On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 04:38:27 -0500, DougC wrote:

http://www.ransbikes.com/07ZPRO.htm#

-no padded shorts required,

I don't wear padded shorts on my bike; I took it out for a fifty-odd mile
jaunt a bit ago and my lungs and legs hurt more than my perineum.

The main benefit of cycling shorts, I find, is the decreased chafing (from
repeated pedal strokes). The padding is an added bonus, but not strictly
*necessary* if your bike is nicely set-up: good saddle, good position,
and so forth.

For what it's worth, I ride an upright touring bike with drop bars; my
hands are mostly just behind the brake hoods.

-hand pressure is much lower,
-neck strain is much lower.

Comfort? Yea, we've heard of it.....
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