Cycling shorts.

williamwasp

Does expensive = good and does good = comfortable?

navrig

Depends on:

what you class as expensive (you can get shorts from £15 - £200)

the shape of your backside, your saddle and, possibly, your weight.

However generally speaking you will get what you pay for as long as you accept there will be diminishing returns as you go higher in price.

williamwasp

Navrig wrote:

Depends on:

what you class as expensive (you can get shorts from £15 - £200)

the shape of your backside, your saddle and, possibly, your weight.

However generally speaking you will get what you pay for as long as you accept there will be diminishing returns as you go higher in price.

So are the expensive ones much more comfortable than a £30 pair? What I am asking is, is it worth spending more?

gaddster

Personally I'd say yes they are but that's what works for me! They will let you stay in the saddle for longer without that constant fidgeting around when things start to hurt. I am fairly heavy so perhaps better shorts benefit heavier riders more as there's more pressure on the sit bones?

cloggsy

williamwasp wrote:

Navrig wrote:

Depends on:

what you class as expensive (you can get shorts from £15 - £200)

the shape of your backside, your saddle and, possibly, your weight.

However generally speaking you will get what you pay for as long as you accept there will be diminishing returns as you go higher in price.

So are the expensive ones much more comfortable than a £30 pair? What I am asking is, is it worth spending more?

No, I don't agree... I bought some 'Funkier' Gel cycling shorts for my commute, then saw wiggle were selling off some DHB ones for £7.80 a pair & bought 2 pairs of those; the DHB's are much more comfortable than the Funkier shorts!

Headhuunter

I haven't got any really expensive shorts but I own a couple of pairs of cheap as chips Decathlon shorts and some slightly more expensive bibshorts and standard shorts which cost around the 30 quid or so mark and I have to say, the Decathlon ones are appalling in comparison and I can never use them on longer rides, only for my 6 mile commute, any further and they get very uncomfortable....

Bobbinogs

I would file this one in the "It depends" tray. I have some expensive shorts that cost £100 and they are better than my other shorts which cost £40. Are they are least twice as good? Not really, both pairs are good but I do think the extra money was well worth it. Some folks have bought shorts that cost £150 and complain about them, some folks have bought shorts for £20 and rave about them.

The upshot is a lot of it is personal choice but the more you pay the more likely you are to get better quality, particularly in the chamois where it matters the most.