well said Bill. While baggy shorts and Exofficio briefs work well for me on more casual rides or tours, a long warm weather ride where I'm going at a good pace for me means good quality lycra shorts. I do prefer a thin pad and simple black color. Winter is wool knickers from Ibex or Ground Effect from NZ.
For baggies, I do like climbing shorts with their stretchy fabric like the Kuhl Renegades or OR Contour's. The Riv baggies are too baggy for my taste and don't stretch. ~mike Carlsbad Ca. On Wednesday, August 14, 2013 10:55:01 AM UTC-7, William wrote: > > "I know there is a general anti-padded-shorts vibe that emanates from > Walnut Creek." > > I think Grant is a LOT less "anti" than people seem to think. What's the > worst thing Grant has ever said about padded bike shorts? In my > experience, the worst thing he's ever said about padded bike shorts is his > use of the term "diaper". I think that's a very poorly chosen word, and it > is insulting, and unnecessarily mean. Mark Abele wears regular padded > bicycle shorts and I would bet a dollar that Grant does not insult Mark or > Mark's clothing when he rolls in. "Hey Mark! Nice DIAPER!" I just don't > see that happening. > > Grant's true stance, as I understand it, is not "anti-padded-shorts". > Grant is "anti-the-industry-telling-you-that-you-MUST-wear-padded-shorts". > Grant emphatically tells you to wear what works for you. Grant tells you > to wear what you've got. Grant tells you that you don't have to think that > you need to wear a bicycle uniform to operate a bicycle. If you want to > wear bike clothes, go ahead. Just don't feel like you have to apologize to > anyone if you want to ride your bike in Birkenstocks and board shorts. You > don't need a walking uniform, so you don't need a bicycle uniform. First > and foremost it is YOUR choice, and don't let anyone choose for you. > That's what Grant says. > > Maybe I'm wrong about it, but on this topic I think many people > misunderstand Grant's position. I believe that misunderstanding is part of > what earns Grant the largely unfair reputation as a retro-grouch. He's not > the least grouchy man I've met, but he's definitely on the "less grouchy" > end of the spectrum, in my book. Stubborn on many things, sure. > > On Tuesday, August 13, 2013 8:26:54 PM UTC-7, 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.
