I've always had several pairs of shorts that I rotate, but I haven't bought any new ones for almost 2 years. I've had good luck with Pearlizumi's lasting several years, but when I went out to various bike shops today, I was disappointed to find what seems to be a new philosophy in the manufacturing of cycling shorts. It seems they all have a [censored] of foam padding now which makes for a lousy fit. What ever happened to just a piece of chamois in the crotch? Now all the clothing manufacturers are making their shorts to please the Freds of the world who complain that their butts get sore when they ride so they need lots of padding? I looked at Descente's, Catelli's, Pearl's and others and EVERYBODY had added a thick, wide chunk of foam to the crotch of their shorts, compared to what you could buy two years ago.
Does anybody make shorts without all this padding anymore? Am I just too old school and I'm going to have to learn to adapt?
Look at some of the "store" brands from Performance, Colorado Cyclist and Excel Sports. Another factor to consider is that the nylon/lycra has more stretch than coolmax/polyester/lycra blends which can make the thicker pads more comfortable in the former and not the latter.
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I've always had several pairs of shorts that I rotate, but I haven't
bought
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any new ones for almost 2 years. I've had good luck with Pearlizumi's lasting several years, but when I went out to various bike shops today, I was disappointed to find what seems to be a new philosophy in the manufacturing of cycling shorts. It seems they all have a [censored] of foam padding now which makes for a lousy fit. What ever happened to just a
piece
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of chamois in the crotch? Now all the clothing manufacturers are making their shorts to please the Freds of the world who complain that their
butts
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get sore when they ride so they need lots of padding? I looked at Descente's, Catelli's, Pearl's and others and EVERYBODY had added a thick, wide chunk of foam to the crotch of their shorts, compared to what you
could
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buy two years ago.
Does anybody make shorts without all this padding anymore? Am I just too
I'm right there with ya, man. I hate all that foam. Get your bike set up right and a half-decent saddle and you don't need it. All it does when I ride in a pair is wad up somewhere and rub me raw. I live 45 miles from the nearest bike shop (65 miles from the nearest "real" bike shop), so I kinda have to rely on mail order. I've been very unpleasantly surprised with what Pearl Izumi has done. Even the basic "attack" shorts which have always been a good value with a plain thin chamois, have gone to a thick pad.
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I've always had several pairs of shorts that I rotate, but I haven't
bought
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any new ones for almost 2 years. I've had good luck with Pearlizumi's lasting several years, but when I went out to various bike shops today, I was disappointed to find what seems to be a new philosophy in the manufacturing of cycling shorts. It seems they all have a [censored] of foam padding now which makes for a lousy fit. What ever happened to just a
piece
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of chamois in the crotch? Now all the clothing manufacturers are making their shorts to please the Freds of the world who complain that their
butts
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get sore when they ride so they need lots of padding? I looked at Descente's, Catelli's, Pearl's and others and EVERYBODY had added a thick, wide chunk of foam to the crotch of their shorts, compared to what you
could
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buy two years ago.
Does anybody make shorts without all this padding anymore? Am I just too
I don't get how you rotate them. Don't your legs get crossed over then? Do you really just put them on backwards and call that a rotation? I put mine on over my head but I wouldn't call that a rotation...
"Brian Phillips" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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I've always had several pairs of shorts that I rotate, but I haven't
bought
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any new ones for almost 2 years. I've had good luck with Pearlizumi's lasting several years, but when I went out to various bike shops today, I was disappointed to find what seems to be a new philosophy in the manufacturing of cycling shorts. It seems they all have a [censored] of foam padding now which makes for a lousy fit. What ever happened to just a
piece
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of chamois in the crotch? Now all the clothing manufacturers are making their shorts to please the Freds of the world who complain that their
butts
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get sore when they ride so they need lots of padding? I looked at Descente's, Catelli's, Pearl's and others and EVERYBODY had added a thick, wide chunk of foam to the crotch of their shorts, compared to what you
could
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buy two years ago.
Does anybody make shorts without all this padding anymore? Am I just too
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I don't get how you rotate them. Don't your legs get crossed over then?
Do
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you really just put them on backwards and call that a rotation? I put
mine
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on over my head but I wouldn't call that a rotation...
After every 5,000 miles, you turn them around so your right leg is where the left was and vice versa. If you're blessed with a third leg, you can figure that into the rotation.
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I was disappointed to find what seems to be a new philosophy in the manufacturing of cycling shorts. It seems they all have a [censored] of foam padding now which makes for a lousy fit. What ever happened to just a piece of chamois in the crotch?
It might not be as bad as is seems in that the foam compresses after being used a few times, so the whole thing won't be as thick as it is when new. At least that was the case with some shorts my team had a few years ago -- we jokingly called them diapers the first time we tried them on, but after a couple ride/wash cycles they were normal.
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I've always had several pairs of shorts that I rotate, but I haven't
bought
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any new ones for almost 2 years. I've had good luck with Pearlizumi's lasting several years, but when I went out to various bike shops today, I was disappointed to find what seems to be a new philosophy in the manufacturing of cycling shorts. It seems they all have a [censored] of foam padding now which makes for a lousy fit. What ever happened to just a
piece
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of chamois in the crotch? Now all the clothing manufacturers are making their shorts to please the Freds of the world who complain that their
butts
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get sore when they ride so they need lots of padding? I looked at Descente's, Catelli's, Pearl's and others and EVERYBODY had added a thick, wide chunk of foam to the crotch of their shorts, compared to what you
could
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buy two years ago.
Does anybody make shorts without all this padding anymore? Am I just too
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school and I'm going to have to learn to adapt?
Check Voler. The team I ride with uses them and they don't have the diaper like pad that the previous Castelli Squadra kit had.
I've always had several pairs of shorts that I rotate, but I haven't bought any new ones for almost 2 years. I've had good luck with Pearlizumi's lasting several years, but when I went out to various bike shops today, I was disappointed to find what seems to be a new philosophy in the manufacturing of cycling shorts. It seems they all have a [censored] of foam padding now which makes for a lousy fit. What ever happened to just a piece of chamois in the crotch? Now all the clothing manufacturers are making their shorts to please the Freds of the world who complain that their butts get sore when they ride so they need lots of padding? I looked at Descente's, Catelli's, Pearl's and others and EVERYBODY had added a thick, wide chunk of foam to the crotch of their shorts, compared to what you could buy two years ago.
Does anybody make shorts without all this padding anymore? Am I just too old school and I'm going to have to learn to adapt?
All that [censored] is way overpriced anyway. Don't bother with it. Buy the cheap stuff instead. The pads are thinner on the cheepees; it won't have a full diaper feel, and if you wreck it you won't feel bad about it. Sometimes the elastic isn't as good, but who cares? If it does start to go (and I've had it go on "good" brands too), you still won't feel bad because you can buy 3 pairs for the price of one Castelli.
but now with those shorts you can get one of those cool all carbon sadles that look so comfortable!!!
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I've always had several pairs of shorts that I rotate, but I haven't bought any new ones for almost 2 years. I've had good luck with Pearlizumi's lasting several years, but when I went out to various bike shops today, I was disappointed to find what seems to be a new philosophy in the manufacturing of cycling shorts. It seems they all have a [censored] of foam padding now which makes for a lousy fit. What ever happened to just a piece of chamois in the crotch? Now all the clothing manufacturers are making their shorts to please the Freds of the world who complain that their butts get sore when they ride so they need lots of padding? I looked at Descente's, Catelli's, Pearl's and others and EVERYBODY had added a thick, wide chunk of foam to the crotch of their shorts, compared to what you could buy two years ago.
Does anybody make shorts without all this padding anymore? Am I just too old school and I'm going to have to learn to adapt?
