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Anyone use triathlon shorts instead of cycling shorts? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 months ago by Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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Ok, so here's my problem.

I own quite a few padded shorts, ranging from $30 - $250 (bibs), and they feel great for the first 2-3 hours, then I get really uncomfortable in them. Not pain, but quite uncomfortable.

I was able to ride 200km wearing only compression shorts with no padding, but I think I got lucky.

Regular shorts/underwear always have issues because of the seams, so they aren't viable.

I heard that triathlon shorts are lightly padded, so they may offer a nice in-between.

Does anyone wear them? How do they compare to traditional cycling shorts?

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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Clothing gender, size, build? Road biking, gravel?

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

M, 173cm, 64kg. Long distance rides would be on a gravel bike with 32mm road tires. But I do long distance on my folding bike and 90s MTB, too. What works for one should work for all, if what I'm wearing is ideal.

[–] TurtleTourParty@midwest.social 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I use cheap athletic shorts and a brooks saddle. I might be lucky but I've never had any issues besides getting holes in the shorts in over 10000km of touring.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Any underwear?

I think it's easier to get away with casual clothes on a touring bike or at a touring pace (i.e. I never wear padded shorts when I'm on my vintage MTB set up as a touring bike), but on a road bike with road tires, the road buzz really fatigues the rear end after a while.

[–] TurtleTourParty@midwest.social 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah hanes athletic boxer briefs. I've tried without but that makes it too easy to accidentally squish certain parts.

I've never done fast paced road biking so I can't be of help there.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

It looks like Hanes has a few options where the seams aren't over the butt cheeks. I'll have to check them out! Thanks.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I can't comment directly on triatholon; but on cold weather biking I used a pair of good fitting padded motorycle pants with a pair of slippery shorts over top. The shorts took care of friction, and the leather and thin thin quilt of MC pants dispersed the seat pressure. Maybe a layering could help.