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Old 09-11-10 | 06:02 PM
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axolotl
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Originally Posted by SilverStreak
Anyone actually tour in regular cotton shorts?
Yup, me. And I've toured a lot, and never in lycra. I only find cycling shorts comfortable in a very narrow cool temperature range, so I don't wear them. Like you, I like pockets. I ride in either cotton shorts or nylon shorts, with 100% cotton briefs underneath. I sometimes wear cycling tights, although lately, I prefer a pair of loose fleece cycling pants I picked up somewhere. I love an old pair of soft nylon tights with real chamois (which eventually disintegrated, sigh) I picked up years ago in France. The fabric is so much more comfortable than more modern synthetic fabrics, but nobody seems to use that fabric anymore. They're also warmer than newer synthetics, too.

My advice is to wear whatever feels most comfortable to you, and don't worry about what anyone else thinks, including what other cyclists think, with one proviso: In some cultures, it's insulting for people of either gender to expose their knees or thighs. I've got some convertible pants/shorts. I ride with the bottoms zipped off, and later off the bike, or to visit religious or other certain sites (e.g. royal palaces in Thailand), I zip the bottoms back on.

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