Quote Originally Posted by photosRphun
thanks CorsAir for the encouragment and the words of wisdom on the weight of the shorts! see, i had no clue about that either. have you ever tried the loose fit shorts? do you like those?

btw, how do you get those cute little smilies in your responses?
Do you mean the baggy shorts that some mountainbikers wear? They have a liner kinda like an ordinary bike short, but are generally made of different fabrics. You can get ones that are permanently attached to the outer shorts and ones where the liners are removable. I much prefer baggies as I'm just not ready for the lycra look (nor will I ever be, unless I metamorphasize into a racer or a roadie). You really do need to make sure that the liners are nice and fitting still; mine were always so-so (they were cheap and I was poor), but now that I've been using 'em for a year, they suck - the moment I get onto some undulating terrain where I'm up and down and moving around more, they creep all over the place.

And you should see a box with eleven smilies just to the right of where you type your post. You just click on the one you want and it gets inserted after whatever you've typed.