Blazing saddle it is!

[blazingsaddles]

Got to get myself a pair of those padded lycra shorts for added comfort on my Brooks B17. At present I just use lycra without padding (ouch!).

I know diddlieswat about cycle shorts. Are there a couple of reputable makes out their? And what padding is best? I guess its all down to the individual but advice appreciated!

Thanks,

BS

 

[john2702]

Padded bib tights PLUS padded shorts in the winter makes for comfy riding and no sore bits.

Walking normally can be a problem though.

Try http://www.cycle-clothing.co.uk for some good gear.

 

[ChrisKH]

There's some cheap summer(ish) cycle shorts out there at the moment. I have just acquired a pair of Altura MTB shorts that go down to just above the knees for £20 from Evans. Very nice too.

 

[Dave5N]

I found Nike the best, but now discontinued I think. I now tend to be in Giordana. TBH the pad's a bit too wide, but that's what the club provides.

 

[sloe]

Like some other B17 riders I'm tending to less and less padding. These dhb Earnley shorts are £20, and I find they don't bunch up uncomfortably under long unpadded tights for the winter.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/dhb_Earnley_Lycra_Cycling_Shorts/5360021258/

But for max heatwave long day parts preservation Endura FS260 Pro at £50. Sexy non-shiny shapeliness is an incidental bonus.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Endura_FS260_Pro_Shorts/5360029522/

 

[BigonaBianchi]

th e less padding the better for me on the B17 anyway...on the Bianchi saddle I do wear a pad in the bibs

 

[sloe]

BigonaBianchi you should meet Bigtallfatbloke - you've got soo much in common it's uncanny, only an idiot could have failed to notice the likeness this long.

 

[Tony]

All a matter of horses for ars....er, I mean courses. Everyone's bum is different, and every make suits someone and not others. I like Northwave shorts.

 

[Muddyfox]

I wear Endura Humvee's 3/4 length MTB baggy shorts with the padded Lycra shorts that clip into them

Very Comfy

Simon

 

[Dormouse]

I like my Groundeffect shorts and Endura and Gore bib tights.

 

[vernon]

Got to get myself a pair of those padded lycra shorts for added comfort on my Brooks B17. At present I just use lycra without padding (ouch!).

I know diddlieswat about cycle shorts. Are there a couple of reputable makes out their? And what padding is best? I guess its all down to the individual but advice appreciated!

Thanks,

BS

I'm surprised that you need extra padding with your B17. I use M&S undies and budget general purpose shorts in the spring, summer and autumn. Tracksuit bottoms do furnish me with a hint of unwanted padding for the winter.

 

[samid]

Pricey but super-nice: Rapha FIXED. Very comfy, just a little bit of padding (so you can walk normally), look more or less like a piece of normal clothing, zipped rear pockets for wallet or whatever, dry very quickly.

 

[mickle]

Pricey but super-nice: Rapha FIXED. Very comfy, just a little bit of padding (so you can walk normally), look more or less like a piece of normal clothing, zipped rear pockets for wallet or whatever, dry very quickly.

Yup, ace item of clothing.

 

[blazingsaddles]

I'm surprised that you need extra padding with your B17. I use M&S undies and budget general purpose shorts in the spring, summer and autumn. Tracksuit bottoms do furnish me with a hint of unwanted padding for the winter.

Thanks Vernon, You're right. The B17 is now broken in and normal lycra unpadded shorts with ronhill tracksters are very comfy.

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