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Old 08-11-06, 09:54 AM
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one time i made the mistake of wearing boxers and gymshorts...i'm fairly certain everyone could see my junk
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I miss the Underwear Nazi.
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The Underwear Nazi would have this thread shut down so fast.
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i don't understand why it's so hard for people to grasp the fact that cycling shorts with chamois pads are supposed to be worn with no underwear.

the chamois is designed to kind of mesh with your skin, eliminating friction and adding padding at the same time.

the first time you slide commando into butt butter-lubed cycling shorts, you'll think it's the weirdest thing you've ever felt. an hour later, you'll think it's the best.

just the thought of hours of riding in sweaty cotton boxers or briefs with those seams rubbing against your ass makes me cringe.
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Originally Posted by brunning
i don't understand why it's so hard for people to grasp the fact that cycling shorts with chamois pads are supposed to be worn with no underwear.

the chamois is designed to kind of mesh with your skin, eliminating friction and adding padding at the same time.

the first time you slide commando into butt butter-lubed cycling shorts, you'll think it's the weirdest thing you've ever felt. an hour later, you'll think it's the best.

just the thought of hours of riding in sweaty cotton boxers or briefs with those seams rubbing against your ass makes me cringe.
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Old 08-11-06, 12:32 PM
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Boxers, bike shorts.
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Old 08-11-06, 01:35 PM
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someone makes this jawn that's a combonation of boxer breifs and actual cycling shorts...so you can ride in them under regular cutoff shorts or whatev and you won't need to change out of them whenever you get where you're going. anyone know if they're actually comfortable, though?
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Old 08-11-06, 06:56 PM
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I have a pair of those from performance bikes. They aren't bad. The shorts are pretty thin, and and padding isn't bad, but i think i'll replace them with a decent pair of chamios and wear those under my shorts. Its pretty much the same thing. The padding on the pb underwear tends to shift around a bit since the rest of the shorts don't have as much structural integrity as real bike shorts.
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Old 08-11-06, 09:18 PM
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I've never tried them, but Andiamo is pretty much what you're talking about. They may or may not be better than Performance. I've read good things though.

You could also use a liner under you shorts/pants like this one from Swobo or this one from Pearl Izumi.
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