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?

    • Showroom7561@lemmy.caOP
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      1 month 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.

  • AchtungDrempels@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I ride regular shorts on longer rides and trips, i have a couple of the super cheap nh100 shorts from decathlon, and some icebreaker merino boxers, not having any issues with seams.

  • TurtleTourParty@midwest.socialEnglish
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    1 month ago

    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.