Originally Posted by badsac
Bought some Pearl Izumi shorts today. $180 from the LBS. Geez they feel comfy on, but for that rort of a price my arse better feel like it was massaged by the breasts of 40 nubile virgins after a long ride now.
I suppose if you consider the imortance of comfort, and how many miles you get out of them compared to other things such as tyres, people could argue that they're worth it -- BUT 180 BUCKS!!! JEEZUZ!! It's just a bit of lycra and a chamois.
If you think of the cost of the materials.......