I’ve got a question for all you that ride more than I do and live in a colder climate than I do. I live in Austin, Texas and ride at best once a week (Saturday) for about 2-4 hours. Only five to ten times a year is it cold enough to wear something on my legs other than my usual bib shorts. If needed, I will pull on a pair of Pearl Izumi tights (without a chamois) over my bib shorts. Well, after several years of service, the tights have started to wear through in the seat area (where I sit on the saddle). The tights may last the rest of this season and I have a pair of leg warmers I can use, if needed. So I am thinking about getting a new pair of tights, but before I do, I wanted to see what y’all (it’s a Texas thing) use.
Here are what I see as my options:
1) tights w/o chamois over my bib shorts,
2) tights w/o chamois under my bib shorts (but you are not suppose to wear anything under your cycling shorts, right?),
3) cycling tights w/ chamois alone,
4) cycling bib tights w/ chamois alone, or
5) something else?
Let me know what you think is best. As always, thanks for the help.
Ride On!
Spoke