Review: Trashy Cat Satin Shorts
I took my brand new Trashy Cat Black Satin Shorts out for their first ride today. I had planned on testing them earlier this week, but after riding Three Gap Fifty last Sunday, it just didn't happen. My ride today was 100 mile- a good test.
I have to tell you, I wore Patagonia seamless super-technical something or other panties under them. I go commando in my Trashy Cat Sunflower shorts happily, and that is a big achievement for me! So, untested, I have to wear underwear...(Because, and you skinny girls may not appreciate this, trying to be a "good" biker, I tried to go without in some other pair of shorts, only to find out that now my fat belly was sticking to my fat thighs! Not a comfortable feeling. The panties apparently prevent that...)
So anyway, the chamois is different than that of the Sunflower shorts, more padded, stiff and structured, though not bulky. I _never_ felt my sit bones for the entire 100 miles. I did do some shifting around and stretching of things down there after about 50 miles, just to change the pressure areas. I never got any numbness or pain while riding, though I did notice during the second pee stop at 50 miles that it was a teeny bit irritated, but never again, and I _did_ forget to apply any Bag Balm.
Breatheability was great- I didn't feel sweaty in them. They are a bit shorter than my usual, and I _did_ have a teeny bit of sausage effect, but nothing to fret about. Cut is perfect, fabric seems a lot more substantial that Sunflowers. I am not worried about washing them. They are a very comfortable eight-panel cut. Only a teeny bit of heat rash in the leg-gripper area- nowhere near as much as I get in my beloved Primals- I think the TC fabric is more breatheable.
Highly recommended, even for those of us who aren't built like the models on the website!
Nanci
