Preston Crawford <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> On 2005-10-03, Roger Zoul <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>> Preston Crawford <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>>:> On 2005-10-03, Roger Zoul <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>>:>> Preston Crawford <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>>:>>:> On 2005-10-03, Thomas Wentworth <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>>:>>:>>
:>>:>>:>> "Preston Crawford" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:>>:>>:>> news:[email hidden]...
:>>:>>:>>> On 2005-10-03, Cheto <[email hidden]> wrote:
:>>:>>:>>>>
:>>:>>:>>>> "Preston Crawford" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:>>:>>:>>>> news:[email hidden]...
:>>:>>:>>>>
:>>:>>:>>>>>I just wonder for how long. Any idea?
:>>:>>:>>>>
:>>:>>:>>>> Hopefully forever. Bike shorts are MUCH more comfortable
:>>:>>:>>>> for riding than boxers and regular shorts. Why would you
:>>:>>:>>>> NOT want to wear them?
:>>:>>:>>>
:>>:>>:>>> Because it's easier. When you commute every day to work it's
:>>:>>:>>> just one more piece of clothing you have to take with you
:>>:>>:>>> (underwear) to change into at work. Plus during the summer it
:>>:>>:>>> means (if your work allows shorts) you can basically hop off
:>>:>>:>>> the bike, change shirts and you're
:>>:>>:>>> good to go.
:>>:>>:>>>
:>>:>>:>>> Preston
:>>:>>:>>
:>>:>>:>> Why not wear the underwear with the bicycle short padding?
:>>:>>:>>
:>>:>>:>> I would rather have a happy hematoba or whatever you call it
:>>:>>:>> than .................... yikes.
:>>:>>:>
:>>:>>:> Yeah, well, like I said at first, I know the answer is
:>>:>>:> obvious. It was
:>>:>>:> more of a question of how long to wear them, since I'm not
:>>:>>:> used to it.
:>>:>>:> As to why NOT to wear both underwear and bicycle shorts?
:>>:>>:> Haven't found
:>>:>>:> a combo that works/fits well. I'm a clydesdale (big dude) so
:>>:>>:> as it is I have to struggle to find shorts that are
:>>:>>:> comfortable. So the current
:>>:>>:> items I have, the liners, are barely big enough in the legs by
:>>:>>:> themselves, much less over another piece of clothing. If
:>>:>>:> someone knows
:>>:>>:> of another solution... like bike shorts that aren't lycra
:>>:>>:> (since in the winter here in Oregon I have to wear them under
:>>:>>:> tights anyway) or anything else, I'm all ears.
:>>:>>:>
:>>:>>:> I've just never been a lycra guy, because of the issue of me
:>>:>>:> having big thighs, a size 40 waste, and thus more difficulty
:>>:>>:> finding comfortable shorts.
:>>:>>
:>>:>> It's easy to find comfortable shorts, man.
:>>:>>
:>>:>>
:>>:>
:>>:> Hmmm... Well, not I. But like I said, I find lycra really
:>>:> uncomfortable, so that narrows my options down.
:>>
:>> Any reason for that other than you're wearing sizes too small?
:>>
:>>
:>
:> That and the afforementioned ease of use. I just find shorts easier.
:> I can throw them under tights easily in the winter. In the summer I
:> just hop off the bike and I'm ready to work, etc. Mostly just a time
:> saver, and I've biked for so long that I've never really been
:> uncomfortable without them. But I think now's the time to reconsider
:> that philosophy, definitely.
Well, to each his own. I just didn't want the reason to be that you could
find any in your size. I'm a big guy too and I wouldn't think of riding
without my shorts - all else can go but not those. Of course, I'm not a
commuter so I can't really relate to your usage. But on weekends I like to
rack up some miles...
