shoes and shorts

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Susan, since you are reading this thread-
Which shorts on TE would you recommend are the best for riding long distances, like 60 miles a day for several days in a row? I'm pear shaped, use a Brooks leather saddle, and hope to do some light touring this summer.
Thanks for any recommendations you might have...

[Veronica]

I wore my Sugois, the earlier version of the RS, and my Castellis on my Nova Scotia tour last year. We were on our bikes 18 out of 19 days.

V.

[Susan Otcenas]

Susan, since you are reading this thread-
Which shorts on TE would you recommend are the best for riding long distances, like 60 miles a day for several days in a row? I'm pear shaped, use a Brooks leather saddle, and hope to do some light touring this summer.
Thanks for any recommendations you might have...

This is always such a hard question to answer, because we all have our own individual fit preferences, etc.

But here's a few of my personal favorites. (For the record, I'm 5'4", proportionately shaped, and typically wear larges & x-larges, depending upon the brand. 31-32 inch waist, 41-42 inch hips.

I love the Sugoi RS Short:
http://www.teamestrogen.com/products.asp?pID=22800
I have last year's version and am getting ready to start wearing the 2007's. The fabric is so nice, and I really like Sugoi's mid & upper end chamois. I especially like that Sugoi's chamois are not too long front to back. The Ricaro 2 chamois in the Evolution short is technnically one step down from the chamois in the RS Short, but I still think it's excellent. And at $80, the Evolution is an awesome awesome short. One of the best values in that price range. http://www.teamestrogen.com/products.asp?pID=17586

I'm also a big fan of Shebeest bottoms. They fit my shape really well, and I find that the chamois is perfectly smooth and very comfy. The chamois in the Shebeest Ultra D has been designed for longer distance riding.
http://www.teamestrogen.com/products.asp?pID=25749
Although I haven't tried the new Ultra D yet (so many shorts, so little time!! ), I do have last year's Elite Distance Short, which had the same chamois. I really like it for longer rides. For '07, SHebeest designed the Ultra D with more compressive fabric than the DriStyle that was on the Elite. The idea being that the more compressive fabric will give better muscle support, especially important on longer rides.

I also own a pair of the Louis Garneau Airstream Short. I love the supportiveness of the fabric.
http://www.teamestrogen.com/products.asp?pID=18035 One word of caution though is that the chamois is unique on these. It's perforated. And depending upon the shapre of your butt, you either love them or hate them, as you either hit the perforations or miss them, depending upon the position of your sit bones. They get more positive reviews than negative, but it is something to think about.

I also excited about a few shorts we haven't received yet for spring. Descente has some really nice shorts coming, as does Castelli. We've just received some new Exte Ondo shorts, which I haven't even had a chance to try on yet, but I've heard great things about from a few customers who've already purchased them.

I don't know if I've helped or not.....

Susan

[Veronica]

If it helps Lisa - the next pair of shorts I'll buy will be the Exte Ondo ones. If I ever get to buy new clothes that is...

I have their knickers and tights and really like the chamois in them.

V.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

If it helps Lisa - the next pair of shorts I'll buy will be the Exte Ondo ones. If I ever get to buy new clothes that is...

I have their knickers and tights and really like the chamois in them.

V.

For long distances?

(and thanks, Susan!)

And i was wondering where the EO bottoms went on TE....

[Veronica]

I've done a metric century in the knickers. They were pretty comfy. In fact that's why I bought the tights.

V.