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J-McKech 03-15-04 08:50 PM

Recommend some shorts?
 
I was wondering you guys can recommend some shorts? Im looking for something cargo style with a long leg, but not soo long it binds my knees up. Around $50? Thanks guys

khuon 03-15-04 09:31 PM

I have a bunch of Sugoi baggy shorts with lycra liners that work well.

J-McKech 03-15-04 11:09 PM

Cool thanks ill look into them

copper RS 03-15-04 11:37 PM

Oakley makes some sweet shorts as well, I've got a pair (not sure of the name) that have lasted for 2 years and are still awesome.

supersmasherjoe 03-16-04 12:44 AM

Anything Perl Izumi. I've had really good luck with their shorts.

Joe

tFUnK 03-16-04 06:14 AM

i wear the cheap ones made by canari.. i just wear regular baggy shorts over them when i bike.

Wilson10 03-16-04 08:20 PM

Louise Garneau Escapes are great shorts. Check em out.

a2psyklnut 03-17-04 07:35 AM

Nema's! Hands down the BEST baggies available! The Stone's run about $50, and the Crown Jewels are about $75. I've seen them at www.pricepoint.com

L8R

a2psyklnut 03-17-04 07:37 AM

Actually, the Stone's are down to $40! http://www.pricepoint.com/detail.htm...hnical%20Short

L8R

stapfam 03-20-04 04:11 PM


Originally Posted by HammerTheHill
I was wondering you guys can recommend some shorts? Im looking for something cargo style with a long leg, but not soo long it binds my knees up. Around $50? Thanks guys

Watch out for any thing marked as made with coolmax material. Coolmax? "Frozen bits" would be a more apt name. In the height of a heat wave, with sweat pouring off you, this material will still keep you cool, so imagine how cold the material is in winter.

I always go to a well stocked shop that has about 7 or 8 different manufacturers stocked, and have a plentiful supply of sizes within those manufacturers. For Comfort I always try on at least two different manufacturers within the price range I want, and then once I have settles on the colour and manufacturer, I then try on 3 or 4 pairs in the size That fits. By going to this extent, I normally find the one pair in the shop that I am Comfortable with. The last pair I bought, were Goretex, and can vouch for this named brand being long lasting and comfortable, but not cheap.

trekkie820 03-20-04 05:11 PM

Nashbar baby, nashbar

stapfam 03-21-04 03:00 PM


Originally Posted by trekkie820
Nashbar baby, nashbar

Screw you people with money. I can hardly afford to eat, let alone get a good bike. So, I play the hand I'm dealt, which is a Trek 820.

I am addicted to bicycles...is this a problem? www.spokejunkies.com

Trek 820(when you pay $200 for a decent mountain bike, you don't worry about breaking stuff)
Singlespeed Concord road


Some of us may now have the money to get what we want, but I know in my case, it has taken a long time to get to this stage. I started Mountain biking in 1989 with a £50 secondhand 10 speed nasty, because that was all I could afford with a family and mortgage. I have just progressed up to several decent bikes, but that has cost me. I don't drink, Don't smoke, don't go out much. All I have time for is work, Gym twice a week, and riding the bike on Sundays. By the way, get a family and mortgage and you will worry about breaking anything on any bike, and the trek 800 that was my first respectable bike in 91 cost the equivalent of $450.


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