Originally Posted by
vinuneuro
I'm relatively new to cycling and am not at the point of being willing to be out in public in only lycra.
Maybe you're not at the point where it makes much difference. When I was new, I rode with bib shorts and a pair of outer shorts. It was fine. But eventually I got to where I just didn't want to bother with the outer shorts. I'd skip the liners or shorts without bibs. Lycra may be form-revealing, but shorts without bibs can be crack-revealing, which is worse.