Quoted message said:The subject says it all. My favorite shorts are an old
pair of Hind
knickers,
Quoted message said:which have what looks like synthetic chamois -- no real
padding, just the chamois material. None of my other
bottoms are as comfortable, especially
for
Quoted message said:long rides. I have others that are OK, but nothing like
these Hinds.
However,
Quoted message said:nobody seems to be making anything like them anymore. The
closest are
shorts
Quoted message said:with real chamois. Does anyone else still use these? How
do they compare
with
Quoted message said:other stuff available today, for comfort, and maintenance?
Matt: Just as with saddles, the quantity of padding isn't
important, it's the quality. And, just as with saddles, some
of the most-comfortable shorts have very little padding.
Real leather chamois? The type that, if you didn't rub oils
into them, would dry out like a taco? And even though
washed religiously, would still cause nasty boils (for
those who've never experienced a nasty boil on the tail
end, it's like a giant zit that you're sitting on)? Don't
go there. Ever! I grew up with those things during my
racing days, and they were as dreadful as any horror
stories anybody can conjure up.
You want even more evidence of the superiority of a
synthetic chamois? How about this- even in the super-
contrarian world of usenet, in which people will defend
anything, nobody's chiming in that they're wonderful. Could
be a usenet first! (However, now that I've supplied the
bait, I expect someone to step up to the plate very shortly)
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
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