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| 436.1 | | NEXUS::GORTMAKER | the Gort | Thu Aug 20 1987 08:56 | 3 |
| You could always leave the breifs at home 8^)
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| 436.2 | Comfort = | BOOKIE::WIEGLER | | Thu Aug 20 1987 11:46 | 2 |
| Lycra shorts with padded crotch + no underwear
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| 436.3 | | MELODY::DEHAHN | | Thu Aug 20 1987 12:13 | 7 |
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Your fit on the bike is also wrong. Try tilting the saddle back
a notch, being aware that this may affect your overall position
and make somewhere else feel uncomfortable.
CdH
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| 436.4 | If you don't wanna go "raw"... | STAR::TEAGUE | I'm not a doctor,but I play one on TV... | Thu Aug 20 1987 13:22 | 13 |
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A lot of people don't use underwear, but I always felt a little weird
wearing form-fitting biking shorts with nothing underneath. So if you
don't want to go "raw", I'd suggest some of this "second skin" underwear
I see in bike catalogs.
Ultra-thin, bikini-style briefs have done fine by me, however. You didn't
say what kind of briefs you wear, though. If they are the standard, white,
cotton, Fruit-of-the-Loom things, no *wonder* you're uncomfortable! Wear
something (*anything*) else!!
.jim
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| 436.5 | ride a recumbent! | EUCLID::PAULHUS | Chris @ MLO 8-3/T13 dtn 223-6871 | Thu Aug 20 1987 15:57 | 11 |
| Some thoughts: My personal opinion is that Lycra shorts are
a bit too revealing when worn as ment to be: sans underwear. So
I wear wool or wool/acrylic blend shorts made by Grace Jones of
Jones Cyclewear in Lunenburg, MA. [I wore my Lycra shorts once
and now only wear them UNDER long tights on cold days.]
For cold weather riding (below 40 deg F), you may want to try
the Lycra under tights combo. Another layer could be to take some
regular briefs and cut the thick edge/elastic away on the inner
parts of the leg holes. The support vanishes but it's an extra
layer of warmth on chilly days.
Of course, the best solution is to ride a recumbent! - Chris
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| 436.6 | NO QUICHE EATERS ALLOWED | SVCRUS::CRANE | | Thu Aug 20 1987 23:34 | 11 |
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BE MACHO !!!!! STAND UP AND PEDAL THE WHOLE HUNDRED MILES
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| 436.7 | my $0.02 | AQUA::OCONNOR | Allergic to Mondays | Mon Aug 24 1987 15:20 | 9 |
| I have to agree with .1 except that its not toungue (sp?) in cheek.
If you pay good money for soft chamois to put next to your skin
why put more money into breifs to keep you away from that shammy.
I've worn lycra skin shorts and suits since about 1980 I would only
say they are more revealing if you wear a light color. I only black
ones so I can use them for racing.
Just my $0.02
Joe
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| 436.8 | Lean, Don't Sit! | BPOV09::ERICKSON | | Tue Aug 25 1987 11:35 | 13 |
| If I may offer my "two cents" as well:
(a) Bag the briefs! Last year I got myself a pair of lycras after
years of hard riding and severe crotchitis. I'm the first to
admit that they felt WEIRD when I first put them on, like they
weren't on at all, all strange feelings went away after my first
ride with them! And the only thing they reveal is how well
conditioned your legs are.
(b) Stop sitting "on" the seat, and start sitting "against" it!
Tilt the seat so that more of your weight vectors towards
the pedals, so that you are leaning rather than sitting in
the saddle. A slight angle makes a big difference!
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| 436.9 | Don't angle the seat!! | NAC::CAMPBELL | | Tue Aug 25 1987 12:52 | 10 |
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As long as we're all putting in our 2 cents worth.......
Don't tilt the seat forward. That'll put alot mor pressure on your
hands, shoulders and back!!! THe seat should be level! If that's
uncomfortable then it's probably to high!
Bag the Briefs!!!!
Stew
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| 436.10 | Tilt it back, not forwards | CIMNET::JOHNSON | Matt Johnson | Tue Aug 25 1987 12:57 | 7 |
| By angling, I assumed that .8 meant to angle the seat backwards,
not forwards. For men, the nose of the seat should be tilted
slightly upwards, for women, it should be nearly level. Though
the position looks masochistic, it's actually more comfortable
because of the shape of your pelvis.
MATT
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| 436.11 | If you are female... | JETSAM::HANAUER | Mike... Bicycle~to~Ice~Cream | Tue Aug 25 1987 16:28 | 4 |
| If you are a women, you should seriously consider a womans saddle.
At GEAR, the doctor at a seminar stressed that, in a mans saddle, a
woman is sitting on her ovaries, not considered a good situation.
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| 436.12 | So much for the credibility of GEAR seminars... | MENTOR::REG | | Tue Aug 25 1987 17:22 | 8 |
| re .11 "sitting on her ovaries" ?
I don't think I know any women that are built that way. What
sort of "Doktor" was this ?
Reg
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| 436.13 | Doctor Goodbar | 3D::LAWRENCE | | Fri Aug 28 1987 15:07 | 2 |
| maybe he plays one on TV ... or, that's a good line in the
the singles bars, "Hi, I'm a doctor..."
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| 436.14 | | FTMUDG::ERBAUGH | | Mon Aug 31 1987 20:55 | 14 |
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Thanks for all the advice folks.
I canned the 'Fruit of the Loom' type briefs. The most
effective solution, however, was changing the angle of the seat
(from level to angled up just ever so slightly).
I also tried some nylon type briefs that have worked quite well.
They would be even better if they didn't have a center seam.
I dont think I'll stand up and ride the whole 100 mi., but I
might look for a job playing a doctor on T.V.
Phil Erbaugh
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| 436.15 | try some plastic-lined riding shorts (honest!) | SUSHI::KMACDONALD | time to squeeze the donuts! | Fri Sep 11 1987 16:44 | 8 |
| A bit late (that's what vacations are for, to get you behind on NOTES :-) )
but bagging the briefs was the right plan. I got some cycling shorts
from Palo Alto catalog (I think...) a couple seasons back with a fluffed
polypropylene pad instead of chamois pads. WAHOO, the chamois hit the
trash real soon after that. Feel softer, and don't tend to get stiff like
chamois can. Wear well, too .......
ken
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