And I'm probably one of the few to consistently get saddle sores from Brooks saddles. Both with and without padded shorts. For today, put a Brooks back on the Hillborne and rode about 30 miles today, about half in the rain. Including an extended stop at Hiawatha Cyclery. Sitting in front of the computer, can certainly tell I was on a Brooks. And, no, I have not ridden that much this year. Just a bit above 1,000 miles so far. So it could be my lack of riding and/or fitness. Frustrating, but it appears that the area around where the cantle and rail meet rub me the wrong way. So to speak. Not just on one Brooks, but on at least 3 different B-17s. But to the original poster - for rides up to about 20 miles, I find boxers just fine. Even on Terry saddles. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN
On Saturday, April 7, 2012 5:06:27 PM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > Cheap cotton boxers from Target for me, under MUSA shorts when temps are > above 40F. The boxers have to be "broken in" (ten or so wearings/washings) > before I wear them on longer rides. When new, the fabric is a little too > stiff. I tried padded shorts half a dozen times, and I found them horrible > (hot,sweaty, squishy, etc) in a short time. I've also tried "going > commando", but that was somewhat uncomfortable and carried an almost > intolerable degree of blowout risk. These days I ride B67 saddles on > everything. I just sold my long-loved but no longer ridden B17 Champ Spec, > which I miss mostly because of the beausage. > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/V4W4RVqP2vsJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
