what to wear under shorts

daluck said:

I was told that you shouldn't wear cotton underwear underneath biking shorts, but what else is there?

What does a cyclist wear under the padded shorts????

NEVER!!!!

daluck said:

I was told that you shouldn't wear cotton underwear underneath biking shorts, but what else is there?

What does a cyclist wear under the padded shorts????

nothing! that's like asking what to wear under your bathing suit or bra. 😕 they were all designed to wear against the skin.

daluck said:

What does a cyclist wear under the padded shorts????

Chamois cream.

daluck said:

I was told that you shouldn't wear cotton underwear underneath biking shorts, but what else is there?

What does a cyclist wear under the padded shorts????

Here we go again ...

Nothing. Nada. Zippo. Zilch. Commando.

Anything else will have seams that create chafing ...

Your birthday suit. Seriously.

avmanansala said:

Your birthday suit. Seriously.

I only discovered this recently after 2 months of wearing cotton briefs underneath. Commando is the way to go.

Here's the deal. I bike to my xc practice daily and this means I have to change from my cycling shorts to running shorts. To change quickly I'll wear compression shorts by Under Armour underneath my cycling shorts, I haven't had any problems with chafing yet.

Any good pair of running shorts usually has a liner, but to avoid having to walk to to the locker room I'll just change as soon as I get off my bike.

Anyways, goldmanbros.comproduct.phpOpen ↗ If you feel the need to wear something underneath.

daluck said:

I was told that you shouldn't wear cotton underwear underneath biking shorts, but what else is there?

What does a cyclist wear under the padded shorts????

I wear cotton underwear every time I ride and have never noticed any chaffing. Maybe it's because my rides are short - 25 miles max. (I'm not a real cyclist...:o)

SD2006 said:

I wear cotton underwear every time I ride and have never noticed any chaffing. Maybe it's because my rides are short - 25 miles max. (I'm not a real cyclist...:o)

If you have to wear something, it's supposed to be a thong. Pink. Hot pink.

It's in the rules of cycling (down in the fine print) .... 😄

OK they're not called Biking Shorts. Knicks is the name.
You can get Bib & Brace Knicks, or normal Knicks.

Aussie Steve said:

OK they're not called Biking Shorts. Knicks is the name.
You can get Bib & Brace Knicks, or normal Knicks.

not true. knicks are different than shorts. knicks are more like pants. and bibs are different than shorts too.

goaliedad30 said:

If you have to wear something, it's supposed to be a thong. Pink. Hot pink.

It's in the rules of cycling (down in the fine print) .... 😄

Hmm... I don't think anyone except fauxpas would want me wearing a hot pink thong...😉

OK, i thought that commando might be the way to go, but I just wasn't sure if that's what the bike shorts were intended for.

My a** thanks you all....

[quote="daluck"]I was told that you shouldn't wear cotton underwear underneath biking shorts, but what else is there?

Nothing,:eek: I ve still got scars from saddle sores i developed as a newbee waring my scants undereath my cycle shorts,If you are self conscious of the jewles,ware a long t-Shirt.🙂

HowardSteele said:

...If you are self conscious of the jewles...🙂

Pack a sock😉

What does a cyclist wear under the padded shorts????[/QUOTE]As you can see

Comando!

Commando!

I never thought of wearing anything between me and the shorts. They are designed to be work agaisnt the skin.

I just biked the Blue Rodge Parkway a couple weeks ago...six days of riding and about 7-8 hours a day in the saddle. I did develop some saddle rash, even with chamois cream, becasue some seams of my chamois on one pair of shorts dry rotted and was a bit crackly.

I was considering wearing my shorts inside-out since the lycra surface seemed more inviting thqan the seams of my chamois. I never braved that becasue I didn't wnat to make things worse. It lead me to wonder why chamois aren't lined with somehting slick like lycra on both sides. Chaffing come from friction and moistire and I would think the friction would be reduced by the lycra. Just wondering why nobody has tried to revolutionize bike short designs. Everything else in cycling has been revolutionized recently.

I do have a pair of UnderArmor compression shorts at home that I got as a freebie, and may give them a try on a long ride. They come down the leg about as far as a pair or cycling shorts. I'll let you know how it works, but I won't take pics...