Need help finding budget bike shorts
01-11-23, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by alpharalpha
Need help finding budget bike shorts
01-11-23, 12:50 PM
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Zoot brand trishorts for me, but sorry they aren't cheap. maybe the trainer needs a diff. saddle? maybe the same one as your road bike?
01-11-23, 01:43 PM
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These ones? I do prefer purchasing off Amazon due to the easy returns.
01-12-23, 10:47 PM
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While I have no experience with them myself, people on the forums here have good things to say about Black Bibs. Might be worth giving them a try.
01-13-23, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by rsbob
On Amazon, Prezwalski and Sponeed, both make highly rated budget shorts which I have used on the trainer.
But keep in mind, trainers are notoriously uncomfortable regardless. I just spent an hour and a half on mine and had to stand about a half dozen times to get relief, even using expensive shorts.
I know what Mr Vegan is speaking of but he also needs to keep in mind some people have limited budgets and to respect that. I have purchased many good cycling products not made by Rapha or ASOS or Castelli at budget prices and never regretted it. I did buy some ASOS bibs and a club fit jersey because I wanted to see what all raving was about for expensive products. I ended up returning the jersey, too uncomfortably tight and the bibs got tossed - also uncomfortable.
But keep in mind, trainers are notoriously uncomfortable regardless. I just spent an hour and a half on mine and had to stand about a half dozen times to get relief, even using expensive shorts.
I know what Mr Vegan is speaking of but he also needs to keep in mind some people have limited budgets and to respect that. I have purchased many good cycling products not made by Rapha or ASOS or Castelli at budget prices and never regretted it. I did buy some ASOS bibs and a club fit jersey because I wanted to see what all raving was about for expensive products. I ended up returning the jersey, too uncomfortably tight and the bibs got tossed - also uncomfortable.
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01-13-23, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by alpharalpha
I see two options for the Sponeed, the regular blue 4D and a newer 6th gen green padding; have you tried either of these, is so any preference?
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Go on over to the AeroTech Designs website. Great prices and U.S.-made.
01-15-23, 09:24 AM
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Any particular ones you'd recommend? Are just for using indoors with road bike hooked up to mag' trainer.
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