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Old 03-04-12 | 09:24 PM
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So I'm looking for some shorts to wear while mountain biking. I dont want anything that is skin tight. I would like something that is loose but still has the padding for the butt. Does something like this exist? If so who makes them?
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Old 03-04-12 | 09:44 PM
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REI sells some.
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Old 03-04-12 | 09:47 PM
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Check out any online biking stores (jenson usa, chain reaction cycles, wheelworld, huck n' roll, etc) & look for "mountain biking shorts" (will probably be under apparel>short>mountain, or something to that nature). Make sure whatever you decide on has what is called a 'chamois', as this is the liner than has the padding to keep your butt from hurting so much after long rides. The chamois liner will be skin-tight...that's just a part of biking shorts...but the exterior will look just like a regular pair of shorts.
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Old 03-04-12 | 10:21 PM
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I just bought a pair of these:

https://www.aerotechdesigns.com/baggy_bike_shorts.htm

I really like them.
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Old 03-04-12 | 11:02 PM
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I just wear lycra under normal shorts. Works great.

edit: right, you said something loose. So obviously you're going for feel as well as appearance. Personally I don't mind tight lycra. To each his own. But I know that specialty shorts are made with padding.
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Old 03-04-12 | 11:08 PM
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I just bought a pair of these:

https://www.aerotechdesigns.com/baggy_bike_shorts.htm

I really like them.
+ 1

Good products
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Old 03-05-12 | 12:04 AM
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I wear a liner/bike shorts with chamois under mtb shorts. Works really well for me. I like specific biking outer shorts because of the seam placement, and material choice. I have to have something that dries fast when it gets wet.
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Old 03-05-12 | 06:37 AM
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Bikes: rocky mountain SLAYER!!!! trek, voodoo, surly, spot, bianchi, ibis

endura, club ride, dakine, zoic, and some other brands make what you are looking for.
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Old 03-05-12 | 11:33 AM
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rei.com outlet section has good pricing but the size and selection may be picked over. blueskycycling.com, pricepoint.com, huckandroll.com all carry good shorts.

I also use spandex under a pair of cargo shorts most of the time. Costco has good cheap cargo shorts this time of year. Investing is a good spandex short with a quality pad is a smart buy, don't get too cheap there.
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