Need to find padded plus-size shorts for spinning class

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Mary,
Have you tried Terry's "Spinnaker" capris? I have them. They are made for spinning and have thin soft chamois pads. They also come in sizes up to XXL:
http://www.terrybicycles.com/detail.html?item_no=1822

[mdtaffet]

Mary,
Have you tried Terry's "Spinnaker" capris? I have them. They are made for spinning and have thin soft chamois pads. They also come in sizes up to XXL:
http://www.terrybicycles.com/detail.html?item_no=1822

Lisa,

Thanks for your suggestion; unfortunately those only come up to a size 18, which at this point would be way too small for me. Maybe someday, but not now

[VeloVT]

one other piece of advice -- I'm not sure which Terry chamois the T-Short plus has, but I recently bought a pair of Terry Bella shorts and I was a bit surprised at the bulk of the chamois when I tried the shorts on. However, I liked the fit enough to keep, and after the first wash the chamois is great. I've had this happen with PI chamois (never sure what the plural is? chamoii? ) too, stiff at first but soften up nicely after a few washes.

[lauraelmore1033]

I like the shorts from Junonia and wear them all the time. I prefer them to the Terry myself, because the padding seems to conform better to the shape of my body. But you might not like it since the padding is actually thicker and stiffer than the terry. The sizes run a bit to the generous side. I wear a 1 but the chart says I should wear larger. In any case it is more important to pay attention to the hip measurement than the waist (since the waist is stretchyenough to forgive the difference and you really want the padded part to be pretty snug down there.

[Caecilia]

Hi Mary,

I just bought a pair of Mt. Borah baggy shorts that you might like - they have a liner with full chamois and then a baggy outer layer. TE carries them up to 3X and they run large - I wear a 16W in Liz Claiborne pants and was able to wear the XL in these shorts. They don't make a 1X so the jump between XL and 2X is pretty big.

[pooks]

LL Bean has some padded baggy bike shorts. I bought them when I first started riding but the legs are short and bother me when I'm riding.

My favorite bike shorts are tight road shorts and they're Boure.

The Boure people are really nice to work with. If you decide to try those, you might try a 1X.