Best shorts for the "lady business"

[sundial]

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.

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.

[sundial]

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.

[Kuota Rider]

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.

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.

[quint41]

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.



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!

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!