Do you really need padded shorts?

[mjr]

Tell me, how many pro's ride without padded shorts?

Tell me, how many pros are NOT sponsored or co-sponsored by a manufacturer of padded shorts? Even if they're wearing another brand of padded bibs, they're going to be relabelled like tyres, saddles and sometimes even whole bikes!

And how many pros have abandoned races due to saddle sores?

 

[mjr]

He's implying that he is somewhat underendowed and wishes to hide his little embarrassment

I thought it was that it's shaped like an amusing vegetable.

Anyway, returning to an earlier point (@Fnaar), wrapping it in warm padding and hindering its natural temperature control mechanism isn't the best thing to do for reproduction, is it?

 

[screenman]

Tell me, how many pros are NOT sponsored or co-sponsored by a manufacturer of padded shorts? Even if they're wearing another brand of padded bibs, they're going to be relabelled like tyres, saddles and sometimes even whole bikes!

And how many pros have abandoned races due to saddle sores?

You honestly think that is the reason the pro's wear padded shorts, are you winding us up

Certainly pro's have abandoned with saddle sores, you think riding without would have stopped that? If so do you not think they would use it in marginal gains, I am sure they would.

 

[greekonabike]

I don't have the money to splash out on padded shorts. I bought £2 worth of cotton wool and a roll of gaffa tape. Then I formed a perfect padding cushion that I can attach to any item of legwear.

GOAB

 

[Slick]

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Thats better, but its not going to last.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Thats better, but its not going to last.

The poor girl needs a few spacers to avoid lumbago lol

 

[CanucksTraveller]

If you don't need padded shorts, you're not riding far enough.

 

[screenman]

Thats better, but its not going to last.

Saddle is too high.

 

[mjr]

If you don't need padded shorts, you're not riding far enough.

I've ridden 100+ milers and multi-day tours. I'll total up the 2016 distance when I'm next at my computer and double-check my 2015 which I think was a bit under 4000 miles... but really, who cares how far? It's how much fun which really counts.

 

[screenman]

Going back to the OP, no.

 

[Pale Rider]

The poor girl needs a few spacers to avoid lumbago lol

She'd need a bit more than arm warmers around here.

 

[mjr]

You honestly think that is the reason the pro's wear padded shorts, are you winding us up

Not THE reason, but certainly A reason and also one that would almost certainly prevent anyone knowing if some pros are riding unpadded or choosing other brands. I'm sure some pros probably prefer pads, like some CCers do... I also strongly suspect some are riding on old-style thin pads and some are riding unpadded - out of several hundred in the pro peloton, it seems unlikely absolutely everyone is padded.

Certainly pro's have abandoned with saddle sores, you think riding without would have stopped that? If so do you not think they would use it in marginal gains, I am sure they would.

Who knows and do you think we would know if they were using it, what with competitive advantages and lucrative sponsorship deals at stake?

Feel free not to answer that, same as you haven't answered the earlier questions

 

[screenman]

I skipped the one about pro's being sponsored, as I felt it did not need answering.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I've ridden 100+ milers and multi-day tours. I'll total up the 2016 distance when I'm next at my computer and double-check my 2015 which I think was a bit under 4000 miles... but really, who cares how far? It's how much fun which really counts.

It was one of those pithy throwaway lines just for fun, don't take me too seriously. I've never ridden over a hundred miles in one go in my life. Though I do swear by good padded bibs when I do a metric hundred.

 

[Slick]

Saddle is too high.

I was going to post a slightly embellished version of that, but I was moderated for less. I thought it best to at least try and stay away from controversy this early in the year.