cycling tights

rose04

Silly question, I don’t really understand cycling clothing but are these supposed to be a base layer worn underneath?? Or can they be worn on they own?

http://www.endura.co.uk/Product.aspx?de ... rod_id=266

Anonymous

Hi rose04, nope not silly at all...

Buyer's Guide to Lycra Shorts - that might help.

keef66

Nope, those are intended to be worn on their own. No underwear either!

rose04

M.Cole wrote:

Hi rose04, nope not silly at all...

Buyer's Guide to Lycra Shorts - that might help.

Cool, very useful link, thank you!

rose04

keef66 wrote:

Nope, those are intended to be worn on their own. No underwear either!

No underwear :shock: :shock:

STEFANOS4784

Otherwise you'll end up with crotch rot :shock: :oops:

andy_wrx

rose04 wrote:

No underwear :shock: :shock:

Underwear == VPL :shock: :shock: :shock:

rose04

ok, now that makes sense why I never saw for sale in the cycling shop any underwear lol

rose04

But just out of curiosity, isn’t the fabric unhygienic? I mean sure you can wash it after every use with detergent but is not like pouring bleach on it.

graeme_s-2

rose04 wrote:

But just out of curiosity, isn’t the fabric unhygienic? I mean sure you can wash it after every use with detergent but is not like pouring bleach on it.

Do you pour bleach on your pants? :shock:

rose04

Graeme_S wrote:

rose04 wrote:

But just out of curiosity, isn’t the fabric unhygienic? I mean sure you can wash it after every use with detergent but is not like pouring bleach on it.

Do you pour bleach on your pants? :shock:

not on my pants for sure

But I wash with bleach anything I can get away with, from bed covers and cotton t-shirt etc, everything should be sterilized even if it needs it or not from time to time!!!

STEFANOS4784

:? OCD any-one

keef66

"But I wash with bleach anything I can get away with" :shock:

The detergent manufacturers have spent a fortune advertising products free from bleaching agents because they claim they cause colours to fade. Have we been duped?? Have I been buying Persil Colour when I don't need to??

I know my swimming trunks get paler every swim cos of the bleachy chemicals in the pool.

I'd recommend never bleach anything containing lycra if you want it to stay stretchy.

As far as I am aware, clothing does not need sterilising unless you are planning to wear it to perform surgery.

I wear my cycling shorts / tights for several shortish rides or one or two long ones before they are washed, and never suffer nappy rash.

ShaunL

I use endura padded briefs as well as bib shorts and find it all very comfy and not too much VPL.

I seem to have avoided crotch rot (sounds great ) but I dio have a shower prior to my ride to work and once I get to work.

Headhuunter

I agree. Using bleach is going to take the colour out of anything and it'll just destroy lycra. I haven't ever bleached anything other than the toilet and the sink and I'm still alive....

Gav888

STEFANOS4784 wrote:

Otherwise you'll end up with crotch rot :shock: :oops:

Sounds nice.. and I use underwear under my shorts!!! :shock:

STEFANOS4784

Gav888 wrote:

STEFANOS4784 wrote:

Otherwise you'll end up with crotch rot :shock: :oops:

Sounds nice.. and I use underwear under my shorts!!! :shock:

After 30 miles or so doesn't your crotch become.......um.....how to say this.........wet, uncomfortable and nasty :oops: :arrow:


(Nothing worse than a sweaty crrotch imo)

graeme_s-2

My Dad wore cotton underwear with his padded shorts for a few weeks. After several rather unpleasant discussions we finally worked out what was causing all his personal chafing. No problems since he stopped wearing them.

I don't even use detergent with my stuff any more. Just use Ecoballs. They're brilliant, highly recommend them.

on the road

If you don't like the idea of wearing nothing underneath your tights, then you can get tights without a pad and cycling specific underwear.

bice

Well, I went out for what was supposed to be a 35 mile ride in the Surrey Hills with the Cycle2Cannes crew and did 57 instead wearing pants, track suit bottom and baggy MTB shorts on a Trek 1.7, which fits very well. I did suffer a little scrotal abrasion, but as everything else was hurting so much I didn't notice.

Are MTB loose shorts no good then? They seemed OK once I ditched the track suit bottom.

rally200

Could this become as contentious as the helmet threads?

Personally I refuse to wear lycra shorts until the government make the wearing of chamois compulsory for all pedestrians - surely there are more sore posteriors amongst pedestrians, and motorists.

bobtbuilder

You have to go commando IMO. It sounds weird to newbies, but once you've tried it, you wont go back.

Any other layers will cause chafing after a while in the saddle.

snakehips

After suffering cold legs a few times recently I decided to get some longs. I had a look in Evans then went in to an 'outdoors' type shop called Cotswold. I bought a pair of Ron Hill longs intended for running in rather than cycling , for £22.. The are not very tight so they don't make my legs look like pipe cleaners. I tried them out at the weekend with padded cycling shorts underneath , and was hapy with the result.



No pictures of them I'm afraid , just pictures of my bikes


Snakehips Bikes