Quote Originally Posted by alpinerabbit View Post
Erm... you don't have to... you just stuff the thread up there and any overflow goes in to the chamois.
Well, to each their own. But i can't see scrubbing blood stains out of my $100 shorts if I can find some other way.

Personally, I'm not sure why everyone is so vehemently anti-underwear... as though cotton undies are some evil infection-inducing thing to have next to your skin. Modern chamois pads are made from unidentified non-natural man-made stuff chock full of nasty chemicals and/or petroleum-based ingredients, I betcha. Is that so much 'healthier' to have pressing against your delicate parts for hours on end? Speaking for myself, I don't get yeast infections or bladder infections at all from riding my bike for hours with undies under my shorts.
As to wicking- hmmm, I find that polyester/lycra/foam stuff gets just as wet as cotton and doesn't seem to 'wick' anything in any spectacular way. Then again I don't sweat a great deal. But it sure gets stinky fast, I'll say that much!
Real wool, on the other hand, wicks VERY well and does not get stinky.