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[Nycool]

As far as shorts goes... I will ONLY wear the Cannondale, 8-Panel, Chrono ones.

The padding is thick, and they have a 8" inseem (? spelling).

Not to mention that they DO NOT have that annoying plastic that hugs the thighs as a gripper... instead they have a nice elastic band that is covered with soft material. Yes, the legs stay in place.

So, my cellulite is covered, and they feel good!

Now, I have paid $80 for my 2 pairs... they are more expensive, but totally worth it!

$80 for two pair isn't bad. The whole 80 for one pair that barely look bigger than a thong is what had me going

[KSH]

$80 for two pair isn't bad. The whole 80 for one pair that barely look bigger than a thong is what had me going

Eh... sorry... that is $80 for each one.

But, for what it's worth... they are much bigger than a thong! And they hold up!

[Nycool]

Eh... sorry... that is $80 for each one.

But, for what it's worth... they are much bigger than a thong! And they hold up!

/grumble why is every sport I get into expensive bah

[KSH]

/grumble why is every sport I get into expensive bah

Yea... I know... everything is so expensive in cycling!

I will say though, that these shorts are worth the money. Not having silicone leg grippers is the selling point alone for me.

And you know, until I had to do the MS150 (where I had to ride 2 days back to back)... I didn't even own more than 1 pair.

[doc]

Nycool,
Listen to spazz. Do the searches. My LBS strongly advised against tipping the nose of my saddle low enough that you could see it was tipped. They were right. I needed a cutout saddle. Terry butterfly to be exact.
As for shorts. Check out nashbar.com and performance.com

But most important, check out all the previous threads on these 2 topics. You'll learn more than you wanted to know!

[nuthatch]

Nycool,
My LBS strongly advised against tipping the nose of my saddle low enough that you could see it was tipped.

Slightly off topic but does anyone else here feel like they are sliding off the saddle and puting too much weight on their arms when their saddle is not tipped slightly up at the nose? Maybe I have too much "baggage" back there under my sit bones, but I tend to roll down to my tender parts if I don't tip that nose up a bit. I'm riding a Brooks B-17 (still very ouchie at 400 miles!) and a Selle Italia XO, so it must be me, not the saddles.

[Trek420]

nuthatch writes"anyone else here feel like they are sliding off the saddle and puting too much weight on their arms when their saddle is not tipped slightly up at the nose? .....I'm riding a Brooks B-17 (still very ouchie at 400 miles!) and a Selle Italia XO, so it must be me, not the saddles."

ah the elusive yet hard to acheive saddle/shorts/angle/height/weight balance kinda like balance between work/home/play ;-)

I *just* got a Sella Italia Womens saddle weeks before the AIDS Ride (I know, I know, don't change ANYTHING before a big ride) and it's very comfy.

If you look at your bike from the side is your seat parallel with the handlebars or even higher? That puts more weight on your arms but is more aero dynamic. My bike seat looks slightly lower than the bars, more upright position which is not just yanking the seatpost up, there's the whole stem ring thingies bit (someone more technical please help).

Then there's seat angle, again on the ride about the 3rd day i was feeling a tad bit smooshed there. Thanks Spazz who text messaged me (ain't technology grand folks?) to have the nose of the saddle tilted down by the fabulous volunteer bike techs from Cannondale. Visualy it's imperceptable but that teensy tiny itsy bitsy bit made all the difference, I feel fine.

I don't like to feel as if the saddle is tilted forward because I spin so like to slide my butt back when I climb instead of stand. The mechanics even asked me about that, the adjustment is almost imperceptable that way.