Best shorts for the "lady business"

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Originally Posted by KnottedYet

If you truly have "sausage leg" issues, maybe look into a biking skort (a la Terry) or a skort cover-up.

I love skorts for biking. Cars seem to be nicer to me when I wear skorts, too.

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Knotted, thanks for posting your skort experience. :) Every year I buy a Terry skort and this year's pro racer model has the best chamois yet. Not too thin, but not bulky either. At first I was a little reluctant to ride in a skort because I thought I would be heckled more. So far it's worked in my favor and the drivers are more courteous. :)

Oh, and the added bonus of a skort is when you get off your bike and go into a convenience store, you're covered. That, and you don't sweat on your car seat on the way home. :)

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Originally Posted by East Hill

I've started to come to the philosphy that 'less is better' when it comes to chamois. Most of my bikes have now been fitted with very comfortable saddles, and I can ride with the merest whisper of a chamois. I have some Nike knickers which had a very thick, bulky chamois, and I found that I got 'pinched' wearing the knickers. I took out the chamois and they are much better.

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I have found the very same to be true. I switched out my "boy" seat for a "woman specific seat" and was very happy I did. I even rode the other day with a pair of tri-shorts that had virtually no pad. All they had was a couple extra layers of material so you weren't showing all your stuff. Anyway, I had no more discomfort with the "no pad" shorts than I do with the padded shorts. And like you said, some times the pad causes more rub on the edges than no pad at all.

Thanks Liza.

Indy - I just got my bike in Sept. - LeMond Etape WSD with some alterations made by the shop. I hadn't really given much thought to the seat ... it does have a cutout. It's a Bontrager Select CRZ+. I believe it's women's specific.

http://www.bontrager.com/Mountain/Co...6922_popup.php

I have hesitated to mess around with the saddle because I've ready so many stories about women spending $$$$$$ on saddles that hurt, didn't fit, took way too long to "break in." Gosh, if I have to worry about pain from breaking in my bike saddle, I'll just cry! I just want to get on my bike and ride!

I just got the Castelli Kiss Donna shorts from SAC thinking that they are going to CHANGE MY LIFE! :D

So, I guess instead of spending $$$$$$$$ on saddles that don't make a difference, I'm spending $$$$$$$$ on shorts that don't make a difference!