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Old 05-14-23 | 11:55 AM
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Bikes: 14' Colnago CLD, 02' Schwinn Mesa GSX, 2005 Giant OCR2

Short Inseam Road Shorts for Women

Hi - I have been riding for a long time, but have yet to find a pair of perfect shorts. I am only 5'2" and I need something with an inseam that is 5"-6". I have tried Louis Garneu, Terry, Sugoi, and the top tier shorts that I see on Competitive Cyclist only come in lengths 7" or longer. Those literally go to my knees. Right now I have a pretty good pair from AeroTech Designs, which is great for my daily 20 mile rides, but I would like a somewhat thicker pad for longer rides. I have tried Terry shorts too, but those tend to ride up when they get wet. The pads are not the greatest, at least not Castelli great. But it has been awhile since I tried any of their shorts because of bad experiences in the past. Maybe they have improved?

Tried these and returned them:
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/s...y-short-womens
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/l...5-short-womens - these ride up. Annoying as hell when trying to ride and pulling them down all the time.
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/l...-shorts-womens - these are 7" but thought I could try. To my knees. LOL

This is the current pair I have, but would like a better pad.
https://aerotechdesigns.com/atd-fit-...le-shorts.html

I love my Castelli tights and I have Castelli bibs, but apparently Italians are not short? I am sad I cannot find anything on the level of Castelli that has shorter inseams. I would try bibs, but all the bibs I have looked at are 7" or longer.

Please for the love of short girls, maybe someone knows something I missed.
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