I think the whole diaper thing - snide or not - goes with gel padded Lightweight saddles and chafing cremes. I personally believe the more you wear, the worse the problem becomes - it becomes a sweaty padded mess. I think most on this forum have reached a similar conclusion about saddle choice and comfort. Weight weenies don't ride Brooks. My buddy and his wife are going through the time in the saddle ordeal with her - she wears padded pants but isn't made the brunt of diaper jokes. Part of the problem, he is making her ride a Bertoud Cork Marie Blanque because he likes the matching saddle pair on their tandem. I think he should move her much wider B67S to the tandem. But my buddy is hoping she will outgrow this phase in some manner. Ultimately, time in the saddle becomes its own solution, so Patrick is on to something about calloused sit bones.
Gabe > > 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.
