Originally Posted by
Erick L
I do carry two freaking pairs. I wash one in the evening and put it back on in the morning. If I use the second pair, I inevitably end up with two wet pairs of shorts.
No, but it takes less than 30 seconds to forget I'm wearing wet shorts. They get just as wet while riding. Wearing wet shorts isn't a problem. It's putting them on that sucks.
Sorry thought you were one of those weight weanies that want to save every last ounce. Me, I would much rather be comfortable.
If you take two pair then why not alternate? The washed pair will certainly be dry by the following day if you hang the damp ones on your panniers if it is not raining. Even if it is raining, hang the damp pair in your tent or your hotel room and it will be dry by the next day.
And if you are in a hotel you could always touch up a bit of dampness with a hair dryer if the room is so equipped. But the trend seems to be to remove the hair dryer from the rooms now. You have to ask. At least at a number of hotels where I have stayed recently.