White Cycling Shorts

[Bluetree]

Anyone had any experience with white cycling shorts?

Assos and Garneau have some neat looking shorts
http://www.teamestrogen.com/products.asp?pID=18029
and they seem like they would be cooler in hot weather than your basic black.

My questions are...

• Do they get dirty easily? Does stuff from your gloves/saddle rub off them?

• Can they be cleaned properly? I'm wondering if they get dingy-white since you can't add bleach to the wash.

• Does wearing white shorts (like white pants) make you look 10 lbs heavier?


It seems that only the pricier models (tri shorts excepted) come in neat-o colors or shades other than black. Hmmm....

[han-grrl]

I have 3 pairs of "lighter" color shorts.

silver, made by reebok - (ok I HAD to have them, they're a real nice pale silver i LOVE THEM!) anyway, i don't have problems riding them and cleaning them, nor do they look see through.

light purple, ok they seemed cool at the time, also no problems.

i have a pair of shorts that has light blue as its main color and that seems to pick up a lot of black off the saddle. and doesn't come off!

looking at your selection, there is black in "just the right places" so i wouldn't worry too much about the white. i love the look of black and white cycling clothing, it looks so sharp.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Be sure to check in bright light if you can see through them- in front AND in the back! ...and do they turn transparent if you sweat?? (Thinking of all those mall women in white polyester pants who have no clue that you can read the label on their underwear).

[Bluetree]

Hmmm... good point Lisa.

What would people think if they could see the tattoo of a bear trap right below my belly button?!

[silver]

LOL!!! that is way too funny....Mr. asked why I was laughing and now's he's laughing too.

[snapdragen]

What would people think if they could see the tattoo of a bear trap right below my belly button?!

OK - there's got to be a story there...

[Eden]

It's not as much of an issue with women as it its with men, but white (and other light colors) can reaaally reallly show everything.....
My husband picked up a pair of really cheap silver shorts once -$5, well when he put them on it was very clear why they were so cheap. They've been relegated to the trainer, not to be worn outside of the basement.
Search for the thread "Why cycling shorts should always be black" for further enlightenment - though I'd say you may not want to do it at work.