Originally Posted by mikeinsa

We wear clothing that is FUNCTIONAL for bicycling. Spandex bike shorts serve a specific purpose, just like a baseball mitt. They have flat seams and no seams where they will cause chafing and irritation. They have padding in the butt and crotch so you have some extra padding where you and your body interact with the bike the most. . That's also why we wear gloves. The legs are extra long, so you don't chafe when your leg rubs against the top tube and the inside of the saddle. . . . We also wear bright colored jerseys with pockets in the rear and zippers inthe front. The pockets in the rear help us to not lose those items that would ordinarily fall out of forward facing pockets. The zippers allow us to take the jersey off when we need to (like if your wearing bibs and nature calls) and the bright colors help those people with the 3000lb bombs see us, so they can try to aim AWAY from us! By the way. . . unless you really want to have saddle sores or need to know what a blistered butt feels like, you DON"T Wear anything under your cycling shorts but BUTT BUTTER!!! This isn't about modesty. . . its about self preservation. Trust me! you don't want to find out for yourself! But if you must, go out and ride 30-50 miles in 90 degrees and let me know what you find out. . .