Um...really dumb newbie question about bike shorts
09-17-06, 01:33 AM
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Um...really dumb newbie question about bike shorts
I just got a pair of mountain shorts with a lining and chamois. They're my first cycling shorts. Here comes the dumb question:
Do I wear underwear with them or go commando? Boxers ok?
(I'll go hide in the corner now)
Do I wear underwear with them or go commando? Boxers ok?
(I'll go hide in the corner now)
09-17-06, 02:28 AM
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No undies. The pad in the bike shorts is meant to be on your butt directly.
09-17-06, 08:48 AM
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I tried wearing underwear with my road shorts when I first got them. That actually felt worse then wearing underwear and regular shorts! Never again...
09-17-06, 09:12 AM
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Its worth mentioning that if the lack of underwear thing bothers you, you can actually get padded briefs to go under regular shorts.
09-17-06, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Michigander
Its worth mentioning that if the lack of underwear thing bothers you, you can actually get padded briefs to go under regular shorts.
09-17-06, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselDan
You can just use the bike shorts as underwear over a pair of gym shorts or cargo shorts.
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I have cycling shorts with the chamois and I don't like the feel of a "diaper". I do a lot better with just undies and mtn shorts without the pad. Never bothered me. On my usual ride I stay out for 3 hours. No problems at all.
09-17-06, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ericgu
I'm pretty sure you mean "under a pair of gym shorts"
09-18-06, 09:13 AM
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I have cycling shorts with the chamois and I don't like the feel of a "diaper". I do a lot better with just undies and mtn shorts without the pad. Never bothered me. On my usual ride I stay out for 3 hours. No problems at all.
This may work on a MTB, but 3 hrs on a MTB is much easier on the toosh than 3 hours on a road bike where you are sitting most of the time. I never wore cycling shorts when I rode a MTB, but have to on my road bike.
