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Conference noted::bicycle

Title: Bicycling
Notice:Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:JAMIN::WASSER
Created:Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3214
Total number of notes:31946

2113.0. "bike shorts & underwear" by GYUPCC::URBAN () Tue Oct 22 1991 18:09

hi net,

i've been told that bike shorts (spandex with padding) is only really effective
(or comfortable) if one doesn't wear underwear underneath.  would anyone like to
comment on this?

-Rob Urban
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2113.1AD::CRANEI'd rather be on my bicycle!Tue Oct 22 1991 18:1915
    
    
      I agree.  I never wear underwear under my cycling shorts.
    One of the benefits of cycling shorts is that the chamois has
    no seams to rub on your skin while riding.  If wear underwear
    there will be some fairly large seams that will rub and cause
    all kinds of problems and discomfort.
    
      Just to be fair though I should mention that there is cycling
    specific underwear that is designed with a seamless crotch.
    I've never tryed them myself but I know people who have used
    them and like them.
    
    John C.
    
2113.2MASALA::GGOODMANNumber 1 in a field of 1Tue Oct 22 1991 18:2614
    
    	By wearing underwear, you run a far greater risk of getting saddle
    sores. Unless you're wearing satin underwear (you never know!),
    underwear will be rougher than the chamois. This roughness causes
    chaffing and breaks the skin. That's why it's important to keep the
    chamois clean (no smart comments please, this is a respectable notes
    conference).
    	I've never seen specially designed underwear over here, can't see
    what good it'll do. It just sounds like something to get round the
    embarassment. Mind you, with some of the comments I got at school, I
    can understand that feeling.
    
    Graham.
    
2113.3if you're selectiveSHALOT::ELLISJohn Lee Ellis - assembly requiredTue Oct 22 1991 18:3814
2113.4RUSTIE::NALESue Nale MildrumTue Oct 22 1991 18:575

	Worse than pinching....

		....underwear causes pantylines. %^)
2113.5Gotta look good.KURMA::GGOODMANNumber 1 in a field of 1Tue Oct 22 1991 20:055
    
    	Does this mean that I'll have to get my bikini line waxed?
    
    Graham.
    
2113.6CHAMOIS..FOREVER...WMOIS::HORNE_CTue Oct 22 1991 21:321
    
2113.7See also 1139RUTILE::MACFADYENEx- has-beenWed Oct 23 1991 08:254
The "other note in here somewhere" is 1139. Worth a read.


Rod
2113.8"86" THE UNDERWEAR!WMOIS::GIROUARD_CWed Oct 23 1991 09:343
     Agreed... Underwear is formal occasions (non-cycling)
    
      Chip
2113.9MOVIES::WIDDOWSONRod, VMSE-ED013. 824-3391Wed Oct 23 1991 09:351
    Unless you're a scot :-)
2113.10LJOHUB::CRITZWed Oct 23 1991 11:438
    	Hey, I'm a Scott. Does that mean I kin go without
    	undies?
    
    	Uh, I think I misread Rod's last reply.
    
    	I never wear underwear with my lycra shorts.
    
    	Scott (German, not Scottish)
2113.11:-}NOVA::FISHERRdb/VMS DinosaurWed Oct 23 1991 12:495
    Nothing gets between me and my shorts...
    
    :-}
    
    ed
2113.12AU NATURAL...WMOIS::GIROUARD_CWed Oct 23 1991 13:484
     Hey, I'm not a Scott either... What does it matter, Scott, Chip, Ed,
    John... We're all cyclo-sapiens, right? Or am I being too generous...
    
     chip_who's_still_smarting_from_Flye_the_sparrow_body_MERLIN_crack
2113.13Latest: read bike notes and drop your pants!RUTILE::MACFADYENEx- has-beenWed Oct 23 1991 14:546
Well, since I wrote 1139 or whatever it was, and, I suppose, as a result of
it, I don't wear anything under me shorts either. As someone else said, 
nothing's worn under my shorts, it's all in perfect working order.


Rod
2113.14Do YOU have a problem?KIRKTN::GGOODMANNumber 1 in a field of 1Wed Oct 23 1991 17:2215
    
    	Maybe underwear isn't such a bad thing after all. A couple of weeks
    ago, the Daily Record (the Scottish version of the trashy 'newspapers'
    you get around the world, but no one else does it as well as the
    British) did a story on how cycling could make you impotent. They even
    got the expert opinion from one of the big chiefs of the British
    Cycling Federation. Maybe this is the reason. We're not protecting the
    vital areas. We're leaving them open and exposed to maltreatment and abuse
    from the saddle and the elements. Now where are those satin boxer
    shorts?
    	And anyone can talk to me in complete confidence. Trust me, I'm a
    doctor!
    
    Dr. G. Goodman MD
    
2113.15avoid white shorts!SHALOT::ELLISJohn Lee Ellis - assembly requiredWed Oct 23 1991 17:458
    
    I will admit to early notariety in one event (RAAM!) because
    of my underwear.  It was not only an interesting pattern, but
    worn under thin, white Lycra shorts designed for the desert.
    My fellow contenders had some amusement (useful diversion, I'm 
    sure) in the yellow-flag segment of the race start. ;-)
    
    -john
2113.16LJOHUB::CRITZWed Oct 23 1991 18:319
    	Ah, yes. I wasn't going to say anything, but Wayne
    	and I were somewhat amused by the striped (I believe)
    	shorts under the white Lycra. And, of course, John
    	had these on at the start of RAAM.
    
    	Hey, maybe if I wore striped undies under white Lycra
    	I could ride like John.
    
    	Scott (I kinda doubt it)
2113.17Sad, reallyMASALA::GGOODMANNumber 1 in a field of 1Wed Oct 23 1991 18:359
    
    	I'm sorry John, but I thought you must have had something lacking
    to be willing to ride RAAM. You only confirmed my suspicions when you
    rode PBP. Now, I realise that there's no hope left...
    
    	It's sad that they let them out of the institutions so early...
    
    Graham.
     
2113.18UndershortsUKCSSE::ROBINSONTwitching the night away...Fri Oct 25 1991 08:599
    Graham, re .2
    
    >I've never seen specially designed underwear over here
    
    I've seen some here made by Specialized. They were basically just
    non-Lycra (cotton?) cycling shorts. You wear under your normal trousers 
    (pants for US). 
    
    Chris
2113.19shorts,joc and nothing elseCOMET::VOITLSat Oct 26 1991 02:202
    
    
2113.20really?NOVA::FISHERRdb/VMS DinosaurMon Oct 28 1991 09:181
    joc?
2113.21lycra/cotton underwearOXNARD::KLEEKen LeeMon Oct 28 1991 22:177
    Most of the stores around here sell "cycling underwear".  It's a thin
    cotton/lycra blend.  There are both padded and unpadded versions.  I
    find the padded ones useful under unpadded tights.  They're cheaper and
    easier to wash than nylon/lycra shorts.
    
    Ken
    
2113.22Performance sells them...ALLVAX::JROTHI know he moves along the piersTue Oct 29 1991 10:365
   Performance sells both padded and unpadded short liners.  I think their
   excellent, especially for long rides, and you can wear the padded version
   under just about anything and make riding comfortable.

   - Jim