Thread: Allergic to my socks/bike shorts?
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Old 08-15-18 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by hhk25
With a latex sensitivity, how do you deal with bike clothing? A lot of stretchy or grippy things are going to have latex content.

Very simple. I don't. I buy performance tshirts (yellow) and wear either gym shorts or cargo shorts. I've found I do just fine on 200+ km rides in regular clothing and platform pedals. Knowing I have latex sensitivity, I've never messed with spandex or lycra much, and I'm 99% certain that cleated shoes would set off my Morton's neuroma. Outside of helmets, gloves and a windbreaker, I don't think I've ever bought anything labeled as bike wear in my life.

I know that spandex itself doesn't contain latex, but the two are so often mixed that I just stay away.

I ride on roads, but my clothing is more MTB.
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