Cycling Short Recommendation Wanted

I'm looking for a good cycling short without the excess padding that seems to be the current fashion. Any recommendations?

Thanks,
Art

On 28/02/14 05:03, Art Harris wrote:
I'm looking for a good cycling short without the excess padding that seems to be the current fashion. Any recommendations?

I like the same. Bought some online a while back, but I can't remember
the brand. If I remember to look, I'll let you know in about 10 hours.

--
JS

On 2/27/2014 1:03 PM, Art Harris wrote:
I'm looking for a good cycling short without the excess padding that seems to be the current fashion. Any recommendations?

Thanks,
Art


Excess padding is pretty subjective. I use Assos.

On 28/02/14 08:06, Duane wrote:
On 2/27/2014 1:03 PM, Art Harris wrote:
I'm looking for a good cycling short without the excess padding that
seems to be the current fashion. Any recommendations?


Excess padding is pretty subjective. I use Assos.

Once upon a time the chamois was really just that. A piece of goat skin
about 1mm thick.

These days the "chamois" is a thick piece of synthetic "stuff" with foam
padding and what not.

I find the thick synthetic padding doesn't mould so well to my shape,
and often pinches. It's also hotter.

--
JS

James wrote:
On 28/02/14 08:06, Duane wrote:

On 2/27/2014 1:03 PM, Art Harris wrote:

I'm looking for a good cycling short without the excess padding that

seems to be the current fashion. Any recommendations?





Excess padding is pretty subjective. I use Assos.



Once upon a time the chamois was really just that. A piece of goat skin

about 1mm thick.


Yep, I used the "real" Chamois shorts in the day. They were prone to cracking.

Since '90s I've used shorts with imitation chamois that looked a lot like the originals (without the cracking). The critters liked it too!

More recently, short padding has become thicker and usually with a 3D pattern that I really don't like.




These days the "chamois" is a thick piece of synthetic "stuff" with foam

padding and what not.



I find the thick synthetic padding doesn't mold so well to my shape,

and often pinches. It's also hotter.


Me too! So are the Assos shorts better in that regard?

Why can't we get the 90's type of imitation chamois?

Art

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On Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:03:20 AM UTC-8, Art Harris wrote:
I'm looking for a good cycling short without the excess padding that seems to be the current fashion. Any recommendations?


Define "excess".

On Thursday, February 27, 2014 3:31:52 PM UTC-8, Dan O wrote:
On Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:03:20 AM UTC-8, Art Harris wrote:

I'm looking for a good cycling short without the excess padding that seems to be the current fashion. Any recommendations?





Define "excess".

.... oh - already did, I see. Never mind :-)

On Thursday, February 27, 2014 6:31:52 PM UTC-5, Dan O wrote:
On Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:03:20 AM UTC-8, Art Harris wrote:

I'm looking for a good cycling short without the excess padding that seems to be the current fashion. Any recommendations?





Define "excess".

......................

EXCESS - over capacity

uh uh never wore cycle shorts tho there's stretch skin trou for cold days in the locker. Maybe if I were in the weekend peloton ?

we need pockets...key holders....loose fits for AC....

http://goo.gl/eItAhr cargo swimming shorts

the chamois could be replaced with a grocery store plastic bag or Wal or Kings if urine town. All grocery bags are not what ?

the bag is tied over saddle on it you sit. Bag reducts skin abrasion prob more than the chamois caws the bag is usually in a non stick barrier form sliding gracefully with the sit bones over saddle. But you wonlt try that because your what ?

On Thursday, February 27, 2014 1:06:38 PM UTC-8, Duane wrote:
On 2/27/2014 1:03 PM, Art Harris wrote:

I'm looking for a good cycling short without the excess padding that seems to be the current fashion. Any recommendations?



Thanks,

Art





Excess padding is pretty subjective. I use Assos.

Gawd, I hope pricing in Canada is better than the US. I couldn't afford the packaging let alone the shorts.

Pearl Izumi makes a nice pair of shorts without too much padding. http://www.biketiresdirect.com/produ...cool-bib-short

Expensive, but not ungodly and often on sale. Frankly, the Performance Elite and Ultra bibs are a good bang for the buck and not too bulky in the chamois. However, the chamois changes somewhat from year to year, so I can't comment on the latest iteration of either short.

Apart from that fat chamois, full diaper feel of some shorts, leg length and bib length/coverage are issues. You really have to try on a few pairs to figure out what works. Being tall, some European brands -- Assos for example -- are problematic for me because the bib upper is never long enough, or to get the bib long enough, you have to buy a size that fits like a Glad trash bag.

-- Jay Beattie.