As others have said, some of this (a lot?) depends on where you live and then the distance you're going to ride. For a couple of hours Ex Officio boxer briefs under almost any shorts work really well for me. But on longer rides, here in Virginia with high humidity, especially in the summer, I need something to soak up sweat. I use Boure shorts and Ibex wool shorts. Boure uses very thin padding; Ibex are a little more padded. I like them both a lot--less for the padding (my B17 is comfortable) and more for their ability to manage moisture. For me, here in VA, wearing padded underwear underneath another pair of shorts (MUSAs or whatever) sounds as if it'd be too hot. Maybe not. I like wearing bike shorts: a good pair simply disappear beneath you.
Good luck! Christian On Wednesday, August 14, 2013 9:08:55 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote: > > J & G touring shorts ( > http://www.bicycleclothing.com/Mens-Touring-Shorts.html). The fleece pad > works great. These cured my saddle sore problem. > > > > On Tuesday, August 13, 2013 11:26:54 PM UTC-4, Michael wrote: >> >> What do you Rivendell riders wear on long rides? Centuries, metric or >> English, etc. >> >> I know there is a general anti-padded-shorts vibe that emanates from >> Walnut Creek. >> >> But I just cannot go more than 20 miles in regular pants without >> sweat-soaked undergarments just squeaking away against my flesh like a >> squeegee. Ouch!! >> >> I use LBS padded shorts for long rides but looking for something with a >> thicker pad and maybe bigger in the back for my upright Alba riding >> posture, since that puts more sitting area on the rear of the rear, so to >> speak. >> >> Thanks for any advice. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
