Pants or No Pants?

nickempop
nickempop Posts: 73
edited July 2009 in Road beginners
A couple of simple questions :?:

Wear pants under your cycling shorts or not??? :oops:

And Chamois cream - Doe's it really work??? :?
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  • robmanic1
    robmanic1 Posts: 2,150
    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


    Yes
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  • sods_law
    sods_law Posts: 161
    What he said ^^
  • bobtbuilder
    bobtbuilder Posts: 1,537
    No pants!!!!

    Chamois creme is a must.
  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    Savlon's a reasonable substitute for Chamois cream.
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    sans panties, oui voulez vous chamois creme, ohh la la.

    Never had one French lesson, me.
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Robmanic1 wrote:
    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


    Yes

    +1

    I can't believe this question still keeps coming up!!!! :shock:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • nickempop
    nickempop Posts: 73
    Apologies all round for setting the question hopper1
  • sub55
    sub55 Posts: 1,025
    no pants
    and
    no Chamois cream.
    constantly reavalueating the situation and altering the perceived parameters accordingly
  • Essex Man
    Essex Man Posts: 283
    Seriously, I should't wear pants under my cycling shorts?

    I always have. What will happen? Will my little fella fall off? Breaking out in a cold sweat now.
  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    Jake151 wrote:
    teagar wrote:
    Savlon's a reasonable substitute for Chamois cream.

    Really!? OO err when did you decide to be brave enough to try that?

    All the time.

    Maybe Dutch undercarriages are just made of sterner stuff and can handle more of a punishing :wink:.
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • geoff_ss
    geoff_ss Posts: 1,201
    No underwear and I've never used chamois cream and never had a problem. And I used to spend many hours in the saddle.

    Geoff
    Old cyclists never die; they just fit smaller chainrings ... and pedal faster
  • No underwear. It's just another layer to rub you and, if you ride long enough for long enough, encourage the build up of gunk in hair follicles and various minor hassles like cysts eventually. Pantage will also pinch you and just add to the discomfort, but you won't even realise it until you try it commando.

    Put it this way, most half decent cycling clothing is designed to be worn right next to the skin and do their job best that way. You'll have to make one last tackle adjustment before you get onto the saddle but it's worth it for the end comfort.

    Question 2, yes.
  • rally200
    rally200 Posts: 646
    edited July 2009
    Essex Man wrote:
    Seriously, I should't wear pants under my cycling shorts?

    I always have. What will happen? Will my little fella fall off? Breaking out in a cold sweat now.

    Mine regularly falls off during my (panted) short commute.

    All depends on the pants -one seam in the wrong place and, oh dear,

    Question is why would you want to keep your shreddies on. - modesty I assume but a decent chamois shouldcover your modesty well enough. your shorts are not going to suddenly fall off.

    Also - VPL - its not a good look.
  • skinson
    skinson Posts: 362
    Hmm! I'm a strictly no sub duds man....Make itch like crazy, and as someone said, get a seam in the wrong place and all hell can break loose..
    regards
    dave
  • Pants are a no no! And only use chamois cream on long rides! Don't see the point on sub two hour rides as its expensive and the more u'll use it more u'll need to use it! It's good to toughen that area up...
  • rally200
    rally200 Posts: 646
    ! It's good to toughen that area up...

    steady on old boy! :shock:
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO ..........NO!

    I hope I've clarified this point.
  • rally200 wrote:
    ! It's good to toughen that area up...

    steady on old boy! :shock:

    :lol: It's true though! (As long as you read into what I said correctly! :P )
  • Father Faff
    Father Faff Posts: 1,176
    I've never used chamois cream but there are times after a long ride I feel it may have helped. What do you recommend and do you apply it to the pad or to your butt before you ride?
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  • Garz
    Garz Posts: 1,155
    Essex Man wrote:
    Seriously, I should't wear pants under my cycling shorts?

    I always have. What will happen? Will my little fella fall off? Breaking out in a cold sweat now.

    I dont wear my bib shorts commando, surely people get crack stains in your shorts by doing this?

    I wear skimpy briefs to hold the tackle in place and nullify the unlikey and unhygienic event of skid marks. I would just imagine the padded section would look all disgusting? :?
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    Garz wrote:

    I wear skimpy briefs to hold the tackle in place and nullify the unlikey and unhygienic event of skid marks. I would just imagine the padded section would look all disgusting? :?

    if your shorts fit properly, there should be no need to wear anything underneath them. They are designed to be worn that way...
  • Garz
    Garz Posts: 1,155
    Shorts are shorts softlad, do you go commando wearing football/rugby/generic types?

    I guess im wrong here, it would explain the more prominent bulging tackle. One day I may try this, I just thought it would feel wrong.
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    Garz wrote:
    Shorts are shorts softlad, do you go commando wearing football/rugby/generic types?

    I guess im wrong here, it would explain the more prominent bulging tackle. One day I may try this, I just thought it would feel wrong.

    what relevance do football or rugby shorts have to cycling shorts..?
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Look, you can wear anything you want under your shorts - it's a matter of preference. Howvere, they are designed to be worn with nothing else under them. If you want to use creme, fine, the stuff I use suggests you rub it on the skin, not the shorts.

    If you're worried about skid marks, wipe your arse properly! :P
    Head Hands Heart Lungs Legs
  • MrChuck
    MrChuck Posts: 1,663
    Garz wrote:
    Shorts are shorts softlad, do you go commando wearing football/rugby/generic types?

    They're not though, are they? Rugby/football shorts are just protecting your modesty. Bike shorts are designed to reduce chafing by moving with you- any friction is between the shorts and the saddle, rather than the shorts and you. To do this they need to be as close fitting as possible.

    But if you're going to wear your shreddies under them then yes, you might as well just wear any old shorts.
  • Garz
    Garz Posts: 1,155
    softlad wrote:
    what relevance do football or rugby shorts have to cycling shorts..?

    They are shorts softlad. Stuff that is not shorts specifically have different names like a jockstrap, undergarment, briefs, trunks etc. (I dont see the relevance nitpicking peoples sentences..?)

    When you buy/wear any clothes they have their category. I would have thought if these items were meant to be worn bareback then they would have a different name. Cycling garment, I dunno, I dont really care.

    A regional thing I have noticed is people in the north west call legwear 'pants' like jeans and trousers, whereas where I grew up in the south pants refer more to briefs or boxers.
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    Garz wrote:
    softlad wrote:
    what relevance do football or rugby shorts have to cycling shorts..?

    They are shorts softlad. Stuff that is not shorts specifically have different names like a jockstrap, undergarment, briefs, trunks etc. (I dont see the relevance nitpicking peoples sentences..?)

    When you buy/wear any clothes they have their category. I would have thought if these items were meant to be worn bareback then they would have a different name. Cycling garment, I dunno, I dont really care.

    A regional thing I have noticed is people in the north west call legwear 'pants' like jeans and trousers, whereas where I grew up in the south pants refer more to briefs or boxers.

    sorry, I don't know what you are talking about...but if you like wearing a g-string under your cycling shorts, then crack on...
  • softlad wrote:
    sorry, I don't know what you are talking about...but if you like wearing a g-string under your cycling shorts, then crack on...

    :lol: niceee
  • Wappygixer
    Wappygixer Posts: 1,396
    No pants under my cycling shorts but are they ok on the outside for the superman effect??
    +1 for chamois cream either Assos or Udderly Smooth which is half the price for twice the amount
  • fast as fupp
    fast as fupp Posts: 2,277
    Garz wrote:
    Essex Man wrote:
    Seriously, I should't wear pants under my cycling shorts?

    I always have. What will happen? Will my little fella fall off? Breaking out in a cold sweat now.

    I dont wear my bib shorts commando, surely people get crack stains in your shorts by doing this?

    I wear skimpy briefs to hold the tackle in place and nullify the unlikey and unhygienic event of skid marks. I would just imagine the padded section would look all disgusting? :?

    have you tried using this?- http://prajwalbhat.files.wordpress.com/ ... paper1.jpg

    if used properly it will eliminate the risk of skids anyway dont you wash your shorts after every ride?
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