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Do you ride commando?
07-06-10 | 10:49 PM
#53
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From: Bellevue, NE
Bikes: '06 Trek 1000, '09 Gary Fisher Supercaliber, '10 Trek XO2
Only when I am going to the local shop or around the block do I wear what I am currently wearing. I ALWAYS strip down to just my bibs and jersey when I ride. Can't imagine doing a 3 hour ride in boxers. OUCH!
07-06-10 | 11:13 PM
#54
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From: SoCa
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First of all, cyclist should dress however they feel comfortable.
Cycling has a long tradition going back tens of years. There is little on a bicycle or cycling apparel that has not been honed over decades of experience of what works. One of the biggest problems with cycling is chafing and saddle sores due to rubbing and pressure from sitting on a saddle spinning the pedals and supporting body weight.
Years ago, when I started cycling, we had wool or cotton cycling shorts with chamois (animal skin) pads to put in contact with the skin. The idea is to reduce friction and make the ride as comfortable as possible for long periods of time.
One of the problems with skin chamois is that even though it is soft, it can harbor bacteria that can embed in hair follicles and cause saddle sores. And the chamois can get wet and create more friction and chafing.
Skin chamois has been replaced with micro fiber very soft low friction material that does not support bacteria. With modern chamois cream on these new synthetic material, friction and saddle sores are reduced. There is less chafing at higher cadences over long distances.
Wearing any material between the chamois and skin is what it is - rider preference and if it works for you hallelujah.
I wear cycling shorts with a modern, very soft, firm padded chamois upon which I put my skin and sit bones.
Cycling has a long tradition going back tens of years. There is little on a bicycle or cycling apparel that has not been honed over decades of experience of what works. One of the biggest problems with cycling is chafing and saddle sores due to rubbing and pressure from sitting on a saddle spinning the pedals and supporting body weight.
Years ago, when I started cycling, we had wool or cotton cycling shorts with chamois (animal skin) pads to put in contact with the skin. The idea is to reduce friction and make the ride as comfortable as possible for long periods of time.
One of the problems with skin chamois is that even though it is soft, it can harbor bacteria that can embed in hair follicles and cause saddle sores. And the chamois can get wet and create more friction and chafing.
Skin chamois has been replaced with micro fiber very soft low friction material that does not support bacteria. With modern chamois cream on these new synthetic material, friction and saddle sores are reduced. There is less chafing at higher cadences over long distances.
Wearing any material between the chamois and skin is what it is - rider preference and if it works for you hallelujah.
I wear cycling shorts with a modern, very soft, firm padded chamois upon which I put my skin and sit bones.
07-07-10 | 04:42 AM
#55
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Joined: Aug 2003
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From: On a Road in Central Bluegrass KY
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I have never heard the term. I spent a tour in Viet Nam with the 1st Marines and never wore underware for a year. The chafing would rub you raw and could quickly turn to full blown crotch rot , which most of us had bouts with anyway. I tried undies once with cycling shorts and have not tried it again.
Semper Fi ! (But I was USAF) -- I'm in Philippines and always go w/o briefs. Else get raw fast.
Jungle Rot - never again.
07-07-10 | 07:43 AM
#57
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From: Northern VA
Bikes: 2008 Trek Madone 5.5, 2009 Cervelo R3SL tdf edition, Cervelo R5 with Di2
Young lady in front of me on the MUP was "doing it wrong" the other night. She had on white Saxo Bank bibs, with some kind of a jersey underneath the straps. Odd, but, OK.
But it was clear she had on regular blue panties with red and yellow bunnies or flowers or something underneath the bibs shorts. Really clear.
But it was clear she had on regular blue panties with red and yellow bunnies or flowers or something underneath the bibs shorts. Really clear.
07-07-10 | 07:51 AM
#58
just keep riding
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Milledgeville, Georgia
Bikes: 2018 Black Mountain Cycles MCD,2017 Advocate Cycles Seldom Seen Drop Bar, 2017 Niner Jet 9 Alloy, 2015 Zukas custom road, 2003 KHS Milano Tandem, 1986 Nishiki Cadence rigid MTB, 1980ish Fuji S-12S
Young lady in front of me on the MUP was "doing it wrong" the other night. She had on white Saxo Bank bibs, with some kind of a jersey underneath the straps. Odd, but, OK.
But it was clear she had on regular blue panties with red and yellow bunnies or flowers or something underneath the bibs shorts. Really clear.
But it was clear she had on regular blue panties with red and yellow bunnies or flowers or something underneath the bibs shorts. Really clear.
07-07-10 | 11:05 PM
#59
Council of the Elders
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 3,759
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From: Omaha, NE
Bikes: 1990 Schwinn Crosscut, 5 Lemonds
Young lady in front of me on the MUP was "doing it wrong" the other night. She had on white Saxo Bank bibs, with some kind of a jersey underneath the straps. Odd, but, OK.
But it was clear she had on regular blue panties with red and yellow bunnies or flowers or something underneath the bibs shorts. Really clear.
But it was clear she had on regular blue panties with red and yellow bunnies or flowers or something underneath the bibs shorts. Really clear.
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