After much trial and error, biting my nails and hoping I made the right choice, I can say now after 474.5 miles, 49,660' elevation gain and 35 hours, 55 minutes in the saddle over five days, the Sugoi RS shorts are awesome!!! We had wet conditions a lot of the time and, even so, I was one of the most comfortable riders on the tour.

A huge thanks to TE for allowing returns so I could figure out what shorts were going to be just right for me.