I must say that the two wool cycling shorts I've worn (Swobo and Kucharik) feel much more comfortable than the cling-wrap feel of the lycra I abandoned some years ago; mostly because they are stretchier and baggier and ride higher on one's torso, I guess. But I almost never wear even these and don't even notice that my riding pants don't have padding.
I suppose if you are riding a century or further, chamois is nice -- do any of you long distance riders forgo it? +1 more for those (still on sale, L only) Nashbar cargo pants (I take a M but the Ls work fine with belt and suspenders and I like the additional room that allows me to pull them higher. Patrick Moore, who rode back from church today with Palm Sunday (Orthodox Church) branches sticking out from my jersey pocket -- justus florebit ut palma (but who stops at calling himself a justus). Happy Easter to the rest of you. On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 6:52 AM, Matthew J <matthewj...@gmail.com> wrote: > Have not worn padded shorts in years. Originally wore them more out of peer > pressure than any pressing need. > > Lately I've been using Pulse Activewear boxers as the base layer. Ultrafine > Merino is very comfortable against the skin. > > On Saturday, April 7, 2012 1:03:41 PM UTC-5, Fullylugged wrote: >> >> I mentioned last week that a new Brooks B17 finally gave that "ahh, it's >> broken in" feeling after about 300 miles. As it happens, last week was also >> my 1st century ride in un-padded shorts. The ride was so comfortable, I got >> out a scapel from the college dissecting kit and cut the threads to remove >> pads from two pr of Ibex Duo shorts. Rode 50 miles today with one of them >> them on (this was on a Selle Anatomica) and can report that they are very >> comfortable sans pad on a leather seat. If you haven't tried it, test the >> ride out on a 20 mile spin. No chamois means no need for chamois cream >> either. >> >> Happy riding! >> >> Bruce > > -- > 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/-/bvjlAt2dKX4J. > 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. -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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.
