Originally Posted by
bent-not-broken
There are two issues here. One is the sweat managemant and the other is the seams in the contact area . When I had a 5 mile each way commute it didn't matter what I wore. I prefered sythetic undies in the summer but no real issues. Now that I ride 15 miles I need to change anyway, so I wear bike shorts. Mt. bike shorts work for me as I don't think my coworkers are ready for Spandex yet.
My IO-Bio merino wool undies have flat seams and a gusseted crotch, as do the much cheaper poly Starter undies I get from Walmart. The great thing about the merino wool undies...they're dry by the time I get cleaned up and ready to dress in my work clothes.
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