis alone one could start a thread asking when did road cycling get overrun with idiots?
There's little doubt that comfort on the saddle comes from a) the saddle as well as b) properly fitted shorts. Of course there's room to argue the %'s given but nowhere does this statement necessarily mean that cyclists today are more comfortable than those of the past. I'm sure in the past comfort also came from the saddle & shorts. What a stupid thread... I'll guarantee you that the OP wears properly fitted shorts and is more comfortable as a result.. so comfortable that it's absolutely necessary that he washes said shorts after every ride.
There's little doubt that comfort on the saddle comes from a) the saddle as well as b) properly fitted shorts. Of course there's room to argue the %'s given but nowhere does this statement necessarily mean that cyclists today are more comfortable than those of the past. I'm sure in the past comfort also came from the saddle & shorts. What a stupid thread... I'll guarantee you that the OP wears properly fitted shorts and is more comfortable as a result.. so comfortable that it's absolutely necessary that he washes said shorts after every ride.
08-25-15, 12:05 PM
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I just got back into riding after more than 25 years. My first few rides, the seat was too far back and slightly too high and I was just wearing ordinary slippery fabric shorts. The inside of my thighs up by the seat ached after my first couple of rides like that (about 4 miles each). I adjusted the seat following some Youtube video guidelines, bought a pair of padded shorts and life is now bearable. The padded shorts are not so important with the seat properly adjusted, but they still help (took a short 2 mile ride towards dusk last night with regular shorts on again, I prefer the padding). So I guess I'm a wuss.
08-25-15, 12:07 PM
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If you read the op carefully, you should see that there was not assignment of wuss status to those who wear cycling shorts. It was a characterization of those that think modern, techno-padded cycling shorts are intrinsic to comfort on the bike. How did we ever do with just the simplest kind?
08-25-15, 12:09 PM
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What does "properly fitting" bike shorts mean? I mean, I take a medium, and when I buy a pair of medium shorts/bibs, aren't they "properly fitting"? Or does the OP have custom shorts made for him?
08-25-15, 12:10 PM
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The statistic & quote that forms the basis of this thread is stupid. The poster actually said that 50% of comfort comes from the saddle & 50% from a pair of properly fitting riding shorts. No mention of padding at all. And from this the OP compares riding today with his "memories" and declares that cyclists of today are wusses. On that basis alone one could start a thread asking when did road cycling get overrun with idiots?
There's little doubt that comfort on the saddle comes from a) the saddle as well as b) properly fitted shorts. Of course there's room to argue the %'s given but nowhere does this statement necessarily mean that cyclists today are more comfortable than those of the past. I'm sure in the past comfort also came from the saddle & shorts. What a stupid thread... I'll guarantee you that the OP wears properly fitted shorts and is more comfortable as a result.. so comfortable that it's absolutely necessary that he washes said shorts after every ride.
There's little doubt that comfort on the saddle comes from a) the saddle as well as b) properly fitted shorts. Of course there's room to argue the %'s given but nowhere does this statement necessarily mean that cyclists today are more comfortable than those of the past. I'm sure in the past comfort also came from the saddle & shorts. What a stupid thread... I'll guarantee you that the OP wears properly fitted shorts and is more comfortable as a result.. so comfortable that it's absolutely necessary that he washes said shorts after every ride.
08-25-15, 12:11 PM
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08-25-15, 12:14 PM
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08-25-15, 12:16 PM
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08-25-15, 12:19 PM
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Seems more civilized, don't you think?? Or just wussy??
08-25-15, 12:22 PM
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08-25-15, 12:23 PM
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08-25-15, 12:24 PM
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08-25-15, 12:34 PM
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Wait, I just got it. Were you suggesting I could have just bought some Assos or Rapha shorts and happily kept the bike? OMG, that would have been awesome. I wish you would have said something then.
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Can you think of a better reason to sell a Ti bike?
08-25-15, 12:49 PM
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08-25-15, 12:50 PM
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If you read the op carefully, you should see that there was not assignment of wuss status to those who wear cycling shorts. It was a characterization of those that think modern, techno-padded cycling shorts are intrinsic to comfort on the bike. How did we ever do with just the simplest kind?
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