cycling shorts lifespan??

daludo

this one might come under the 'daft questions category'!!im wondering how many kilometres does a pair of shorts last??(seriously)
ive a pair of altura shorts with 2500kms on em and have been feelin every bump on the road lately:(
also are bib shorts more comfortable??
any opinions??

Squidgy Black

Are you sure it's the shorts? It could be anything, new tubes/tires, are you putting higher pressure into your wheels etc?

You could always just replace the chamois as it'd be a lot cheaper than new shorts.

I find bib shorts a lot better, you don't have to keep pulling them up if the slip down, people behind you don't have to see your hairy crack etc, no unexpected cold breeze down there :P

Darkglasses

I'm not too experienced but I wouldn't put it down to the shorts. Is it only in your trunk you're feeling it, not in your hands at all? I would check out both wheels first. Have you made any changes to your bike fit lately?

ck101

Ste,

Can you give us more details on replacing the chamois.

I have a pair of new Nalini bib shorts with a leather chamois that the wife washed on a high temp and then left on a radiator for three days. One ride later and the chamois disintegrated.

daludo

moved saddle down and forward as part of a bike fit 2wks ago.could this b the prob????it eliminated pins n needles and shoulder pain though.tyres are 100psi,(too hard?)

j@utis

+1 I'd be interested in that too. I have lovely unpadded tights and a spare pad but how to attach it to the stretchy fabric?

RobFowl

As a rule of thumb once the person behind can see your hole they are done ! If its wet then they are almost done......

Darkglasses

daludo wrote: »

moved saddle down and forward as part of a bike fit 2wks ago.could this b the prob????it eliminated pins n needles and shoulder pain though.tyres are 100psi,(too hard?)

I'd look into this. Did you make a big change too quickly, or maybe just the wrong change, etc. Tyres sound ok to me.

el tel

I recently chucked out a pair of Diavalo shorts that I had since I was 15, making them 19 years old. Were still in perfectly good nick but unfortunately were the size of hot pants.

Squidgy Black

ck101 wrote: »

Ste,

Can you give us more details on replacing the chamois.

I have a pair of new Nalini bib shorts with a leather chamois that the wife washed on a high temp and then left on a radiator for three days. One ride later and the chamois disintegrated.

It's possible to do, but very difficult. You'd definitely need to be competent with a decent sewing machine, I had a family member who's a seamstress do it for one of the cheap Chinese HTC knockoffs and it worked great.