Undies

Druid \'64

Just read the very funny post about bum cream for lycra but what about people like me who wear baggies - if i go comando i might die :shock: (well wish i had anyway!)
are there any suggestions?

PS. i dont have any spare cash so no "get these they're only £40" replies please, it just makes me fel poorer :?

nicklouse

lycra under the baggies if you spend any time sat down.

Flenser

I wear pain old boxers under my baggies. No drawbacks that I've found so far.

Druid \'64

nicklouse wrote:

lycra under the baggies if you spend any time sat down.

err..... not very fit - overweight - smoker :oops: So yes i sit most of the time. I was riding a lot 5 years ago then i stopped. getting back to it again, want to loose a stone and quit the fags.
i did a 10 mile loop yesterday (on the road) and it felt good so every other day to get the cadio vascular back up. Getting a bit of chaffing from my old aldi / liddle padded briefs so i thought i would ask what the options are?

Joe_Pineapples

+1 for the lycra under the baggies.
If nothing else it keeps everything pointing the right way, if you know what I mean :oops:

Anonymous

Joe_Pineapples wrote:

+1 for the lycra under the baggies.
If nothing else it keeps everything pointing the right way, if you know what I mean :oops:

That's actually the main reason I wear mine on longer rides. Normal boxers kind of bungh up uncomfortably on rides over about 2 hours.

skullthaw

i aggree anything over 2 hours lycra and baggies ontop much more comfortable
i bet those amatomical undershorts are ok

try talcum powder to stop the sweat and reduce chaffing

KnightofCydonia

I bought some endura coolmax boxers & they feel so wrong. the pad seems to be a bit too big and the waist band/legs seem so wrong too. way too long. I rode yesterday in boxer trunks which were a better fit but obviously still leave the problem of uncomfortable arse & sweaty loins. I'm thinking of buying some anti-chaffing cream tbh as I don't think lycra would get on with me yet whilst I still need to lose a lot of weight.

Anonymous

KnightofCydonia wrote:

lycra would get on with me yet whilst I still need to lose a lot of
weight.

You'll be fine with them under your baggies.
Men shouldn't wear lycra on the outside anwyay, regardless of physique, there's far too much stuff going on down there that shouldn't be seen

Joe_Pineapples

You have Shaun Palmer to thank for that.

Anonymous

Eh, are you saying that Shaun Palmer is the reason us men have our "junk" at the front?
I'm pretty sure I had mine since before Palmer was around :shock:

Joe_Pineapples

No, but he was the first to wear baggy clothing when road-bike type lycra was the norm.

Anonymous

Hmm. Again, I've been wearing normal clothes long before he was around.

(see, I told you I could be an arse )

KnightofCydonia

yeehaamcgee wrote:

KnightofCydonia wrote:

lycra would get on with me yet whilst I still need to lose a lot of
weight.

You'll be fine with them under your baggies.
Men shouldn't wear lycra on the outside anwyay, regardless of physique, there's far too much stuff going on down there that shouldn't be seen

any idea of what i should be looking at product wise then ?

Joe_Pineapples

Well maybe consider a gel padded seat cover rather than lycra shorts and just wear loose undies to let some air in.

Czenglish

Briefs & baggy shorts ok for short rides. But I almost always wear padded shorts under baggies these days as I find it much more comfortable. Not tried them, but my local Tesco had some cheap padded lycra shorts last time I looked.

(BTW, Druid, I'm also an overweight smoker, but keep at it and the fitness really will build up. When I first started a 5 mile ride was knackering. Now 2 years later I can do nearly 10 times as much).

chubby666

Deffo go with the lycra padded under yer baggies , i would'nt leave home without them

Barrythebike

chubby666 wrote:

Deffo go with the lycra padded under yer baggies , i would'nt leave home without them

I quite agree

Terryg

I always wear lycra under my baggies as well as boxers, cant ride with bear botty on lycra its not right!!.

Druid \'64

Gonna have to take the plunge and get some, i have longs for winter but even they need something under them.

TonyS

Tesco had some cheap padded lycra shorts

Got a pair last week - not bad for £5.95 and they coped with a 6 hour ride almost as well as my usual Enduro ones.

Probably better under baggies as they don't have as much angle of dangle control :oops:

cee

i got a couple of pairs of the DHB lycra padded shorts from wiggle. quite cheap (not as cheap as the tescos ones) and I find them more comfortable than the endura ones.

Druid \'64

BOUGHT SOME! :!: Halfords £12.95 (shorts)

Oh my god, much better under baggies. Went out and did 6.3miles with 1,700 feet of climb and no sore spots
Thanks all