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Value of old cycling shorts

  • 12-05-2014 9:49am
    #1
    outfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭


    Do older cycling shorts become useless eventually? I got a new pair recently, and my older shorts seem less comfy in comparison. I cannot figure out if (a) the newer shorts are better quality, or a different design, or (b) the padding in the older shorts is gone thin.
    What do boardsies do with older shorts? Are they still of some benefit, or does the padding get so thin as to be useless?


Comments

  • #2
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Padding wears out


  • #3
    Midnight64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭Midnight64


    Tackle is bigger?!!!


  • #4
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,223 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    The lycra on mine starts looks scruffy before I notice any problems with the chamois.


  • #5
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    I put them up on eBay, emphasise they've been worn a lot and are really sweaty. A few choice keywords and they sell for quite a bit. (I don't actually do this.)


  • #6
    outfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭outfox


    godtabh wrote: »
    Padding wears out

    Do you get a few thousand kilometres out of a pair?


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  • #7
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,856 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    A new niche market in a pretty niche market for sweaty, used pants. I don't know if Japanese style vending machines for old cycling shorts will take off though. Remember to take a picture of yourself in the pants when selling. They like that :p


  • #8
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    gadetra wrote: »
    A new niche market in a pretty niche market for sweaty, used pants. I don't know if Japanese style vending machines for old cycling shorts will take off though. Remember to take a picture of yourself in the pants when selling. They like that :p

    Oh, it's a tidy little niche if you know the right keywords.


  • #9
    BofaDeezNuhtz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 589 ✭✭✭BofaDeezNuhtz


    Harrybelafonte wrote: »
    Oh, it's a tidy little niche if you know the right keywords.




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