Originally Posted by
burnthesheep
As others have said the straps provide lots of improvement in comfort.
Off road cyclists often like to pretend they aren't cyclists but instead survivalists happening to be seen on a bike, hence all the cargo short style shorts. But guess what.......all the UCI cross country and mtb world cup racers wear....................gasp....bibs and jerseys and not camouflage cargo shorts.
I tend to look like someone from Mad Max the Road Warrior on my bike. So yeah. I need to add spikes and a Mohawk.