> The shorts that I am currently using are wearing out, and I need to get them replaced. What I'm
> currently using are actually a pair of regular street shorts, which are really not good for
> bicycle use. I'm not ever going to be one of the sleek bicycle riders with bibbs or skintight
> outfits (Fabs, you can skip out now), plus I'm well in the "clydesdale" category, so I'm looking
> for something baggy. Any ideas?
Baggie shorts exist for marketing reasons, nothing else. We sell lycra shorts to people in XXXXL
sizes sometimes, and those people, perhaps more than most, are in need of something really
comfortable that's not going to chaffe and keep them dry. You'll get over looking silly or whatever
rather quickly; life's too short to worry about what someone else thinks about the size of your butt
or thighs, particularly when you're out there on a bike, getting the miles on and getting stronger
and fitter by the day.
If you have to, you can always wear a pair of lycra shorts, or the lycra short liners, underneath
some baggie shorts. But the more layers of material, the more friction.
True story- I have had more than one customer over the years who's absolutely refused to wear lycra
cycling shorts, despite the fact they pile on lots of miles. I keep at it, asking when they come in
if they're ready to try some, and for maybe a couple of years, the answer is no. Finally they get
the courage to go lycra, and, in at least two cases that I can remember quite clearly, they got mad
at me for not doing a better job convincing them earlier.
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com