Endurance Bib Shorts?

James14100
James14100 Posts: 23
edited July 2013 in Road buying advice
Hi all,

I'm about to head to Switzerland on a cycle tour (third one in the last 3 years) I'll be doing around 100miles a day. Last year I really suffered with saddle sores on some old shorts. I've got some replacements since then but have done around 4000miles on them and the pad is starting to wear thin. I'd like to get some new shorts before I go that has an endurance style pad. Any recommendations? Budget around £70-90

Cheers

James

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  • buckles
    buckles Posts: 694
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  • marcusjb
    marcusjb Posts: 2,412
    I ride a lot of long back to back days, but I am fairly lucky in having a well set-up bike and a tough arse.

    I mostly use Assos Mille S5 bibs - but they're a little out of the price range mentioned. I have a couple of pairs of those and a pair of Rapha Pro Team bibs which cover me for most events I ride.

    I have recently been trying out the DHB Aeron Pro shorts as I needed some more shorts for a longer event I have coming up where I need 4 decent pairs of shorts, and all my other shorts were starting to get a little threadbare. They're really comfy and well made for the money (£60). I've yet to do a massive distance in them - but have worn them for up to 100km without bother.

    They're a bit weird in terms of the padding at the front being quite thin compared to other bibs, but doesn't seem to cause me any issues.

    So far, so good.
    Stuff about riding a bike a long way
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Comfort is as much about getting yourself used to prolonged riding by selection of saddle, shorts and perhaps chamois cream. Taking 2 pairs, cleaning a pair each evening and letting them 'recover' the next day can help too.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • marcusjb
    marcusjb Posts: 2,412
    ^100%

    Clean shorts EVERY day. Too much risk of getting infections where you really don't want infections.
    Stuff about riding a bike a long way
  • James14100
    James14100 Posts: 23
    Thanks for the replies. I do alot of mileage whilst at home anyway so I'm fairly used to big hours in the saddle, just I know what these tours can do to you day-in day-out of 6-8 hours of riding. The Endura's look good value as do the DHB's. The DHB's say they have a "Tour" style pad so might be the best option. I'll take a punt as per your recommendation and see how I get on. I'll be taking both pairs this time rather than just the 1 pair so I can at least alternate a bit like you say Monty

    James

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