cycling underpants

lerouleur
lerouleur Posts: 21
edited January 2011 in Commuting general
Hello

Has anybody found good underpants to cycle in (under baggies!)

I'm looking for the trunk/hipster type.

Flat stitched seams or preferably no seams in the perineal region.

Good wicking/drying properties.

Good VFM.

TY

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  • snailracer
    snailracer Posts: 968
    “Heattech” underpants from Uniqlo, £8.
  • lerouleur
    lerouleur Posts: 21
    TY
  • ndru
    ndru Posts: 382
    God, now you even need special pants to ride a bicycle...
    http://iamnotacyclist.blogspot.com/
  • pshore
    pshore Posts: 61
    Have a browse at a sports shop. I have some running shorts, they are a bit like cycling shorts but without the pad. They dry loads faster. They were £10 or less.


    Heattech. "When Heattech absorbs moisture, tiny droplets generate heat." PMSL. :D Maybe it is actually due to the next claim: "captures air to prevent warmth escaping". I wouldn't buy them on principal.
  • walkingbootweather
    walkingbootweather Posts: 2,443
    Lidl and Aldi do this sort of thing during their bike weeks for about £5 per pair but I can't really see the point. If riding short distances in regular clothes any pants that 'hold everything together' suffice. If you are riding further or covering up with baggies. Then proper cycle shorts are much better. If you enjoy the feeling of riding in a nappy I understand those active pampers are very good :oops:
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  • Buckled_Rims
    Buckled_Rims Posts: 1,648
    Unpadded from fat Mike

    http://www.sportsdirect.com/karrimor-cycling-shorts-mens-636023

    I bought the padded recently for £6, and quiet good they are too, however they are small sized.

    I've also used Marks and Spenser briefs for many years walking and cycling. I can't remember the model, but they are thin and hugging. Especially walking in the hills, I've never been chaffed on anything under 15 miles. Cycling wise, I always use a bit of Chamois cream anyhow, for rides over 20 miles on either the MTB or road.
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  • AndyManc
    AndyManc Posts: 1,393
    I've tried a number of types and they make very little difference, if you are cycling some distance, 10miles +, then bib shorts do make a massive difference.

    I am one of the converted.

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  • snailracer
    snailracer Posts: 968
    walkingbootweather wrote:
    Lidl and Aldi do this sort of thing during their bike weeks for about £5 per pair but I can't really see the point. If riding short distances in regular clothes any pants that 'hold everything together' suffice. If you are riding further or covering up with baggies. Then proper cycle shorts are much better. If you enjoy the feeling of riding in a nappy I understand those active pampers are very good :oops:
    The problem is, most pants don't even do that.
    My summary of the Uniqlo ones:
    - Very elastic - not saggy - stops all the "bits" from rattling
    - All man-made wicking fabrics, no cotton which would get damp and become a chafing hazard, like cotton socks do when you're hiking
    - Flat seams - reduces chafing
    - Have extended legs - stops your bits from slipping out around the leg holes.
    - You can wear them under normal trousers without looking as though you are using a newspaper for a sanitary towel.
  • pshore
    pshore Posts: 61
    My under-shorts are made by "Vulkan" and I think they are the MultiSport ones . RRP £10.

    They have a single panel in the crotch area so no seams to rub, keep it all in and they dry really fast compared to cycling shorts with pads.


    See here:
    http://www.milletsports.co.uk/fitness/a ... ra-shorts/

    here:
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vulkan-VULKAN-M ... B001190YQ4

    or here:
    http://www.lovell-rugby.co.uk/Rugby-Clo ... der-Shorts

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