Cycling Shorts

fiestaman

Im not a big fan of the tight lycra shorts so i was thinking of getting somthing like these http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=36567. Would i look abit stupid on a racer with a jersey and shoes and helmet a pair of these on??? Comments please

Chips Lovell

Knock yourself out, each to his own and all that. The reason lycra is tight is that it doesn't flap in the wind. Those might.

Jumpy

el tonto wrote: »

Knock yourself out, each to his own and all that. The reason lycra is tight is that it doesn't flap in the wind. Those might.

Also to make sure other stuff doesnt flap in the wind.

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Ah who am I kidding.

Chips Lovell

That's true. Unless they have quite tight inners, there will be a lot of adjust ment on the fly.

EDIT: Actually do those shorts even have padding??? If not, they won't be that comfortable at all.

Stark

I have a pair of these for casual cycling and they're pretty good: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=40476

Haven't noticed much flapping in the wind with them.

fiestaman

el tonto wrote: »

That's true. Unless they have quite tight inners, there will be a lot of adjust ment on the fly.

EDIT: Actually do those shorts even have padding??? If not, they won't be that comfortable at all.

What make would be a good lycra short?

Jumpy

fiestaman wrote: »

What make would be a good lycra short?

scissors! ahahahahaaaaahaha ha .

wotdef

I use Endura Singletrack shorts with padded shorts. Good quality and dont look too bad when using road bike although mainly worn on the MTB. Cant do links but CRC have them.

Lumen

More important than the clothes matching the bike is that your shorts match your jersey, flappiness wise.

If you wear baggy shorts with a skintight jersey you'll look like someone who is trying to hide something.

If both are baggy, you'll just look like someone on the wrong bike.

JacksonHeightsOwn

once you`ve got decent padding, wear what you want, who cares what you look like, beides, we all look like twats in lycra shorts anyway,

ive yet to cycle past a bunch of people and for them to say, "hey, cool shorts" plus, the lycra ones make you look like your hung like a light switch

each to their own, ill stick with the action man crotch for now

Lumen

chrisbonnie wrote:

who cares what you look like

Fiestaman does. That's why he started a thread about it.

JacksonHeightsOwn

Lumen wrote: »

Fiestaman does. That's why he started a thread about it.

sure he has a ford fiesta, he cant be overly worried about his image so

fiestaman

Right i think im gona go with the lycra shorts and il prob get the leggings too for winter. antone recommend a good pair of both. pref black or black/red.

Ps. i dont drive a fiesta either maybe 10yr ago but i moved up with the times and have a seat leon cupra...

blorg

Well done fiestaman, took me some time to take the plunge into skintight lycra but once you do there is no going back. What sort of budget and riding do you plan in these shorts? They are a personal thing and vary widely in price. I am a fan of Descente in the sales myself as it (generally) fits me well.

jwshooter

i recently bought a pair of skins leggings .

fiestaman

jwshooter wrote: »

i recently bought a pair of skins leggings .

And what just throw on the shorts over them then. Where do you buy them?

ROK ON

http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?typ=mfc&fkid=2&ID=2376

Not cheap, but the best short that I have worn.
As other posters say, it is however a personal choice.