underware or no underware?

[Grog]

No underwear.

Take shorts off as soon as possible.

Wash before wearing again.

[BeeLady]

When I wear cycling shorts with a chamois, I don't wear underwear. One benefit of the chamois is no seams, which underwear would negate.

When I wear regular shorts, pedal pushers or jeans I wear underwear, but try to wear microfiber undies (depending on length of ride) or cotton underwear. These rides are usually under 15 miles and are running errands, not continuously in the saddle.

[crazybikinchic]

Commando! Being in Texas, I sweat entirely to much not to wash my shorts after every ride.

[Andrea]

I never wear the stuff.

A lot of chamois are marketed as being antibacterial as well. I'm not sure what they do to it to make it so, but I thinking underwear would negate it.

[spokewench]

So quick answer. NO underwear - i've been riding 20 plus years and I've never had a vaginal or bladder infection from riding in shorts with no underwear.

spoke

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Riding with underwear works just fine for some people (like me).

Try both ways and then decide for yourself.

[Tokie]

One big reason to not wear underwear with your padded cycling shorts is to avoid chafing and pressure from the seams and elastic around the legs, not to mention if the underwear ends up folded or wrinkled between the chamois (bike shorts padding) and your tender bottom. Chamois cream or chamois butter is a product used to put directly on your bottom or your chamois (or both) depending on your preference. It is nice. This type of product reduces friction between your bottom and the chamois, reducing irritation.I think using chamois cream with underwear would be yuckky. Get those soggy bike shorts off as soon as you can after a ride to avoid developing "saddle sores" or other discomforts which thrive in a warm moist environment. Tokie

[Natural Beauty]

So general opinion is no underwear but yes chamois cream of some kind? I wash shorts everytime but am still having problems...increased my cranberry extract intake but that could be neither here nor there.